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Catching up with Old Mates

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January 31st 2011
Geo: -37.8143, 144.963I have been back in Australia since the 7th of January and am here on a six week trip. It has been great catching up with family and friends. This morning I got dropped off at the station and caught the train to Flinders Street. I was meeting Jess and Shona in Federation Square. From Federation Square I could see Southbank and the famous Young and Jackson pub. I had caugh ... 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