Melbourne skyline

Melbourne and the end of Australia

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October 31st 2006
Saturday 28th October Laura - Today we said a tearful fairwell to our little BB King. It was a sad moment, he's served us well! We even gave him a bit of a clean before we left him. After that we went and looked for a hostel and eventually settled for 'Melbourne Connections' near the centre of town. It's hardly the Blue Parrot, but it will do for a couple of nights. We basically strol ... 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