Melbourne

Melbourne

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December 30th 2008
We left Narooma, headed into Victoria and found somewhere to stay in Orbost. Much like Ingham earlier on in Australia, Orbost was a really small town, with a pub and just a few shops. It did have a museum though, but unfortunately it was closed when we arrived as it was a Sunday. We checked in above the pub, had a few mid-afternoon beers and met a few crazy locals (all middle aged women, but al ... 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