Day 146 - Georgetown to Atherton via Variety Bash at Mt Surprise 2015 Variety Club Bash

Day 146 - Georgetown to Atherton via Variety Bash at Mt Surprise

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August 20th 2015
Georgetown is the administrative centre for this outback part of Queensland called Etheridge. The area has been suffering drought conditions for some time. As we drove along the roads, we could see that this might be good cattle country but there had been no rain for some time. The roads, in themselves, are quite tricky. They are quite often only one lane wide with a wide gravel shoulder each s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Atherton

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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