Day 26 Mildura to Darlington Point 062 Cattle crossing the road

Day 26 Mildura to Darlington Point

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June 12th 2013
Today we travelled from Mildura to a little town called, Darlington Point. (a very little town) We had to drive across the Hay Plains to get to Darlington Point. The Hay Plains are a part of the Murray River Basin. At the start of the trip the predominant vegetation was Mallee gum trees. As we drove out onto the Hay Plains the countryside and vegetation changed. It became very barren and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mildura

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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