Stromatolites

Amazing in theory but boring in reality (to look at anyway)!!

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September 30th 2006
The following day we headed for Denham and stopped on the way to see the Stromatolites. Anyone who has seen them or read Bill Bryson's 'Down Under' will know all about these but for everyone else I will explain! They are huge colonies of bacteria that have been around for millions of years and are thought to be what made life in our oceans possible by producing oxygen. Cool, huh? Until you seem th ... 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

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