Kookaburra

Phillip Island

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February 17th 2006
Continuing our holiday. The previous blog entries have looked at the Mornington Peninsular and the immediate area. I would now like to tell you about a different area on the east of the peninsular known as Western Port Bay. The bay has in it two major islands. French Island was well known as a penal colony but has since become a wildlife sanctuary. The island is accessed by boat. Once ther ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mornington Peninsula

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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