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Fraser Island

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February 6th 2006
Arrived in Hervey Bay around 9.00pm. Got up early and booked to go to Fraser Island for the day. Caught the Fraser Island ferry and joined our 4-wheel drive tour. The whole island is composed of sand, and supports the only sand growing rainforest in the world. Driving to 75 mile beach, we spotted a young dingo on the road side, and various other birds etc. 75 mile beach is amazing, and stop ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 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