World's Steepest Railroad

Happy Canada Day

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July 2nd 2006
Good day one and all, and a happy Canada day to everyone back home. It's actually the day after here. There's no pictures yet on this post because the computer I'm using dates back to the Napoleonic era and doesn't have a usb port. I'll try to post some as soon as I get the chance. I'm in a city north of Sydney now called Newcastle. It was only supposed to be a one day stopover for me on my w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle

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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