The World's Biggest Saltie

This is an accurate representation of Krys, the Savannah King, who was captured (shot) in July 1957 by Krystina Pawloski in the Norman River at Normanton. This Estuarine Crocodile (the correct name for a saltie - as they live in fresh water more than in saltwater) was 8.63 metres long (28ft 4ins) and weighed about 2 tonnes! It is the largest authenticated one ever caught and was in the Guiness Book of Records.

A Leyland Legend and a BIG Croc

August 13th 2014
Barry decided not to stay here any longer as he’s worried about a change of weather system which may leave us driving into a strong head wind, something we prefer not to do as it strains the ute and costs a lot more in fuel. We can look around the town on the return, if we want to. Just as we were about to leave, I saw some people looking up at a tree and taking photos. I went to see what they� ... 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

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