New Year in Sydney

HAPPY NEW YEAR from Sydney!

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January 2nd 2008
Day 279 (31/12/07) The last day of 2007. What a year we have had and so many memories that will stay with us forever. We had a few boring CD burning jobs to do in the morning as we needed to free up some space on our camera memory cards before our event with the most famous fireworks display in the world. New Year over the harbour bridge! Eventually with everything sorted we met Sandie a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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