Hibiscus

Day 68 Mackay

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October 22nd 2007
About a 100 Km trip today to Mackay which is rather a large place. Spent a few hours driving around getting a feel of the city and then walked around a part of the botanic gardens which are spectacular. ... 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