Yarra River

Melbourne

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February 22nd 2006
Our first sight of Melbourne was early on the morning that we arrived in Australia. We had collected the hire car and were bound for Rye on the Mornington Peninsular, (see previous blogs). The traffic down the highway was horrendous, we had hit peak time. We continued over a large sweeping bridge heading for the city-link and toll charges. The congestion charges are not as bad as predicted ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Docklands

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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