Open Cast Copper Mine

Bourke to Dubbo

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January 5th 2007
Bourke to Dubbo Rather than go to Dubbo direct by the Mitchell Highway a nothingless straight road for 400k’s I decided to take the slightly longer route via Colbar on the Kidman Highway. 160k’s to Colbar. During the 160 k drive to Cobar there were 4 gentle bends in the road and I passed three Road Trains with 4 road Trains and 2 Cars going the other way that was the extent of the traffi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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