kings billabong reserve

day 70 6.10.2008

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October 14th 2008
We got up early and left Port Augusta by 8am, stopped for fuel in town. As we left town we were travelling into a strong head wind and in the distance coming our way was a rain storm, so we can’t get away from either still. Our destination was going to be Mildura a distance of about 550 k’s. For the first 60k’s or so the roads was not the best, very rough but it wasn’t th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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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