The River not Crossed

Day 6 Tomakin - Braidwood

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February 12th 2011
We took a trip out to Braidwood and the surrounding areas. These include the old township, with a visit to the museum that was well worth the time. The volunteer spoke about the gold mining beginnings of the area and mentioned a place called Araluen that had prior aluuvial mining and now new mining operations awaiting final approvals to go deeper into the hard rock mining. Of course the Rick's ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Tomakin

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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