Mim and Dave

Coolangatta Gold Coast

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January 11th 2008
After leaving Grafton the weather detioriated to such an extent that I doubt we'll ever be invited back..and I quote from the newspaper...'The Gold Coast's New Year's Eve fireworks have been cancelled due to the wild weather buffiting south-east Queensland's coast. The Bureau of Meterology has maintained a severe weather warning for areas south of Rockhampton, Fraser Island and the Sunshine and Go ... read more

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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