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Hunter valley wine trial here we come!

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September 22nd 2008
Hi everyone from the Hunter Valley. We came here today after 3 nights at Forster. It was good to catch up with our niece Anna, Simon and children. Sue came up for the weekend too from Sydney. We visited the Hunter Valley Gardens this afternoon, which were very good, and are going on a wine trail tomorrow, being picked up from our campsite here at Cessnock. We are due in Sydney on Thursday. We are ... read more

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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