reef festival

Kroombit 16to17/11

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November 21st 2008
Before we left Airlie beach we managed to catch the last day of the reef festival. This involved some floats going down the road, some fancy dress competitions and some fireworks at night time. The next day we set of for kroombit cattle station, this was an eleven hour journey with a stop of halfway for a quick game of lawn bowls. On the way we saw some wild kangaroos from the bus. When we ar ... 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