The Dusty Plain of a camp site

This was the view on the other side of the camp site at Longreach. The dust blew off there in bucket loads - mostly into my eyes!

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Marvellous Country Men and Women

August 6th 2014
We left Barcaldine a bit later than we’d planned but it’s only 134 km to Longreach so that wasn’t a problem. There were an amazing number of dead animals along the highway, in all states of decay, mainly kangaroos but also a few emus, a sheep and some wild pigs. Wherever the animals were still reasonably meaty there were heaps of carrion birds and birds of prey, including Little Eagles, Blac ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Longreach

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

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