Broken Hill tailings heap

Broken Hill - not what we expected

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April 25th 2010
We drove through from Turlee Station on Thursday; a bit further than I had expected but the alternative free camp was not a real option when we got there. We made a booking at a caravan park as we had seen a lot of vans on the road and it was getting on in the afternoon. We were advised that we had to be there by 6.00 pm as that is when they close! Nothing like a bit of good old fashioned customer ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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