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Hervey Bay and Fraser Island

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January 21st 2008
Hi everyone, sorry about the delay in doing our blog... we've not had chance! We hopped on the overnight bus from Airlie Beach down to Hervey Bay, and it seems like it was just in time! I think our greyhound was the last one to get out of Airlie before the roads were cut off due to flooding! And this country is suffering from major drought??? The rain is keeping the farmers and government happ ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay » Fraser Island

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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