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fig tree in Kuranda's main street  
   

fig tree in Kuranda's main street

"Don't be afraid of your freedom"

August 3rd 2008
West of Cairns are the Atherton Tablelands whose forests are home to such wonderful beasts as tree kangaroos, cassowaries and riflebirds. Of the places I wanted to get to, only Kuranda seemed easy. According to my internet searches there was no public transport to Atherton (where I wanted to go to visit Hastie's Swamp for brolgas) or Yungaburra (best place for tree kangaroos apparently), and the o ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Atherton Tablelands

Australian Flag 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
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