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Dreamtime Experiences of a Schoolgirl Who Grew Into a Master Teacher

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July 4th 2011
When my 6th grade teacher, Ms. Johnson, first gave the assignment to correspond in letter format with a pen-pal from Australia she ignited the wanderlust flame that has never faded. After she received a package of letters in a large manilla envelope, Ms. Johnson stood in the middle of the classroom among a class of excited students. She passed out each letter from Australia to each correspondin ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darling Harbour

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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