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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]
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] Blog: Newcastle
Date: May 15th 2008
Ok, so I kept being told there really wasn't much in Newie, but it just so happened that two of my best friends from Thailand happened to live there (Liz and Lisa), plus it's two hours from Sydney, so what better excuse to stop there for a few days to chill out before I got to the hustle and bustle of the big city?! I took an overnight bus from Byron to Newcastle (never again!) which took 11 ho ... read more
Date: May 15th 2008
Ok, so I kept being told there really wasn't much in Newie, but it just so happened that two of my best friends from Thailand happened to live there (Liz and Lisa), plus it's two hours from Sydney, so what better excuse to stop there for a few days to chill out before I got to the hustle and bustle of the big city?! I took an overnight bus from Byron to Newcastle (never again!) which took 11 ho ... read more
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