Tidal Pool

Of Arrivals and Riots

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December 19th 2005
Of Arrivals and Riots Well to begin with, of course, the big news is that my parents arrived yesterday! And, after flying from Miami to LA, LA to Honolulu and finally Honolulu to Sydney, they walked through the custom’s gate last night none too worse for the wear with only their roller boards in tow. I will admit that, out of an entire jumbo jet, they were almost the first people thru the gat ... 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