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Can y'hear me now?

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July 6th 2007
So we're in Melbourne now and have had a few days to settle in. First impressions of the city are very good, it's so much different to Sydney, you wouldn't really think it was the same country! It seems quite cosmopolitan here, its not about the heritage or the monuments here (maybe because there aren't many?), it seems to be about the people which creates a great atmosphere. So first day here ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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