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Day 10- Wilderness Railway, Strahan

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October 19th 2010
Today we enjoyed the 'Wilderness Railway' Tour. This Tour starts at Regatta Point, just outside of Strahan. The first part of the Railway, from Queenstown to Teepookana was completed in 1896. The rest of the line, linking Queenstown to Strahan was completed in 1900, when the final link to Regatta Point was completed. The railway was built to enable the Queenstown copper mines to send their copp ... read more

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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