Foled hills enroute to Leigh Creek

Arkaroola, Pt. Augusta and Coober Pedy

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May 9th 2010
What is another 260 kms (each way) when you are so far from anywhere anyway? That was the logic we applied to our decision to go out to Arkaroola; well really we were only thinking of the 130 kms of dirt road - bitumen road doesn’t really count when deciding these things. Being at Wilpena and so close to Arkaroola, relatively speaking, it seemed a good decision at the time. We looked at the opti ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia

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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