The Melbourne

Mildura, Victoria

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January 15th 2008
We had intended to go past Mildura to Renmark in SA, but after a long drive decided to stop in Mildura for a refresher. So we checked into an "Executive Apartment" right in the middle of town. We did the customary Murray River cruise on the "Melbourne", an old paddle steamer. ... 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