THE LAST LEG – 3-6 December – Quilpie, Charleville, Toowoomba...and home 163.2 Bulloo River near Quilpie + train line (3)

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THE LAST LEG – 3-6 December – Quilpie, Charleville, Toowoomba...and home

December 6th 2016
THE LAST LEG – 3-5 December – Quilpie, Charleville, Toowoomba...and home Quilpie was the next town of interest. Quilpie is on the banks of the Bullo River in the outback's famous Channel Country. The town was established as a rail centre for the area's large sheep and cattle properties. Today it is better known as an opal town and, in particular, for the 'Boulder Opal'. The world's ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Charleville

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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