Day 9 Peterborough-Magnetic Hill- Orroroo 089

Day 9 Peterborough-Magnetic Hill- Orroroo

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May 26th 2013
Today we drove from our overnight campsite to Orroroo via Peterborough and Magnetic Hill. At Peterborough we visited the Visitors Information Centre to gather some information on the Flinders Ranges. We had a walk around the town and visited the Mary McKillop school and the Steam Train Memorial. We then drove on to Magnetic Hill and then on to visit the Giant Red Gum Tree at Orroroo. We are sta ... 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