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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]
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] Blog: So long, Australia, we'll be back! / Hasta la vista, Australia, ¡volveremos!
Date: December 7th 2006
Not far from Noosa Heads (where we played with the waves on the body boards) is the late Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo and we couldn't resist going for a visit. We found it rather pricey but they do have an awful lot of animals and the staff put on some good shows too. Feeding the enormous crocodiles was probably everyone's favourite, closely followed by patting some animals that the keepers ... read more
Date: December 7th 2006
Not far from Noosa Heads (where we played with the waves on the body boards) is the late Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo and we couldn't resist going for a visit. We found it rather pricey but they do have an awful lot of animals and the staff put on some good shows too. Feeding the enormous crocodiles was probably everyone's favourite, closely followed by patting some animals that the keepers ... read more
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