View from Mount Coot Tha

On Top of the World

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October 9th 2008
After a good mooch around Brissie, I took the ferry cat to Brett's Wharf to meet up with some of Justine's friends who were acting as host for the afternoon. They decided to take me to Mount Coot Tha to get an appreciation of how big the city is. The Mount is the highest point in Brisbane so you get to appreciate the urban sprawl and my how it sprawls. Its very reminiscent to going to the Gugge ... 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