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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: Family Visit
Date: July 12th 2008
After a nice long three-week visit, my parents and sister returned to Canada this morning. We rented a van and travelled from Sydney up to the warm subtropics in Queensland and then back down. I've included a brief outline of where our travels took us (before I forget!) and a few pictures - thanks to Dad and Kristen I have about 2000 photos from the last three weeks, so it'll take me some time to ... read more
Date: July 12th 2008
After a nice long three-week visit, my parents and sister returned to Canada this morning. We rented a van and travelled from Sydney up to the warm subtropics in Queensland and then back down. I've included a brief outline of where our travels took us (before I forget!) and a few pictures - thanks to Dad and Kristen I have about 2000 photos from the last three weeks, so it'll take me some time to ... read more
