Alice Springs

Alice Springs - Adelaide

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October 26th 2008
Got up early and took a taxi to the airport where I saw the Rolls Royce that was owned by the local airline, it was converted to a Ute and was used to drag logs behind it in order to smooth the ground for a runway, I understand from the locals that this original pioneer is still alive at 93. I discovered that the taxi driver was called Bob and that he had lived in Alice Springs for 20 years, ... read more

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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