Hunter Valley

Bill & Helen, Soldiers Point and the Hunter Valley

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December 16th 2005
Travelled up the coast, past Newcastle, where we met up with old friends Bill & Helen who live at Soldiers Point near Port Stephens. A very enjoyable few days doing very little. We spent a day visiting the Hunter Valley wineries .... there are so many to choose from but we visited (and sampled) ... Lake's Folly Rothbury Tyrells Rosemount Lindmans Brokenwood M'Guigans Di Bortoli Loveda ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle

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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