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Weribee and relatives

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October 29th 2008
Back to Melbourne and it was time to relax and put our exploring into the hands of Alice’s mum’s cousin, a 2nd cousin I guess. Having left Ireland and moved permanently out to Australia, on what was supposed to be just a short trip in the 70’s I can understand some of the anxiety Alice’s parents had about us coming here. Not quite a £10 pomme, Helen fell in love with the country as any yo ... 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