Bairnsdale, Paynesville & Raymond Island 120224c

Bairnsdale, Paynesville & Raymond Island

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February 23rd 2012
We were delighted to hear that, after a stint in Perth, our friend/Dean’s cousin Andrew was back in Bairnsdale around the time we were going to be there.<span><span><span>Even better, it was going to be Andrew’s birthday! After passing back through Sale to pick up some solar panels for our van, we made it to Bairnsdale, “the commercial capital of Gippsland”.<span> ... 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