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When you visit Palm Valley in Central Australia, you encounter an oasis in a beautiful setting with its centre piece the Finke River, flanked by native palms and greenery. The area is another example of the many facets the Australian bush can present. Nearby is Hermannsburg, where European missionaries were in contact with aborigines. It is hard to imagine therefore that such a peaceful place may have been the scene of harsh colonial conquest as we have had many throughout Australia's history. It was here that an English expedition came upon a "white tribe". This is, in part, what was reported in the Leeds Mercury ...
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