Richard branding the weaner

Black River, Townsville

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August 10th 2009
We came in to Black River and find our friends’ place (who we met at Longreach) which is a farm with lots of cattle. He drove out to the gate to let us in, but it took 5 minutes for him to drive from their house to the gate. When we arrived at the house, we chatted and not long after I got Richard’s whip and cracked it. A bit later Mum and Dad let me undo mine and crack it too. The dogs we ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more