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Art Gallery of New South Wales

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March 23rd 2014
After mass last night at the cathedral, Maggie and I walked to the subway station and saw a number of Sydney's big fruit bats flying by. (See photo) It is hard to tell in this picture, but these grey-headed flying foxes can have a wingspan of up to three feet. They are perfectly harmless to humans, but present an eerie sight as they soar by 10-20 feet above your head. We took the subway back t ... 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