Almost dark

Change of plan

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December 17th 2008
We left Gympie fully intent on staying in Brisbane. We'd already picked out a rough destination of Manly Harbour just to the east of the city, and i was planning on attending my first A-League 'soccer' match on the Sunday. I'd even spent most of my time in Gympie researching my new team 'Queensland Roar'. But as we approached Brisbane, it became clear that it would be difficult to visit the m ... 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