The Control Station 2

Walk About Day

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April 17th 2008
Thursday, 17th April, 2008: Today was walk about day. Roberta made us a hearty breakfast then we headed off for The Forts Walk. Aussie’s call them Walks not Hikes. This walk follows a road built during WWII to facilitate the building of a sea/air watch station and gun battery used to protect Cleveland Bay. We were told by locals that koalas and Rock Wallabies can often be seen on this walk b ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

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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