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Pine Creek

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July 13th 2013
Moved on from Kakadu to Pine Creek a small town that once again as built on the back of the gold rush.There are still mines being mined here for both gold and ore.There is an open air museum showcasing some of the early machinery used for mining in the area well worth a visit. also a railway museum housing a Steam loco built in 1877 in Manchester and shipped over here to work in Perth and several ... 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