View From the Top of Parliament House!!!

Exploring Australia's Capital

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December 17th 2008
16th December 2008 - SEEING THE SIGHTS OF CANBERRA We drove througha few towns on our way to Canberra including Queanbeyan where we stopped to check out a couple of campsites. We decided to risk it for a biscuit and try to get one closer to the city. The Information Centre in Caneberra advised us which site to go to but went on to say that it didn't really matter where we stayed because no where ... read more

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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