The Haka

Boomers

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August 22nd 2007
(by Claus) Yet another sports event in OZ. We went to see the basketball match between australian boomers and the rivals New Zealand Tall Blacks, respectively number 10 and 12 on the World national ranking. There was a ticket to the Beijing Olympics at stake, exciting. Before the match, after the two teams had finished their warm up, the Tall Blacks did their traditional Haka dance, which ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darling Harbour

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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