Old Beechy

Launch pad ... clear

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May 31st 2006
+I've been living in the magic glow of impending holiday bliss for which has seemed longer than the gestational period of an elephant or an Alpine Black Salamander for that matter! One proposal (Matt to darling Louise) and 18 months later sees me almost prepared for my first major overseas travel in over 10 years..... (no reflection required - that's way too long! - NZ doesn't count - it's just ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » City Centre

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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