Katherine Gorge

The Ghan from Alice Srpings to Darwin

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September 6th 2007
The Ghan is one of the most famous railway journeys in the world. It runs from Adelaide in the South of Oz to Darwin in the North and took about 30 years to complete. Our leg of the journey took us from Alice springs in the middle, the rest of the way to Darwin at the top end of Australia. Darwin also drinks the most beer per head of any major town or city in the world. Amazing what you can learn ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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