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Day 1 Hamilton to Glenrowan Sun 17th October

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October 17th 2010
After a long days drive (with a couple of misplacements!) I have settled into a very cosy cabin in a lovely little caravan park at the base of the Warby Ranges. Yes Ned Kelly territory! Driving between Hamilton and Ararat was damp both on the windscreen and out in the paddocks; it was very exciting to see all the little wetlands and dams full and overflowing! Not so many birds on the wetlands o ... 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