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River Murray Region of South Australia |
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David and Christine Tuckwell invite you to visit this facinating and unique area through recent and nostalgic old time photograph's. The first inhabitants were the Ngaiawang Tribe of Aborigines who numbered approximately 1200 individuals prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 1830s. Tribal occupation of this region is thought to exceed 27,000 years. Around 1839 the first whites moved in, and before long the indigenous Australians were decimated by white diseases such as smallpox. Aborigines were denied hunting grounds due to the invasion of white pastoralists. There are also reports of genocide. The River Murray is the dominant feature of this area, passing through on its 642 kilometre journey through South Australia flowing downstream and discharging its waters into the Southern Ocean at Goolwa. The river passes beautiful ancient cliffs of up to 30 metres in height. The cliff formation is thought to be Lower Miocene, 18 to 23 million years old, and is richly fossiliferous throughout with shallow-water shoreline marine fauna. |
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Aboriginal canoe tree 2 miles upstream from Swan Reach, South Australia. Over 150 years old |
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My Favorite Links: |
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Book to be proud of |
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Aboriginal Australia Site |
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All Australian Website |
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South Australia Central |
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Contact information |
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David and Christine Tuckwell |
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tuckwelldc@ozemail.com.au |
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