Onward to Carnarvon Gorge 241

Onward to Carnarvon Gorge

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July 26th 2011
Roma is an interesting place. You always hear that there’s a two speed economy with the Mining sector, and associated towns growing at a faster rate than the rest of the economy, but today I saw some of what that meant. Roma Airport was filled with white utes with red flags on them – probably 200 or so – all ready to collect miners from the airport, and drive directly to the surrounding co ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Carnarvon Gorge

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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