Finally made it to Blackall

Didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Blackall

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May 1st 2010
Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Blackall - the home town of Debby’s relatives who emigrated years ago. Debby had met one of them when she was 17, but had no contact since, didn’t even know where they lived, or if they were still there, or even alive. So we went to see the town, which had been Debby’s ambition since she was 17. After some sightseeing we sticky beaked the l ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Blackall

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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