Wonnerup House

October 12th 2010
A lovely drive south from Mandurah yesterday with a few little side trips - even managaing to find an Australian National Trust house - Wonnerup- so I could use my UK card here. One of the first settlers here in this area cleared land started a farm and then got speared by an aborigine - but his widow carried on ( as we do !!!) with her 5 children. ...and i think founded a dynasty. A nice little ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Busselton

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

Message Follow (17) Comment

Lynne Brown

Mumtraveller

Keeping this travel blog enables me to reflect and record my journeys as well as communicate with my family and friends. I shouldn't be amazed me that complete strangers in this travel community will want to read about what I am up to as they are a great bunch of folk. I have swapped my home and hospitality for many years now and always I have met such wonderful open, generous and friendly people. Travelling alone lots of the time I am never lonely ..there is always the travelblog to keep me company. Planning for future trips and onwards now. Don't let the grass grow under you feet. ... full info

Joined	March 26th 2007	Trips	11
Last Login	February 21st 2024	Followers	17
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	18
Blogs	223	Guestbook	984
Photos	5,991	Forum Posts	21

[photo=5534134]

[blogger=35022]

[photo=5534134]

[blog=538330]

[blogger=35022]

Top Photos Trips (11)Blog Map

Tot: 0.026s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 9; qc: 11; dbt: 0.008s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb