Weird Prehistoric Bird Thing

The Race to 2006

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January 2nd 2006
Well, 2006 has dawned and the sunrise heralds a brave new era of adventure, friendships and unknown horizons, however, before the new chapter can begin, I'd better finish off the last.... I had arrived in Sydney on the 23rd November 2005, overrun with joggers, soggy with rain and awstruck by the vistas, flora and fauna. The Blue Parrot Backpackers, in surlubrious Potts Point, was to become my h ... 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