Lost Farm

37 Melbourne & Beyond

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June 9th 2012
Echuca on the Murray is probably only about 70 or 80m above sea level, so it was surprising on our way south to Melbourne to recross the Great Dividing Range at an altitude of 600m. No wonder the car’s fuel economy seemed terrible. We are now officially in the east again, having crossed the Great Dividing Range over a year ago in Queensland. Passed through Bendigo on the way south, it was founde ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bridport

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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