View of Sydney Harbour, from Bradley's Head, Mosman

Manly and Sydney Harbour

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October 9th 2001
Today I was up bright and early. The sun was again shining, and it was another ideal day to do some driving. The main destinations for today were Manly, North Head and South Head. The suburb of Manly, is on the north side of the harbour entrance (North Head), and it can be reached from Sydney by ferry or hydrofoil, or the much longer road route. Its main tourist attraction is Marineland, a larg ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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