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Kimberley: Awesome Wonder
Michael Gebicki – Sydney Morning Herald – November 13, 2008 Whether you tour it, four-wheel-drive it, cruise it, or fly over it, the Kimberley will leave you lost for words. In the Kimberley, words run out of puff. Faced with the dimensions of the country, full-flavoured adjectives turn pale and limp. How to describe this […]
North Star Cruises and Expeditions
North Star Cruises Australia is the Kimberley region’s longest established cruise operator and winner of national awards. The company now offers a suite of itineraries especially designed for the most discerning adventurer. For more information on North Star’s full range of itineraries check out the website: www.northstarcruises.com.au
Stricken by Disease and Pestilence, Wretched Port Abandoned
Despite twelve deaths and the grounding of HMS Pelorus in a ferocious cyclone, Port Essington was rebuilt and continued to struggle against the elements for a further ten years before the inevitable. In 1849, the tragic settlement was abandoned. Port Essington, or Victoria Settlement, is located on the rugged Coburg Peninsula, part of the Northern […]
Stricken by Disease and Pestilence, Wretched Port Abandoned
Despite twelve deaths and the grounding of HMS Pelorus in a ferocious cyclone, Port Essington was rebuilt and continued to struggle against the elements for a further ten years before the inevitable. In 1849, the tragic settlement was abandoned. Port Essington, or Victoria Settlement, is located on the rugged Coburg Peninsula, part of the Northern […]
North Star Cruises’ Inaugural Southern Safari a Hit
True North at anchor off Pearson Island in the seldom-visited Investigator Group (photo: Roderick Eime)For immediate release: 26 January 2008 North Star Cruises’ Inaugural Southern Safari a Hit Broome-based North Star Cruises is delighted at the passenger reaction to the recently completed Southern Safari adventure cruise in the waters off Adelaide, South Australia. “We’ve been […]
