View northwards from The Skillion

Swansea, Gosford, Toronto

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October 12th 2001
It was an early start this morning, as we’re bound for Newcastle. We picked up Eileen and Vic again before we commence, and also stop off at Warringah Mall, so I could post my postcards to Mum and Dad, my friend Rob, and my two Nan's. We took the Sydney to Newcastle Freeway for about an hour. It was a long, hot drive, and seemed like we were going into the desert. Once off the freeway we drove ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Gosford

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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