Exploring the frontier towns of outback Australia

By Mark Daffey
Updated March 18 2021 - 12:30pm, first published October 16 2020 - 10:00am
The famous Birdsville Hotel draws a crowd any day or night of the week.
The famous Birdsville Hotel draws a crowd any day or night of the week.

The first European to venture into Australia's arid Corner Country was Charles Sturt, way back in the 1840s. At the time, Sturt was searching in vain for the great inland sea, following seasonal watercourses that would eventually deliver him close to the points where Queensland, South Australia, NSW and the Northern Territory meet.

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