View from Tongue Point

Queensland cruising

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January 28th 2008
We have spent the last three weeks having a great time travelling up the Queensland coast, from Brisbane to Cairns. Luckily, despite Queensland experiencing some of the highest rainfall for ages, with many areas on flood alert, we have escaped the worst of it. Brisbane was our first stop in Australia and it was good to spend a few days in the busy city, visiting it's art galleries, and taking in ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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