The PS Ruby

The Mallee

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August 19th 2008
Sunny, Warm Mildura At least, that was what I was promised. Every second person, pretty much: "Oh, you'll like it up there, it's warm." And every other person was, of course, "You have to go to Stefano's" Who's Stefano? Turns out he's the guy that does "Gondola on the Murray." Now, if you'd've said that, instead of: "You know, that TV Chef on the ABC.", I'd've gone. "Oh, ok.", in ... 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