Moreton Bay Fig Tree

Kenilworth to Fraser Island

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April 4th 2009
Wednesday 1st April - Friday 3rd April - Campsite at Kenilworth Showground, very peaceful apart from noisy Cockatoos (Silver Crested) and Parakeets. We were only going to stay one night but at $10 a night including power and showers we were in no rush to move on! Kenilworth is the source of the Mary River - big controversy because the politicians want to dam the river to make a reservoir. Oppo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

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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