Typical stone house from this area

Hi from Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, S.A.

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April 25th 2010
Hi all We left Adelaide yesterday after 5 nights there, and drove back up to Port Wakefield , where we had lunch in a rest area. Then we turned off west, and began exploring the Yorke Peninsula. So far we have seen flattish country with more wheat fields. We decided on central Maitland , with it's showgrounds a cheap stop for a couple of nights. It's a long weekend here in S.A. , they get Monday ... 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