Sanddunes in Port Stephens

Finally on the move!

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May 5th 2008
Yes, I'm finally on the move. At the moment I'm in Port Macquarie, about halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. It's a nice little sea-side town named after the former governer (1810-1821) of the penal colony in Australia, Lachlan Macquarie. He was the first of the governers who made an active effort to shape the colony into something more than a basic prison and he's responsible for many of the fir ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Port Macquarie

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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