Pretty Church along the drive

Atherton - Lake Barrine

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April 11th 2007
We took a trip to Atherton via Lake Barrine about an hour drive SW of Cairns. First we stopped at the Curtain Fig Tree. This is the largest fig tree in Austrailia at 44 meters in circumference and 48 meters tall. Its age is guessed at 500 years old. It is absolutely massive. We had the best brewed coffee (something rarley found in this area) and scones (freshly baked) at the Lake Barrine Tea H ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Atherton Tablelands

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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