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CANBERRA: CHICAGO LANDSCAPER DESIGNED NEW CAPITAL

July 22nd 2010
Excerpted from my book OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND amazon.com A little history. When Australia federated in 1901, there was a raging debate between Sydney and Melbourne as to which city should be the new nation’s capital. Being unsolvable, it was decided to find a new location within the state of New South Wales, provided it was no closer than 100 miles to Sidney. Those from Melbo ... 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

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Tom Marshall

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My wife and I retired to Naples Florida knowing that we would not stay there during the summer. Our plan is to go to different place each year, one that suits our criteria. We have rented for at least three months in: IRELAND, AUATRALIA/NEW ZEALAND,SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, MEXICO, CARMEL, Ca. (3 times) and presently ANNAPOLIS, Md. I have published four books about this lifestyle: (They are the basis for my blogs, and are at Amazon.com) OUR SUMMER IN SLOVENIA OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL(due Sept. 08) I am woking on a book to explai... full info

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