Whilst we were lost!

Rockhampton to Eungella

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April 8th 2009
Sunday 5th April - Heading towards Rockhampton - wonderful journey on backroads including gravel roads and saw some awesome wildlife - Lace Monitor Lizard (1m long), 2 Emus, Wallabies, Turtle, Bush Turkeys, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Black Kites, Green Frog (in men’s loo!). On the way we did a detour and went to see Boolbonda Tunnel which was an old railway tunnel chiselled out of the rock in 1833-34 ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton

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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