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The lagoon in the background

Sydney to Cairns & the Great Barrier Reef

December 20th 2007
Hello hello, Day 3 of Cairns was relatively straight forward. We headed to the Australian Museum where we learned about the history of the aboriginals. Which, unfortunately, almost mirrors African American history in America. There was a fantastic exhibition on animal photography. One picture was of a herd of zebras from an ant's perspective. The caption said that the photographer had to s ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

Australian Flag 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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