Melbourne

Nelson Bay to Melbourne

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December 28th 2007
Now completely fed up with the rubbish weather we cut short our time on the coast and headed to the Blue Mountains. We drove through Stockton, Newcastle and Swansea, passing Cardiff, Dudley, Liverpool and Windsor, had a brief discussion regarding whether the Brett navigation system was working (it was) and eventually arrived in a very chilly campsite near Katoomba. We awoke surprised the next da ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

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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