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Mandurah and Dolphins

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June 27th 2009
On Monday we took the train to Mandurah which is a marina about an hour away from Perth. The weather wasn't great when we got there so it was quite quiet, but I can imagine that in the summer the waterfront is heaving. We decided to take a boat trip as this is the best way to see the many canals and million dollar homes that line them and we were told you can often spot dolphins. As we left t ... 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