The Palace, Childers

Agnes Water and the Town of 1770 (1 - 3 May)

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May 10th 2009
After walking along Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay, we drove back out to the highway via Torbanlea and Howard. We stopped at Childers for another one of our BBQ-sausage lunches at the local park. After lunch we went for a stroll along the main street and treated ourselves to 'Mammino' ice-creams, gourmet ice-creams made nearby. They were delicious and very rich. Above the Visitor Centre, we then b ... 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