A view from the lookout over mining area

A Few Days in Gove

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June 18th 2011
After a few days in Darwin we flew to Gove to visit Ann and Bernie. It was great to catch up with them and as usual the hospitality was turned up to the max. They had managed to swap their ute for a mates Land Cruiser so that we could all explore the sights of Gove. Gove is solely a bauxite mining town (and also a life support system for the indigeneous population). In fact Rio Tinto just sig ... 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