Old Parliament House

Autralia's Capital City - Canberra

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May 25th 2008
Weekend trip Mate Alistair and myself hired a car and headed down to Canberra for a weekend trip. Canberra is about 4 hrs drive from Sydney, so in Australian terms is next door. Though Canberra is a bit cooler than Sydney we had two glorious clear days of sunshine to do our site seeing. First stop was the Austalian War Memorial, and as well as having a wall with the nam ... 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