Mt. Isa

Waltzing Matilda

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August 16th 2009
One minute we are lazing around hot springs…the next we are watching young children being thrown off sheep at the local Winton Rodeo! We have hit outback Queensland in a major way and the contrast in colours, people and activities is quite remarkable. We stopped at Mt. Isa and Max, Sam and Adam went on a tour of a working mine, underground. They descended in a lift and then went ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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