Luna Park St Kilda

Melbourne the Hidden City

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May 27th 2008
Ok- it's been a couple of months since our last blog and it's hard to believe that we've lived in Melbourne for 6 months now! It's definitely been one of our favourite cities and we have been here from the end of the Aussie summer through to the winter. You will see the contrast in weather in our pictures. When Stephen's dad & Mary were here there was a heatwave with temperatures reaching the 40's ... 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