Townsville 2 birds I pulled (Lee)

Townsville

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March 20th 2006
We stopped here for a few days, and was pleasantly surprised. The town has spent alot of money recently, and invested alot of effort in making this a well worth while place to visit. We treated ourself to a day at the aquarium, which was good fun. We also got in our first game of live rugby.....North Queensland Cowboys, versus Manly Sea Eagles. 25,000 people for just a normal league game was ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

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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