Shipwreck in the Norman River

Karumba

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August 21st 2011
Ok here we are again. We did have two weeks in Karumba, which we enjoyed but there were not many varieties of fish being caught so we opted not to stay for a third week. We did catch quite a few blue nosed salmon which we enjoyed. It is just a small seaside town that is absolutely swamped by tourists from April through to September. Many of the fisherman and women are long termers and have been ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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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