Tree of Knowledge

Barcaldine

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December 31st 2006
Famous for the Tree of Knowledge, and as everyone knows was poisoned and is now dead. It is situated in front of the railway station. In 1891 the Great Shearers Strike was under way and their meetings were held under the tree. Also in the early days it served as the main meeting place for t6he twonspeople and was known as the Alleluia Tree because the Salvation Army used to meet under its leafy ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Longreach

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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