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Mackay

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November 6th 2005
After our overnighter to Fraser Island we headed further North to Mackay and spent a day resting. (It's hard work all this travelling you know). We washed our clothes in possibly the worst washing machine I've encountered so far and hung them out to dry. We did encounter some wildlife in this hostel and Nick tried to practice his photography skills (which I have to say aren't brilliant, I d ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mackay

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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