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| | Alice Springs, Australia |
 | | Alice Springs is an important base camp for tours (either by independent travelers in a hired car, all-terrain vehicle or camper van or by organized groups, to the fascinating natural beauties of central Australia - Ayers Rock, the western and eastern MacDonnell Ranges, Kings Canyon or the boundless expanses of the outback. |
 | | During the second world war Alice Springs became an important military base and, after the bombing of Darwin, the seat of government of the Northern Territory. |
 | | A major contribution to the development of Alice Springs and the outback was made by the Anglican missionary the Rev. John Flynn (d. |
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