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Magnetic Island

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January 20th 2007
I was in Magnetic Island for 4 rainy days. It was only meant to have been 2 days, but we somehow got stranded there as the coaches leaving were fully booked. It was a lovely island, and the hostel we stayed at was gorgeous. Magnetic Island is called this becasuse when Captain Cook discovered the island he believed that the ores on the island had affected his compass. We visited the Koala V ... 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