Manning Gorge

Barnett Gorge and Manning Gorge

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June 20th 2007
From Drysdale we went to Barnett Gorge, just 30kms short of Barnett Roadhouse. Described to us in Ron Moon’s Kimberley Bible as a nice gorge and great swimming only 300m from the car park. Well, it was the worlds longest 300m; after what felt to be about 600m we came to the top of the gorge and then had another 1km to go before we could safely make our way into the gorge and go for a swim. Swim ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road

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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