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Exploring Melbourne

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February 3rd 2015
With Lisa away in Perth for a couple of days, Stuart and I went into Melbourne to explore it further and to go and see the MCG (for those of you with little sporting interest, that is the Melbourne Cricket Ground). We did a walk around the city first, following a recognised tourist route which took us through some lovely old shopping precincts (see photos) with some very expensive shops! We the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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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