Heritage homes in Moonta central

May 28th 2010
Sunday 23rd May 2010 Moonta, Australia's Little Cornwall, was our destination today, this being an area where Judy believes her ancestors were in the 1800s. It is approximately 165 kilometres north-west of Adelaide, in the upper Yorke Peninsula region and the copper mines in the area were the reason miners were there, copper being found in 1861. The tag Little Cornwall came about as mo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Moonta Bay

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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We first backpacked in Eastern Europe in 2001 visiting Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia & Italy. In 2002 we spent the whole 12 months backpacking around the world. This was before blogs so find details here: http://members.iinet.net.au/~weggs/weggs_world/index.htm In 2007 we enjoyed another 6 months. This time we organised some home exchanges to help the budget, meet new people and be able to kick back and relax in a few places. Hawaii, San Francisco, Mexico, Croatia, England, Scotland, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Austria, Netherlands, China & Tibet were all visited either briefly or fo... full info

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