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Grant and Rae's Oz Trip Feb/Mar 2014

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February 19th 2014
Got the washing done this morning, thanks to Helen's washing machine.........before heading off Sovereign Hill, reconstruction of An 1850's gold mine in Ballarat. Looks pretty authentic to me! We did a diggings tour, involving panning for gold, saw a gold pour where an ingot is made, went on a gold mine tour to get feel for the conditions that the miners worked in - good way to spend a few ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Ballarat

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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