Strahan Wilderness Railway

Tasmania - Strahan, Wilderness Railway & Gordon River

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March 30th 2010
Strahan, the only town on the rugged and dangerous west coast of Tasmania which sits at the Northern end of Macquarie Harbour. The Harbour is 6 times the size of Sydney Harbour and is accessed through a narrow opening known as "Hells Gates", appropriately named because the opening is only 20mtrs in width and 4-5 mtrs in depth, so many ships never made it through. Cruising in through Hells Gates to ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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