Another view of the Tablelands

23rd February 2008

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February 24th 2008
23rd February 2008 We are still at Rain Forest Motel in Atherton Tablelands. The motel reception was broken into last night and when we got up this morning there were police checking out the crime scene. We went to check if our hire car had been broken into when we noticed a large stick insect on the rear wheel arch which was a work of art, he was just like a dead leaf and huge! He was at least ... 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