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Where was the popular television series 'Flying Doctors' situated?

Cooper's Crossing. Coober Pedy is where you will find people living underground mining for opals. Port Augusta is where the prisoners were kept. Wollongong is just a typical Aussie sounding name and situated just south of Sydney.

Who takes credit for the earliest coastal exploration of Australia?

The Dutchman Dirk Hartog. Although it was probably a Portugese ship that sailed to Australia, it was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman to take the credit for the first coastal exploration, Tasmania is named after him.

Where, in the 1700s did the Brits decide to send the convicts?

Botany Bay & Van Dieman's Land & Van Diemans Land. Prisons in Britain were overflowing, so they came up with this solution.

Which species is not a mammal that can be found Down Under?

Kookaburra. All of them are native, but the Kookaburra is a bird.

The aboriginal name is Uluru, what is the more commonly known English name?

Ayers Rock.

When it is noon in Western Australia, what time is it in the Northern Territory?

1:30 pm.

The strange, dark yeast-extract substance that looks and spreads like thick tar is called...

Vegemite. Have you ever smelled it? It smells as bad as it tastes! Only Australians will touch it.

How many kilometres is it by road from Sydney to Alice Springs?

2930. It's 1690 kilometres from Adelaide to Alice Springs, 895 from Sydney to Melbourne and 3990 from Sydney to Perth.

Sydney's most famous beach with the strong surf is called ...

Bondi Beach & Bondi. Need I say more? Bondi Beach is also where you'll find a popular tv series filmed.

The aboriginal name is Kata Tjuta but what is the English?

The Olgas. Uluru is the aboriginal name for Ayers Rock, Nitmiluk for Katherine Gorge and The Ghan is a train.