Cotton Tree and Noosa 001

Noosa

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July 17th 2008
Today we went out to Noosa. It takes about an hour on the bus. Amazing ride out there. Saw Coolum Beach which is gorgeous and Mt.Cooum which is an amazing circular mountain that appears out of nowhere. Jenn met a woman who was telling her the history of it and apparently aboriginals were forced to jump off the mountain by white people. We plan on visiting this site and finding out more abou ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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