North American Drylands section of Botanical gardens

Melbourne

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February 26th 2023
About 1/2 hour drive from Point Cook, we discovered the Werribee Park Mansion. The property was once owned and developed by the Chirnside brothers who immigrated from Scotland in the mid 1800’s and made their fortune in agriculture. At one time they held 80,000 sheep and over 90,000 acres of pastural land. After changing ownership a few times, including the Catholic Church that added an extensio ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Point Cook

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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