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Bourke

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March 5th 2014
• Today we drove to Bourke by lunchtime with the intention of driving town the Darling River. But after calling into the info centre were told the road is closed due to rain. It may be open tomorrow, so we decided to stay at the Kidman Camp overnight and try tomorrow. It is so sad to see how dry the country was tghee we. Poor sheep and cattle everywhere. However at Bourke is nice and green ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Bourke

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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