See the big, dark mass behind the town...

Day 7 - Indian-Pacific Train, Broken Hill & Adelaide

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November 9th 2008
So let's get something really clear, the food aboard the train is really good! Not some frozen stuff that they microwave and plop in front of you, it's excellent restaurant quality with service to match. While you're enjoying dinner, they make your beds and after dinner last night, we were in bed by 10:30pm. All things considered, we slept relatively well but we're going to have to do somethi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill

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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