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Belfast Renamed Port Fairy

March 23rd 2010
Yes, after our Suffolk fest a couple of days ago, it looks like we’re finding where many Irish settled. I’ve spotted a Coleraine, but have got to say that I guffawed at the thought of Belfast being renamed Port Fairy in 1887 - but I never did find out why. I have got to say Port Fairy is one of the loveliest places we’ve been, with so many historical buildings (50 are heritage listed), it ... read more
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Australian Flag 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
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