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Darwin to Alice Springs

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May 29th 2011
Darwin to Alice Springs Mataranka Thermal Pools were a great stop along our venture towards the red centre. We’d initially fuelled up at Darwin – 123.1L @ 149.9c/L. We spent most of our day of travel devoted to long hours behind the steering wheel, filling up the ute’s tank again at Katherine (44L @ 155.9c/L), and again at Tennant Creek(62.4L @ 174.9c/L) – knowing this would likely b ... 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