Those roads again

Trip to Hughenden Day 20

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July 23rd 2010
The day dawned clear and cool, but as the day progressed it warmed up to 26 degrees. There were many Road Trains on the road to Hughenden. They were up to 53 metres long and we were travelling on roads similar to those in NZ. Coming through Concurry we saw a smashed up road train on the back of another pair of trucks. This was very sobering! There seemed to be a large amount of road kill - main ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hughenden

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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