Goyder's Line Memorial

Goyder's Line is a line that runs roughly east-west across South Australia and, in effect, joins places with an average annual rainfall of 10 inches (250 mm). North of Goyder's Line, annual rainfall is usually too low to support cropping, with the land being only suitable for grazing. (Wikipedia)

Clare to the Flinders Ranges

August 30th 2016
Friday 5th August 2016 Today, with David and Helen, we spent the day revisiting the town of Burra, an old copper mining town where some of Judy’s early relatives once lived. We explored the lovely little town, saw the holes in the side of the river bed where the Cornish miners used to live, and checked out the mine itself from the lookout. From her ... 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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