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Western Australia 3 - The Pilbarra and Kimberleys

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November 14th 2009
It was driving through the Pilbarra that we had our first real appreciation of how big Australia is! We spent the day driving from Exmouth to Tom Price (that really is the town’s name, after the man who discovered iron-ore in the area which led to its current wealth) and in that 6 or so hours in the car, all we passed were a couple of roadhouses and a few cars - no other towns, houses or signs ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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