The Shooting Blanks

Magnetic Island

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March 10th 2007
We decided as our time was limited we would only get one trip south from Cairns before having to fly to Brisbane. As we had heard nothing but good things about Magnetic Island we decided to head there. The jumping off point for Magnetic Island is the (Originally named) city of Townsville which is about 350km south of Cairns. A half day trip on a greyhound bus got us there but as it was dusk when w ... 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