Ducklings at Kings Park

Perth, Fremantle & Rottnest Island

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September 5th 2008
We went to the Perth Mint where they make the collectable coins. Years ago they used to make Sovereigns for England. They had a display of what it was like on the goldfields during the gold rush. I am holding a replica of the “Welcome Stranger”. The biggest gold nugget ever found. At Kings Park we saw some ducks with 9 ducklings. They were really fluffy and really scared of us. We wen ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Fremantle

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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