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Mt Field National Park (8 January)

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January 10th 2009
We drove north from Cockle Creek, through Hobart and out to Mt Field National Park. We set up camp and then walked the circuit walk to Lady Barron Falls, Horseshoe Falls and finally Russell Falls. Thomas was in heaven with all the waterfalls and rated the latter two 10/10 while Lady Barron Falls scored 9/10. We discovered that Mt Field, along with Freycinet National Park, is Tasmania's oldest nati ... 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