Aboriginal fish traps

Day 4 - Getting closer to 'Big Brother'

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November 25th 2012
We have pulled into Glen Innes and hope to stay here for about 3 - 4 nights. It is a lot cooler here, around 21 degrees. We haven't even needed to put the air conditioner on yet. We went and had a look at these Aboriginal fish traps before we left Brewarrina this morning. They were very interesting. Rocks were placed so that the fish could be trapped as the water went low. We hope to have a fa ... 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