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Mishaps in Sydney

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June 20th 2006
Today was interesting to say the least. We started the day with a visit to Toranga Zoo. Toranga was what I had been looking forward to the most in Sydney. I had read that it was one of the best zoos in the world. No doubt it is. It was truly an amazing zoo. I was only there for about 2 hours and I don't think I saw even half of it. The diversity was awesome. When we first entered we were in front ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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