Mt William summit

Mt William National Park (21-22 December)

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December 25th 2008
We left Launceston on Sunday morning via the Northeast Trail, stopping briefly near Lilydale for a short walk to Lilydale Falls. We continued on to Scottsdale, stopping only at the Visitor Centre, and then to Derby, where we had lunch on the banks of the Ringarooma River. Near here we left the Northeast Trail and headed north towards Gladstone, having a brief look at Blue Lake. We then went to [ur ... 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