Aboriginal Artwork

Canarvon Gorge National Park

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October 22nd 2012
The final field our group did in Australia was to Canarvon Gorge National Park on the edge of the outback. The 12 hour bus ride was not a pleasant one; however I was one of the lucky few to get my own seat. We left at 7am and didn’t pull into the park until 6:30pm. It was an extremely long day. During the trip we were camping. Our site had 20 two person tents all over the camp grounds. I was a l ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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