Macquarie Marshes

East Coast South to North

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July 7th 2011
Day 5 Thursday 7th July 2011 Nyngan to Moree Today we travelled through the Macquarie Marshes and stopped at Willie Station, an eco tourism type facility (and a working station). Our drive from Willie Station included our first water crossing, about 50 metres long and 0.3 metres deep. We all came through without any problems! Not far beyond the crossing was a large viewing platform, look ... read more

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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