Images Dated 2014 January

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Giant stinging tree (Dendrocnide excelsa, Urticaceae) in subtropical rainforest, imparts severe sting that may recur for months, Lamington National Park, southern Queensland, Australia

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Giant Stinging Tree Dendrocnide Excelsa, Porteners Leaves Leaf Green Branch Grey Gray Brown Flora, Southern Queensland, Urticaceae In Subtropic, Urticaceae In Subtropical Rainforest

Deserted miners cottage and vehicle in a ghost town

Deserted miner's cottage and vehicle in a ghost town. Gwalia was a gold-mining town. Underground mining began in 1897 at the Sons of Gwalia mine that became the largest and deepest in Australia. The mine closed in 1963 and the population disappeared almost overnight. Gwalia, near Leonora, Goldfields region, Great Victorian Desert, Western Australia

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Visitor on boardwalk looking at Aboriginal rock paintings in the Tombs, a sacred area used as a burial site by the Aboriginal inhabitants of the region.
Vandals and grave robbers had desecrated the spot by 1902 before archeologists had a chance to study them. But there is still some stencil art under a sandstone overhang, including some freehand paintings of kangaroo feet.
Mount Moffatt Section, Carnarvon National Park, Central Queensland, Australia