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	Great Northern Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Great Northern Highway is a Western Australia highway extending from Perth to the Northern Territory border.
		At a distance of 3250 km, it is the longest stretch of the National Highway.
		It is signed National Highway 95 until Port Hedland, about 1640 km from Perth and National Highway 1 (part of the Highway 1) for the remaining stretch until Northern Territory border.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Northern_Highway (380 words)

	List of Australian highways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of highways in Australia, listed alphabetically along with its route number and location.
		The general rule is that odd-numbered highways travel in north-south directions and even-numbered highways in east-west directions, with only a few exceptions.
		National Route 1 was assigned to a network of highways and roads which together linked all capital cities and coastal towns circumnavigating the mainland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Australian_highways_by_state (880 words)

	GN Steam Locomotives
		Altogether, Great Northern operated 21 sub-classes of the popular American or Standard type locomotive, which was used for switching as well as for freight and passenger service in earlier years.
		Great Northern's L class (2-6-6-2) locomotives, built by Baldwin in 1906-07, were true Mallets.
		This last of Great Northern's steam locomotives was presented to the Society in a ceremony on October 17, 1965.
	www.gngoat.org /gn_steam_locomotives.htm (2312 words)

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		The great maritime discoveries at the close of the fifteenth century had enured quite as much to the benefit of the Flemings and Hollanders as to that of the Spaniards and Portuguese, to whom they were originally due.
		Great was the dismay of his companions, for they had been deceived by the dauntless energy of the man, thus holding tenaciously to his great purpose, unbaffled by danger and disappointment, even to the last instant of life.
		The cardinal-archduke, on the other hand, was occupied with the great events of his marriage, of his father- in-law's death, and of his own succession in conjunction with his wife to the sovereignty of the provinces.
	www.knowledgerush.com /pg/etext04/jm71v10.txt (14909 words)

	MEDIA RELEASES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		"The Great Eastern Highway between the Sawyers Valley and the junction with the Great Southern Highway at The Lakes is inadequate for the growing volume of traffic it carries.
		"The Great Northern Highway north of Broome is the only sealed road linking Western Australia and the Northern Territory and connects the region's mining and pastoral areas with the port of Derby and the jet airports at Kununurra and Broome.
		The highway is the only sealed east-west road in this part of Australia and carries a high proportion of freight vehicles (45 percent) mixed with seasonal tourist traffic.
	www.dotrs.gov.au /dept/budget/0304/a7_budget_2003.aspx (1052 words)

	MFD Talking It Over - Great Northern Empire
		Basically, the Great Falls-headquartered truck service is a peddle operation by highway units which make drops and pick-ups at freight stations on a schedule in the communities served on the runs.
		GREAT FALLS truck terminal has a bowstring truss roof allowing a 35,000 square feet, column-free service area.
		In addition to the scheduled freight runs, Great Northern also operates a bus daily between Great Falls and Havre, and a bus, truck, and cargo coach between Williston, N.D. and Scobey, Mont.
	www.xs4all.nl /~bringnal/GNEMFDTalkingItOver.htm (546 words)

	Wyndham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Wyndham is the most northerly town in Western Australia, and is located at the end of the sealed Great Northern Highway, 105 kilometres northwest of Kununurra.
		Wyndham is at the northernmost point of the Great Northern Highway and is well worth the trip for a visit.
		Wyndham is the northern gateway to the Gibb River Road also having access via the King River and old Karunjie Road.
	www.kimberleytourism.com /wyndham.htm (584 words)

	Northern Ontario - It's a Great Place to Be!
		The TCH is the world’s longest national highway, 7,821 km.
		The second is what I call the northern route, always the longest, up to 14 or more hours depending on the weather conditions, but a good choice when you’ve got the time and the weather is good.
		While I’m not fully certain what occurred that afternoon along the Trans-Canada Highway, whether it was the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or an optical illusion, I do know it was something extraordinary, yet profound and something I hold as deeply mysterious to this day.
	www.northernontario.org /NorthernStories/DrivingTransCanada.htm (1460 words)

	USLitter.org::The Great Northern Plains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		During mid-July of 2003, I took a road trip through the great northern plains of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
		The northern plains do not suffer from a litter problem; none the less, they do contain litter.
		USLitter.org was so inspired by the beauty of the great northern plains that it had to do small litter patrols in each of the four states visited.
	uslitter.org /july2003 (221 words)

	W.A. Main Roads Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Works are in progress on Great Eastern Highway for the reconstruction, widening and realignment of the Highway between Tammin and Kellerberrin.
		Works are in progress on the Great Northern Highway from Nugadong to Wubin for drainage works and reconstruction and widening of the highway.
		All highways and main roads in the WheatBelt South Region are open to traffic as at 2.00 pm on Monday 26 May 2003.
	users.bigpond.net.au /vk6xv/details.html (3279 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Early Roman Christian Cemeteries
		Besides its very ancient notices of the cemeteries, this martyology is of great value as embodying a catalogue of martyrs and basilicas of Rome that surely goes back to the early part of the fifth century, and perhaps a third-century catalogue of the Roman pontiffs.
		The two bodies were transferred to the city in the ninth century, and the cemetery was lost sight of until De Rossi discovered it in 1858, almost simultaneously with his discovery of the crypt of St. Januarius in the cemetery of Praetextatus.
		Outside of Porta del Popolo, the great northern highway, as the Via Appia was the great southern highway, of Rome.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03510a.htm (7521 words)

	Road Trip USA: US-2 The Great Northern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Dubbed the Great Northern in memory of the pioneer railroad that parallels the western half of the route, US-2 is truly the most stunning and unforgettable, not to mention longest, of all the gre at transcontinental road trips.
		On the eastern flank of the Rockies the route drops suddenly to the wind swept prairies of the northern Great Plains.
		Midway across the continent, the Great Plains give way to the Great North W oods country of Minnesota—birthplace of both Paul Bunyan and Judy Garland—and then to the Great Lakes lumber and mining country of northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
	www.roadtripusa.com /us_2 (410 words)

	The Great Divide Highway
		At that time the North American plate ended in what is now northern Wisconsin, because everything south of there had broken off millions of years earlier and drifted away somewhere.
		There is a Roadside Marker in the Chequamegon (SHO-WAH-MA-GON) National Forest south of Grandview on County D in Bayfield County and another on highway 13, 2 ½ miles north of the junction with Highway 77 in Ashland County.
		The Great Divide Highway is one great way to see this scenic part of the state.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/wisconsin/104094 (693 words)

	The Kimberley
		From Derby two routes to the rugged interior of the Kimberley are south to the Great Northern Highway then west; or immediately west along the unsealed Gibb River Road, which links Derby and Wyndham.
		Continuing on the Great Northern Highway past Fitzroy Crossing takes the traveller to Halls Creek, which enjoyed something of a boom when gold was found there in 1885, but whose main function now is to service the cattle runs of the district.
		The Great Northern Highway continues north from here eventually to Wyndham in East Kimberley, crossing the Ord and Durack rivers.
	www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Featured_Regions.asp?RegionId=14 (1171 words)

	CENTRAL WEST - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
		The Great Northern Highway is a more direct route running inland through Western Australia, while the North West Coastal Highway follows the coast along.
		North of the Avon Valley you pass the Chittering Valley before joining the Great Northern Highway from where you can continue north to New Norcia, which was established as a Spanish Benedictine.
		If you continue north along the Great Northern Highway you will pass Mt Magnet, Cue, Meekatharra and finally Newman, before reaching Port Headland from where the road continues north and then east across to the Northern Territory border.
	www.australianexplorer.com /central_west_western_australia.htm (821 words)

	Route 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		After leaving the delightful city of Geraldton the highway hugs the coast for a while as it goes past the Greenough river mouth.
		An alternate way to get there is to continue on the highway until the Cervantes turnoff (203km) and use the 21km of sealed road to reach the coast.
		At Muchead (358km) the alternate route from the north - the Great Northern Highway (Hwy 95) - joins Highway 1 for the final run into Perth via Midland (412km) and the eastern suburbs.
	www.caravanning-oz.com /Route%20Notes/Geraldton%20to%20Perth.html (225 words)

	Shire of Chittering - Historical Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This small stone church was built in 1887 to hold 80 people, and at least 117 are buried in the churchyard.
		The Museum opened in September 2002 and is located on Great Northern Highway in Bindoon Townsite adjacent to the Shire office.
		The museum was donated to the people of Chittering by former residents Toppy and John Dickerson and represents 40 years of collecting with many items relating to the pioneer Glover family of Mooliabeenie.
	www.chittering.wa.gov.au /about_us/historical_sites (389 words)

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		The Hume Highway (31) is the inland route passing through Albury and Goulburn, and from Yass or Goulburn, the Barton and Federal Highways lead to Canberra.
		The Stuart Highway (87) Section 1: leaves Adelaide and heads north between the Flinders Ranges and Gulf St. Vincent and Spencer Gulf, through Port Pirie to Port Augusta where it joins the Eyre Highway to Perth (1).
		Great Northern Highway (95) An alternative, inland route to Darwin will take you from Perth through Cue and Newman to Port Hedland where the highway joins Highway 1.
	www.wilmap.com.au /AUSHWY.HTML (625 words)

	KIMBERLEY
		The longer, but easier route is along the Great Northern Highway via Fitzroy Crossing and Halls Creek.
		Continuing north along the Great Northern Highway, you can either continue north to Wyndham or head east to Kununurra.
		The final station you come across before joining the surfaced Great northern Highway is the El Questro Station and Wilderness Park Ph: 9169 1777.
	www.australianexplorer.com /kimberley.htm (964 words)

	Bike Odyssey - Around Australia 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Great North Walk 98 Snowy Mountains 97 Tasmania 96
		Break at Milling, then we turn off the Great Northern Highway to heed for Moora.
		We joined the Great Northern Highway at about the 3200km mark.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~djf01/oz03119.html (170 words)

	Max Bertola's Southern Utah - Northern Highway 89
		Northern Highway 89 is fun because it usually is on the way - either coming or going, and there are three delightful stops, close together, that make the trip worth doing.
		The Restored Cove Fort is a great place to stop and take a rest plus you get to feel like a pioneer as you view the restored rooms and buildings.
		This is a quick stop along the side of Highway 89 just south of Circleville, between Panguitch and Richfield.
	www.so-utah.com /no89/homepage.html (436 words)

	The Great North Road - Highwaymen and Highway Robbery
		The old Great North Road ran along the eastern edge of the county through the towns of Newark, Tuxford and East Retford, and for centuries it was the main route from London to York and beyond.
		Wealthy travellers on the road proved a magnet for footpads and highwaymen and many were relieved of their valuables with the cry "Your money or your life!" Dick Turpin, the most famous highwayman of the all, held up many a coach on the Great North Road.
		The best known Nottinghamshire highwayman was John " Swift Nick " Nevison (1639-1684), whose gang of six outlaws met at the Talbot Inn at Newark and robbed travellers along the Great North Road as far north as York and as far south as Huntingdon.
	www.stand-and-deliver.org.uk /great_north_road.htm (219 words)

	Northern Forests - Ecoregions - Sierra Club
		Preserve the biodiversity of the Great Northern Forest by restoring and sustaining habitat for the full array of native plants and animals.
		The northern boreal and central hardwood forests intersect here, creating a varied tapestry of aspen, oak, beech, white pine, sugar maple, paper birch, and many other species.
		The Club is a member of the Northern Forest Alliance, a coalition of 25 conservation organizations that has worked over the past three years to help guide the efforts of the Northern Forest Lands Council, which is currently developing recommendations for Congress, state legislatures, and local governments on the future of the region.
	www.sierraclub.org /ecoregions/norforest.asp (733 words)

	nachohat.org - Astronomy - Gibson Desert 1997 - Day One
		Dalwallinu - 254 km north-east of Perth on the Great Northern Highway, Dalwallinu is an argricultural town well known for its local wildflowers.
		Payne's Find, located 420kms from Perth on the Great Northern Highway, with its small community of no more than twenty people, marks the centre of pastoral and goldmining activity.
		Mount Magnet, the oldest surviving gold settlement of the Murchison, is 567km north of Perth on the Great Northern Highway.
	www.nachohat.org /astronomy/gibson_desert_1997/day_one (378 words)

	Travel & Explore: Five Great Northern Drives
		I favor northern Arizona, but the state is full of other routes to explore.
		A hint of vegetation rises from the sand and clings to the towering rock monuments.
		The longest uninterrupted leg of the legendary highway is a 90-mile stretch between Seligman and Kingman.
	www.azcentral.com /travel/drives/north-5drives.html (1330 words)

	Untitled Document
		1 - 2 The northern boundary of the City of Wanneroo (The boundary intercepts Wanneroo Road approximately 6km north of Yanchep at the sign post declaring the Shire of Gingin and the City of Wanneroo boundaries).
		16 - 17 That portion of South Western Highway from the point approximately 2kms north of the Whitby Falls Coach-house,north to a point approximately 1km south of its junction with the Cardup Siding Road (south side of Byford).
		17 - 18 A line drawn generally in an east west direction from South Western Highway at a point approximatlely 1km south of the Cardup Siding Road to its junction with Casuarina Road, Casuarina, being the boundary of the Shires of Serpentine-Jarrahdale and the Town of kwinana.
	topcab.com.au /country.html (729 words)

	Bungle Bungles in western Australia
		For a quick round trip one year we traveled from Katherine to the Bungles via the Buchanan highway (Kalkaringi) to Halls Creek WA, then North along the Great Northern Highway returning to the Territory via Kununurra.
		The highways are usually empty and dusty out here, so never fail to ensure you have ample supplies in case of breakdown.
		Over the years they have become a major tourist destination, mainly from the air with scenic flights from the regions towns as the road still requires 4 wheel drive vehicle access.
	www.ourterritory.com /western_australia/bungle_bungle.htm (450 words)

	Walyunga National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The 'yunga' in Wal-yunga is thought to have been derived from the name 'Nyoongar', and walyunga could therefore mean 'northern Nyoongar' or 'northern group'.
		Little fl and little pied cormorants perch on trees along the river's edge, and can be seen swimming and diving to catch their prey.
		CALM's Swan Region Office is at 3044 Albany Highway Kelmscott (08) 9390 5977.
	www.calm.wa.gov.au /national_parks/previous_parks_month/walyunga.html (785 words)

	FINAL SECTION OF BINDOON HILL OPENED TO TRAFFIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The final section of the Great Northern Highway to be upgraded around Bindoon Hill was opened to traffic today, on-time and under-budget.
		Senator Boswell said an increasing number of heavy vehicles were using this section of the highway to cart agricultural lime sands from the central west-coast to farmlands.
		Some $77 million was budgeted for National Highway and Roads of National Importance projects in Western Australia in 2002 2003.
	www.ministers.dotrs.gov.au /rb/releases/2003/April/b36_2003.htm (336 words)

	Contract awarded for sealing, resealing surface of Great Northern Highway (10/9/96).
		Contract awarded for sealing, resealing surface of Great Northern Highway (10/9/96).
		The surface of Great Northern Highway in the Kimberley will be improved with the announcement today by Transport Minister Eric Charlton that a $950,000 Main Roads sealing/resealing contract has been awarded to Boral Asphalt.
		During that period, a reseal can be applied as a cost-effective means of extending the life of the road before it needs reconstructing.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/23604/20040615/www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/cabinet/mediast/dg96-38/charseal.html (155 words)

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