Ptichi Ritchi

Pitchi Ritchi Train Trip - Day 5

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July 8th 2010
The day started out cold but clear and we went up to Quorn to get on the Hertitage Steam Train. This runs for 15 Km down the valley on what was the old Ghan narrow gauge railway line. Quorn was once the crossroads of Australia between railway lines to the North, South, East and West. The new Ghan rail lines are of a wider gauge and take a different route. This steam railway is kept operational ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Quorn

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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