The Girls

Oaks Day

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November 8th 2007
So as if Cup day on Tuesday wasn't enough, we got to do it all again on Thursday at Oaks Day - only this time, we were in the posh bit with the food and drink thrown in, courtesy of work! It was also one of the hottest days so far - Claire and I spent the whole time in the marquee hiding from the sun. It just so happened that the beer was also in the marquee hiding from the sun, so it worked w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Flemington

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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