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Thursday Island Tour

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July 21st 2014
We have had a great tour of Thursday Island today, seeing all the War history and Pearling history and seeing the lovely happy people here. We even arrived on a day when Patty Mills the islands most famous export to American Basketball returned home with the NBA Championship Cup! Got everyone excited.... ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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