Old Telegraph

Alice Springs

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February 1st 2017
Today we flew the two hours from Adelaide to Alice Springs, in the middle of the Outback. It was quite a shock as we left the plane to 102 degree weather. As the humidity was around 30%, it is what we call a "dry heat". Just plain hot. We started with a tour of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the air flight group that serves the urgent care needs of the entire country of Australia. It wa ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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