Parliment

Sydney to Melbourne ... via Canberra

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April 16th 2008
Day 291 (12.1.08) We left early in the morning thanking Valerie and Bruce once again for their hospitality whilst being entertained by two very friendly lorikeets on the banister. A quick stop in the suburb of Balmain saw us collecting our passengers Kayleigh and Spencer who’d be joining us for the trip to Melbourne. The trip to Canberra passed quickly as we sped down the Hume Highway stopp ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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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