The Old Parliament

London Has All This - Apparently

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November 18th 1989
The only way to spend a whole day in Canberra was to get the overnight bus that arrived at 3 o'clock in the morning. I was expecting to be able to read or sleep in the transit centre, but it was well locked and I ended up outside huddled in my sleeping bag trying to keep warm. There were only two other people on the bus, one of whom took pity on me. He and his 'friend' very kindly gave me a quick ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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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