Neighbourhood Possum

Welcome Back to Oz

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February 7th 2007
Welcome Back to Oz We were overwhelmed with a peculiar sense of ‘coming home’ when we landed in Brisbane on Feb 2. Having spent the last month visiting totally new places, it felt good to come back to a place we had known and to the welcome hugs of our dear friends, Greg and Mary Saul. After picking us up at the airport, we went to their daughter, Carla’s place, a beautiful old-style Queen ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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