An Ant Dance Floor

No - not the ants dancing. In 1935 a group of women wanted to have the goldfield's first dance but everywhere was so dusty that they made their own dance floor using compressed termite (often called white ants) mounds set in a wooden wall. The same method was used to make good floors inside the houses.

Outback Ingenuity and a Mini Market

August 21st 2014
After the long drive yesterday, we both needed a bit of a sleep-in. Then I borrowed an iron and finished the laundry. We really need to get one of our own as not every caravan park has them. We went into the town to see what electrical shops were there and if they stocked irons. A couple of general stores did and I got a light one for $30. Barry then spotted a computer store and went in to ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Tennant Creek

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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