The Yarra River

Australia's Second City

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February 10th 2009
Melbourne Heat Wave We woke at the ungodly hour of 4:30am to make it the airport for our first Virgin Blue flight to Melbourne. I promised Eric no more flights this early, but we could not pass up the deal. It was twice as expensive to fly out after 8 am. After a quick and brisk flight to Melbourne, we land, hot and exhausted. As background, there appears to be an extreme r ... 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