Replica of James Cook's Vessel

Tassie!

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February 15th 2007
So just back in Melbourne this morning and as promised here's our update for Tasmania. Flew on Sunday with Virgin Blue to Hobart (thanks Murray!). We were flying standby on Murray's staff ticket rate so wern't sure until part way through the day which flight we were going to be on. This resulted in far more time at the Melbourne airport than either of us ever wanted to spend but thankfully th ... 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