I claim this land for King.. ehr.. Queen and Country. What do you mean some pommie captain beat me to it by 200 years?

Martin and the Marlin

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April 15th 2008
Well it's been a week since my last update so I reckon it's time I get stuck in and write up another report. Quite a lot has happened. In fact so much that I had to remind myself this morning that I haven't even been here two weeks yet, I thought I was going in to my third week! Sydney is a wonderful city. I'll do a separate report thingie on the city and its many attractions but for now I'l ... 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