Frenchman's peak

Esperance

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June 12th 2009
We left Norseman yesterday morning, driving through bush until finally the land opened out to wheat and sheep country. The few little towns were by railway lines where there were big silos for loading the wheat onto trains. We finally got to Esperance and drove around the waterfront - two big ships were in port, a huge silo at the wharf and a big jetty out into the bay. After driving around t ... 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