A koala

Hammocks, Koalas and Stingers

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April 5th 2007
After the Whitsundays i travelled by greyhound to the Magnetic Island, where we got off at Townsville, which looked a better place than what i had been told and read. Well i got onto the ferry there anyway and set sail for the magnetic island. The journey lasted about 10 minutes and it was fine although i have heard some stories that this trip at times can get a bit rocky. When we came into po ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

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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