Shaws Bay, Ballina

Day 2 - Trip to Qld. Monday

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September 29th 2008
Today we travelled from Kempsey to Ballina. We called in to visit a friend's son at Woodburn. Daniel Simpson and his wife run the Woodburn pub. We popped in to say hello and have some lunch. The scenery in this area is beautiful. The river runs beside the highway and there are many bridge crossings along the way. North of Woodburn is the sugar-cane area. Fields of Sugar cane lined the sides ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Ballina

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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