The Ghan

Adelaide to Darwin and the failed boat hunt

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February 15th 2011
I'm not exactly into blogging but I figured it might be better than the old group email. This way you can come and read abit when you have time instead of being overwhelmed by my epic emails... The Ghan called the night before I left to tell me that there was at least a 24 hour delay because of flood risks in the Port Augusta area (rains left over from cyclone Yasi) but that it might be cancell ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of Darwin

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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