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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Valleys of Australia, Valleys of New Zealand, Valleys of Papua New Guinea, Hutt Valley, Boyne Valley, Australia, Lockyer Valley, Numinbah Valley, Fassifern Valley, Hollyford Valley, List of Valleys of Australia, Bethune's Gully, Styx Valley, Palm Valley, Grafton Gully, Capertee Valley, Falefa Valley, Aiyura, Omo'a, Sabine Valley, Upper Florentine Valley, Vaituha, Markham Valley, Indigo Valley. Excerpt: The Boyne Valley is an area located in the valley of the Boyne River, in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 500 km north of Brisbane and 70 km south west of Gladstone. The rural community consists of four small towns, including Nagoorin, Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks. "The Valley" as locals call it, is part of Gladstone's hinterland. It is also within the Shire of Calliope and is in close proximity to Kroombit Tops National Park. At the 2006 census, The Boyne Valley had a population of 646. The European association with the Boyne Valley began with John Oxleys naming of the Boyne River in 1823. John Unaike noted, "We had a beautiful and extensive view of the river for many miles, through a rich brush country, the banks in many parts well clothed with timber". A cultural heritage assessment published in 2000 proves that the Boyne Valley was home to Aboriginal people for thousands of years prior to European discovery. The first recorded meeting of the two cultures was on Curtis Island in 1802. After showering Matthew Flinders and his party with rocks and stones on their arrival, the "Indians" observed them for a fortnight before making contact. Two seamen became lost and spent a night tortured by mosquitoes in the mangrove swamps. They were rescued, fed, examined in a "personal manner" and guided safely back to their ship. Living on ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12218630