An Original Toyota "Bull Catcher"

This vehicle, sitting under the awning where we ate our lunch, was used by Buffalo hunters to smash their way through the flat country while chasing the animals. The "Cage" at the front was where the hunter stood with a noose ready to put over the horns of one and then pull him to a stop. They can have THAT job!!

Wonderful Wetlands and Waterways

September 2nd 2014
We packed up and left just before 10am, did the usual dump and then the fuel stop at the one and only BP while I went next door to the Jabiru Bakery and bought some more of the delicious pecan tarts and a couple of fruit scrolls. We drove about 31km down the road to Mamukala, where there is a bird hide overlooking the flood plain wetlands. We were very surprised to see a very large, new buildin ... 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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