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Daylesford/Hepburn Springs, Victoria

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January 10th 2008
We arrived in Daylesford on a very hot day, set up camp next to a lake called Lake Jubilee. This lake was created by flooding an old gold-mining site, so there were lots of signs posted warning of swimming hazards. Daylesford and Hepburn Springs are lovely small country towns with just enough wealth to provide many delightful shops and activities. The girls made puppets at a puppet-making studio, ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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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