Panning for gold

Off to find gold

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January 12th 2008
An early start today - on the road at 8am to head back towards Melbourne. Overnight, we decided that we would do so by going via Ballarat - a medium sized town about 110km north west of Melbourne, and a bit out of our way - hence the early start! But first I enjoyed the journey back along the Great Ocean Road. C enjoyed the drive a lot more than the first time - as she had a little nap on the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Apollo 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