Borroloola to Burketown Road

Nearly at the top

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October 3rd 2010
We left Mt Isa and headed west to join up highway 1 with our previous trip. We then headed North to Borroloola a real outback town. The old police station has been turned into a museum and the lady at the campsite gave us a key. It is a national trust property, so, being members, we didn’t have to pay. We learned about the town and its inhabitants, including the local hermit who lived in an u ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape York

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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