Proud Dad

Our Hols in the Outback

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January 11th 2007
We have arrived home after spending 2 and a half weeks at various locations on the mainland - and so far, I am pleased to say, our house is still standing. In fact, they apparently had tons of rain over Christmas which is good news in terms of the dry conditions here. We began with the "Joneses". we greeted a heavily pregnant Sharon, Marcus and Sharons' parents on Sat 23rd Dec. As a result of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill

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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