The Nicoll Rig

Mount Isa

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November 6th 2012
6th November 2012. Another warm morning and after breakfast, we headed into Mt Isa. Once in Mt Isa, we started calling several mechanics to have Taylor fixed (After almost losing her when we drove through the dust holes on the Burke Developmental Road). We left Taylor at the mechanic and went for a drive into town. When the temperature gauge began to climb, we decided to head to the local Big4 ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mt Isa

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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