Burketown

The Burketown Bore, put down in 1897 by the Qld Gov't, depth 703 metres, temp 68c. Only suitable for adult cattle as it is full of minerals as you can see by the colourful build up (mound) around the bore casing.

Savannah Way 3. > Gregory > Burketown

August 29th 2012
Savannah Way 3. Adel’s Grove > Gregory Pub > Burketown Leaving Adel’s Grove we drove back out to join the Lawn Hill Station to Gregory road which would take us past the Zinifex Century Mine. This road was also dirt all the way into Gregory, so we were expecting to meet road trains from the mine and probably have to negotiate a fair amount of corrugation along the way. It was not long ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Burketown

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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