War Memorial

Canberra a Capital City???????

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March 6th 2008
It was finally time to leave Sydney and to see what the rest of Australia has to offer. The first stop was Canberra which surprised alot of Aussies as to why we were going there considering most Australians haven't been. We went by coach as it was only a 3hr journey from Sydney & got a good deal on the Greyhound although the driver did confirm all our suspicions about bus drivers. We got to see so ... 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