From Cairns to the South Australian Border single work   column  
Issue Details: First known date: 1890... 1890 From Cairns to the South Australian Border
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Describes the first part of a journey overland from Cairns via Normanton and Cloncurry. The journey involved 36 miles by train and 250 miles by Cobb and Co. coach. The train from Normanton comprised an engine and two cattle trucks marked 'first class' and 'second class'.

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    y separately published work icon The Cairns Post 4 January 1890 Z1864713 1890 newspaper issue 1890 pg. 2
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From Cairns to the South Australian Border 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 8 January 1890; (p. 2) The writer describes the final stage of his journey to the South Australian border, comprising 60 to 70 miles on horseback. He records his contact with indigenous peoples in the Cloncurry area and visits the caves at Camooweal. The article concludes with a detailed list of the flora and fauna found in the area.
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2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39425906 From Cairns to the South Australian Bordersmall AustLit logo The Cairns Post
Subjects:
  • Normanton, Archer River - Normanton area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Cloncurry, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
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