Sydney Opera House

Living in Sydney

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January 3rd 2006
G'day all!! Happy NEW Year!!! You could safely say that this is the hottest New Year we have ever experienced!! New Years Day reached a scorching 46c and we definately never want to see that again! It was the hottest day on record in Sydney since 1928. Basically it was like when you open an oven and that rush of hot air hits you....except it doesnt go away!! We coped by going to the cinema to s ... read more

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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