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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]
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] Blog: The wombat won in the end
Date: August 26th 2009
On our last day we got up early to pack and have a quick walk on the beach before driving down to the airport in Cairns. On the way we made a detour back to the zoo to buy that $100 giant stuffed wombat that we had seen the day before, but in the end we bought the $50 one because of luggage space... We drove into Cairns exactly four years to the day that we last arrived in the c ... read more
Date: August 26th 2009
On our last day we got up early to pack and have a quick walk on the beach before driving down to the airport in Cairns. On the way we made a detour back to the zoo to buy that $100 giant stuffed wombat that we had seen the day before, but in the end we bought the $50 one because of luggage space... We drove into Cairns exactly four years to the day that we last arrived in the c ... read more
