Along the Great Ocean Road

Renaming the 12 Apostles

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June 15th 2006
One of the big things to see on the Great Ocean Road between Melbourne and Adelaide is the famous 12 Apostles, a poorly named tourist attraction. The 12 Apostles is a made up of freestanding limestone rock formations carved out the cliff side by the ocean waves and rain. It was originally called “The Sow and Piglets” but I guess they wanted a more grandiose name for the attraction. The curr ... 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