Night view

Kookaburra River Queen

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January 27th 2007
On Saturday Night we attended a wedding aboard the Kookaburra River Queen paddle boat. There are two boats - one 3 levels, one 2 levels. The boats have been around since 1986 and 1988 offering trips up and down the Brisbane River for lunch or dinner and for functions and parties. We were on the smaller one, but had the whole boat just for the wedding reception. It was a wonderful evening. ... 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