Hanging rock

Aussie Rules, Common Wealth Games and a Picnic at hanging rock

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March 18th 2006
The last few days in melbourne were pretty cool but a while ago now and I'm tired so I'll keep this blog brief. Basically I went to see an Aussie Rules match, watch England vs Scotland in the hockey at the common and went to see a place called hanging rock, which featured heavily in a film I like called 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'. Around all that I managed to fit in a fair bit more sightseeing, anot ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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