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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: Kanga'ruse'
Date: September 29th 2004
I think the "kangaroo" might just be an elaborate hoax dreamed up to attract tourists to Australia. Or an urban myth. Indeed, when the first settlers wrote to home to England describing these creatures, everyone thought it was a joke and I'm inclined to feel the same way. These so called "kangaroos" are supposedly a pest, there are so many of them. "Don't drive through the outback at night" th ... read more
Date: September 29th 2004
I think the "kangaroo" might just be an elaborate hoax dreamed up to attract tourists to Australia. Or an urban myth. Indeed, when the first settlers wrote to home to England describing these creatures, everyone thought it was a joke and I'm inclined to feel the same way. These so called "kangaroos" are supposedly a pest, there are so many of them. "Don't drive through the outback at night" th ... read more
