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Old Parliament House  
   

Old Parliament House

Both Parliament houses are fitted with clocks which indicate with a light whether the House or the Senate is in session and/or voting on legislation
Trip to Canberra, Australia's Capital City!

June 29th 2008
One of the places that I wished to visit while here on my Rotary scholarship was a trip up to Canberra. When I met Louisa Dow, a Rotary Peace Fellow who's going to Duke in August, she offered to let me come up to Canberra and visit her. I spent four days touring all around Canberra. For a city that has a population of about 330,000, the city was very unique and you could definitely tell ther ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

Australian Flag 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
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