Underground hospital

8. Boulia, Mt Isa, Karumba 9 May 2011

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May 9th 2011
Boulia used to be a major town in the days of sheep, but is fading away as the area has dried out and shifted to cattle. Cattle are much less labour intensive and the advent of the huge stock trucks (capacity of 120 animals) means that there is no infrastructure need, either. 3 May 2011 First we played 9 holes of golf, artificial tees, sand greens and fairways. The fairways were only cracked ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Karumba

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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