Mr Jabiru at the Weipa Camp

Weipa

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July 17th 2009
At Weipa we went to the Caravan Park and booked in. I met some friends in the pool at the caravan park. On Tuesday we went on a mine tour. I thought it was not very much fun because you could not get off the bus. I got to sit next to my friends, Emily and Lillie. I got to swim in the pool every day. There were cane toads at the water tap right near our camp, but they only came out at night. ... 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