Museum

Early residential and commercial building built about 1835 using convict labour. Port Macquarie was an early penal settlement and one of Australia’s oldest European settlements.

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Day 122 Port Macquarie

December 15th 2007
A beautiful sunny day. Went into town and looked at some historic buildings, had a walk along the sea wall and had lunch. Then went to another old building and the koala hospital before heading home for a rest. This sightseeing is hard work. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Port Macquarie

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

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