Darwin

Mid Semester Break Part 2- Darwin 4/15-4/19

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May 10th 2009
Wednesday April 15th- There was no rest for the weary as we had just gotten in the previous night around midnight. I hadn’t gotten to bed until about 3am doing laundry, packing, etc for my noon flight. I woke up at 8:30am, showered, and finished gathering all of my trip stuff. I met Brian at 9:45am at Chancellor’s Place (the main bus stop at UQ) to catch our taxi at 10am. We arrived at the air ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of Darwin

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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