Anzac Hill war memorial, Alice Springs. MacDonnell Ranges in the background

Alice RFD Base, Anzac Hill, Ooraminna Bush Camp

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October 20th 2001
After the early night last night, I was awake at about 7am. There were children running up and down the stairwell, and I think this may have woken me. It was a restless night’s sleep. There was an air-conditioning cooler in the room but this made a lot of noise. It was a very hot night, so we kept this on all through the night. The people sleeping in the rooms around us must have been really ann ... 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