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Agnes Water - 1770

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November 18th 2006
From Airlie we headed onto a place called Agnes Waters and stayed in a small town named '1770' we were only planning on staying in 1770 for a couple of nights but we soon found out the small town had heeps to offer... so we made the most of it and stayed over a week Found out that renting a house worked out a quarter of the price to staying in a hostel, so we went for the house option... was soo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Agnes Water

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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