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Burnie: Night Two

March 15th 2007
Day Thirteen of Fifteen: Time with the Fossils Today we traveled back in time to the Triassic Period some 275 million years ago. A large section of the north west coast of Tasmania is renowned for the Geological history that dates back millions of years. At the Wynyard information centre, we got some literature about the fossils found nearby. Just a few kilometers east of Tabl ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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