A glympse of the Flinders Ranges

G'day from Port Augusta

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May 31st 2009
We continued on our trip up the western coast of the peninsular yesterday, the road leading just a bit inland although the coast was visible. The wonderful farm country continued, the few small hills we saw to the east were dotted with wind turbines and many in the course of being erected. We stopped at Port Broughton for a look around - quite a nice waterfront, jetty and main street with an ... 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