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Fremantle and Perth

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February 18th 2008
Fremantle and Perth We arrived in Fremantle, the port serving Perth. Fremantle won recognition in the 80’s when the America’s Cup was held here. It is a busy port with huge cargo ships loading and unloading goods. Perth is the capitol of Western Australia, and the fastest growing and most prosperous city in the country. There are huge iron ore and coal mines nearby producing lots of ore b ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Fremantle

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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