Swans on the Murray

Hi from Mildura

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May 24th 2009
We are back at the riverside caravan park at Mildura and it's raining! We've had such warm weather, especially here where it was quite lovely last night as we sat watching the paddlewheeler coming and going on it's dinner cruise, the lights reflected across the river. Victoria has been in drought forever so needs the rain. After watching the floods in northern NSW on TV, I'm ready for a quick geta ... 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