Archibald fountain with St Marys in background

Playing tourist in Sydney

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August 4th 2010
There is nothing like playing tourist in your own city. We have had this pleasure a number of times in Sydney and always enjoy the experience of seeing it through the eyes of a visitor. Sure, we live about 90kms north-west of the city these days, but we did spend many years living in and around the city prior to this. Our excuse to play tourist this time came courtesy of my distant cousins from ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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