Bicentennial Park

Darwin, But Not as I Remembered It

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August 2nd 2006
We had arranged to drop the car off at the airport, which was very easy given the early hour of the morning. We had allowed way too much time and hence had to wait for ages in the flight. We had not filled the car with petrol and we felt there wasn’t enough time, which was clearly a mistake. Darwin had changed completely from when I was last there (see Darwin From a Whole Different Perspective) ... 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