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Historical Walking Tour - The Glebe

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July 24th 2008
Tuesday 8th July - awoke to yet another blue cloudless sky and temperatures in the early 20s - decided it would be a good idea to take a walk and explore the area of Sydney known as The Glebe. (Note. A "glebe" from the Latin glaeba, meaning a clod of earth is a piece of land which has been given to the church). In 1789 Governor Phillip granted 400 acres to the Anglican church for the new colony'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