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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: Ayers Rock and Alice Springs
Date: July 29th 2011
It was 5am when we had to get up for the flight the Ayers Rock, not a time anybody can say they enjoy being up at! The lack of sleep was clearly getting to Sophie as 5 minutes after we took off from Cairns airport she looked down and asked Mum whether the land we were over was still in Australia, bless her. When we arrived at Ayers Rock airport 3 hours later the first thing everybody noticed was ... read more
Date: July 29th 2011
It was 5am when we had to get up for the flight the Ayers Rock, not a time anybody can say they enjoy being up at! The lack of sleep was clearly getting to Sophie as 5 minutes after we took off from Cairns airport she looked down and asked Mum whether the land we were over was still in Australia, bless her. When we arrived at Ayers Rock airport 3 hours later the first thing everybody noticed was ... read more
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