Koala 2

Koalas and Pool

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February 22nd 2006
I decided to try and find SOMETHING to do here and headed to Blackbutt Reserve....has resident Koalas and a few aviaries with exotic birds and some nice bush walks. Spent to day strolling round there but it wasnt very big, and the 6 or 7 sleepy koalas were the main highlight. Arriving back at the hostel i had a beer thrust at me by brendan and found myself enjoying an evening of revelry with th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle

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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