Ochre Pits

Not what we expected - Alice Springs, Glen Helen ….Maybe a lot more

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May 25th 2010
Prologue: Despite a week passing since I sent my note to the South Australian Dept of Transport (copy to the Dept of Tourism) regarding their abysmal lack of toilet facilities on the road, I have not heard anything back! Ninety nine percent of the 430 kms from Kings Canyon to Alice Springs was more of the same. Anyone who has spent their life on the East coast would not understand ‘red’ ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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