Day 80 - Canberra, ACT, Australia 18. Flags in front of HIgh Court Building

Day 80 - Canberra, ACT, Australia

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February 6th 2014
Thursday 6th February, 2014. Canberra, ACT, Australia After breakfast we caught a bus (we plumped for the all day ticket) to the National Library of Australia where they had an exhibition called Mapping Our World. We managed to get some tickets for entry in one hours time. We passed this hour by visiting the Library's Treasures Gallery. This gallery holds all kinds of treasures including ... 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