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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]
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] Blog: A Word on Words and an Exciting Purchase
Date: October 26th 2005
A Word on Words and an Exciting Purchase [Happy Birthday Dad, Kurt and Kimmi!!!!!] It’s not hard to get understand people here, most words are what you think they are. The words that are different are more just quaint than totally bizarre. For example here we say prams, instead of strollers. And ‘hire’ when you mean rent, or hail, or lease. For example, “On the way back from Bron ... read more
Date: October 26th 2005
A Word on Words and an Exciting Purchase [Happy Birthday Dad, Kurt and Kimmi!!!!!] It’s not hard to get understand people here, most words are what you think they are. The words that are different are more just quaint than totally bizarre. For example here we say prams, instead of strollers. And ‘hire’ when you mean rent, or hail, or lease. For example, “On the way back from Bron ... read more
