Port Hedland and scary bush fire 27

December 12th 2011
Left karijini early in the morning and drove 300km to Port Hedland, the town itself is a mining and port town, so besides these two things, there are not many things to see... The majority of the iron oresmined in western Australia get transported either by road trains or by rail from the mines to Port Hedland for loading onto massive iron ore bulk carrying ships for export overseas... During Febr ... 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

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About me I grew up in far North Queensland in a little town called Mareeba, 6000 population, where sugar canes and mango plantations dominate the local landscape. Lived in Cairns, at Parramatta Park for a few years and then moved to the Gold Coast to play tennis. Tennis had been the dream for a long time, dreamt of turning professional one day, got a decent ITF juniors ranking, but injuries had the final say. Now I am at University, studying Francais, Deutsch and Svenska. So if you guys think you can help out with any of those languages that would be much appreciated. In my spare time, I am t... full info

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