Middle of nowhere

Hervey Bay - Fraser Island

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April 7th 2007
Happy Easter Everyone! The oz bus took us from Airlie beach to Kroombit cattle station which was a compulsary stop. We didnt get there until late evening. It is a working cattle ranch and all the people working there had cowboy hats on. After a meal we were taught how to crack a whip - it is harder than it looks! I couldnt get the hang of it and ended up whipping my arm! There was also a mecha ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay » Fraser Island

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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