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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]
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] Blog: Port Augusta blues
Date: May 23rd 2006
My initial attempts to find somewhere in Port Augusta to spend a couple of nights were scuppered by the facts that i) I didn't have a map, and ii) the one hostel mentioned in my guidebook had closed down last year. While driving around, I did see a McSporran Crescent, which sounded like something from the Two Ronnies. Fortunately the Flinders Hotel was able to offer me what was essentially a mot ... read more
Date: May 23rd 2006
My initial attempts to find somewhere in Port Augusta to spend a couple of nights were scuppered by the facts that i) I didn't have a map, and ii) the one hostel mentioned in my guidebook had closed down last year. While driving around, I did see a McSporran Crescent, which sounded like something from the Two Ronnies. Fortunately the Flinders Hotel was able to offer me what was essentially a mot ... read more
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