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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 11:35:30 AM on 25 July 2014.
	Wa2ise Location: Oradell, US Member since 2 April 2010 Member #: 643 Postcount: 830
http://www.sdpb.org/blogs/press-releases/2014/07/09/nova-australias-first-4-billion-years/. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/australia-first-years.html. I don't know if the PBS (Public Broadcasting System, America's educational TV network) show Nova finds its way to Australia, but this one is about Australia. Prehistory.

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 11:42:30 AM on 25 July 2014.
	Gandhn Location: Cameron Park, NSW Member since 5 November 2010 Member #: 770 Postcount: 387
Looks like a brilliant program, a shame that it cannot be streamed to this region due to rights restrictions. Hopefully it may appear on our SBS channel at some time. Harold

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 1:50:45 PM on 25 July 2014.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7295
The photo is a good one and fairly typical of the 'Red Centre' which is the lower half of the Northern Territory. Most of the place is just that red sand, rock in the same colour and the spinifex grass. One day I will dig out some of the photos I took a few years ago when I went to Ayers Rock, The Olgas and Kings Canyon. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 4:19:29 PM on 25 July 2014.
	Redxm Location: Tamworth, NSW Member since 6 April 2012 Member #: 1126 Postcount: 466
Here's a couple I took last week out near Bourke. Ben

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 6:06:14 PM on 25 July 2014.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6685
I love a sunburnt country.

Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 5:36:30 AM on 26 July 2014.
	Wa2ise Location: Oradell, US Member since 2 April 2010 Member #: 643 Postcount: 830
Some I took back during my trip to Australia in April 1986

Return to top of page · Post #: 7 · Written at 9:32:00 AM on 26 July 2014.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7295
That's something not often seen now, the cattle grids across the highways. Even those at the entrance to stations and farms are seldom used now, though they are still made. The ones that still exist on highways are a lot stronger though, to withstand the weight of road trains. Even a working windmill is a rarity - most bores are worked by the humble Davey pump nowadays. One old-time peculiarity of the NT is returning though, gradually - the true open road with no speed limits. The NT Government has rightly worked out that the road toll there increased when a speed limit of 130km/h was rolled out and these limits are being removed again on most highways so people can concentrate on the road instead of their dashboards. South Australia - NorthernTerritory border Road sign Rock formation - Mt Connor Ant species Dozens of Zebra Finches Local flora Rock formation Local flora Ayers Rock Weather-beaten surface of Ayers Rock Erosion on Ayers Rock Climbing chain on Ayers Rock Rock formations Rock formations Rock formations Local steer - this bugger copped some horn for just standing there Three emus South Australian road safety campaign sign South Australian road safety campaign sign South Australian road safety campaign sign The last three photos I have thrown in for a laugh. When this road safety campaign was running in SA it did seem to cause a lot of offence though I must admit I found it funny. These signs were not far from the SA-NT border. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

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