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Bundaberg

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January 22nd 2010
We arrived in Bundaberg and were picked up by the footprints hostel and taken to a place called Mon Repos. The hostel was homely and lived in run by a lovely married couple who devoted their time to charities related to turtles. We set off at 6pm but were early so we were shown the sights and told some of the history behind Bundaberg. Once at the turtle keep we had a 2 ½ hour wait as we cannot ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Bundaberg

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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