Shipwreck

Airlie Beach to Brisbane

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May 31st 2008
Hello! We went directly from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay, the main jumping off point for Fraser Island. It was packed with other backpackers on their way to day trips or safaris, and we had hoped to do some whale watching but were told it is the wrong time of year. The next day we left for Fraser Island, a 'World Heritage listed sand bar created by 800,000 years of longshore drift', accordin ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Southbank

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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