Katoomba & the Blue Mountains 120323z7

Katoomba & the Blue Mountains

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March 22nd 2012
First of all, many congratulations to my fabulous sister Yvette for completing her degree in biology!<span><span> What an achievement.<span>Nice work sis! Thursday 22 March has been a much anticipated date as it’s the day that we met up with my great friend Peter, who came over from the States for a conference in Sydney.<span> We managed to time our arrival in Sydney per ... 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