Boab Tree

The Black Cockatoo

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April 13th 2007
Today we made our way to King's Park, situated on a hill in the heart of the city overlooking the harbour occupying approx 400 hectares of Mount Eliza. The park contains a mixture of bushland, botanic gardens and neatly cut lawn areas. The views were amazing and the park was extremely well maintained with numerous native species. We then joined a tour around the botanical gardens and saw the Baob ... read more

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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