Mudcrabs!

Broome to Kununurra

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May 14th 2011
Broome to Kununurra We started off this segment of our trip at the fuel bowser again – Broome Caltex – 85.8L @ 161.9c/L. It didn’t seem far down the bitumen and we had already reached Derby, where we discovered a boab prison tree used prior to 1887 to hold captive Aboriginal people until a boat could be arranged for slavery in the pearling industry. Nearby we found Myall’s bore and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra

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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