Waterfall I

Townsville and onwards to Cairns

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May 15th 2009
It was great to see Mich and Phil again in Townsville and we had a fantastic weekend with them touring the Townsville area. Just offshore from Townsville is Magnetic Island where we spent a day touring the island. It's beautiful over there, very green with small narrow roads and lots of mini mokes driving around. Apparently Magnetic Island was named by Cpt Cook as his compass went a bit 'wonky' ... 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