Bourke 200621.1 water tower mural of Percy Hobson

Bourke

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June 20th 2021
Sunday morning we enjoyed some wonderful sunshine on our backs and throughout the day temperatures reached 21o – bliss! A lot of vans left this morning, but by 11 o’clock the next lot had started to roll in; it appears to be a constant moving feast during the peak season. We drove back into town to do a little bit of sightseeing. First stop was to look at a mural on the Bourke Water Tow ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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