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Cairns and Tassie

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December 29th 2007
gday folks What a day yesterday 28th Dec. Cherry and Lin went snorkelling on the Great barrier reef. We set off at 8.10 and steamed for 2/2 hrs to the 1st outer reef that was called Hastings reef. It had wonderful coral formations of every size and colour with loads of marine life also, in all colours and shapes. Cher and Lin were very apprehensive but with Corrine the guide looking after them, t ... 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