Railings

Day 81 Hervey Bay

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November 4th 2007
About 135 Km today to Hervey Bay with a stop in Childers to wander along the main street looking at many old buildings. The town is classified by the National Trust. We had thought that Hervey Bay was a little village like Airlie Beach but it is in fact a large town with a population of about 53,000. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay

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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