Old Moreton Bay figs

Playing tourist in Maryborough

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June 9th 2011
I started to feel better on Tuesday and so we went for a bit of a walk around town, playing tourist. I especially like the local botanical gardens and the park lands that have been developed by the river in the last few years. When I was a kid this area was pretty tatty. Later in the day I took the 2 small dogs for a long walk - they were very quiet when they got home. Now we are sitting in ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Maryborough

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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