Beach

Photos of Perth, WA

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December 15th 2010
Had Xmas dinner No.3 yesterday. Went with my aunt on a pensioners outing to a restauraunt by the (1/2 empty) dam that supplies Perth with water, an hours drive into the bush (wilds). Today I went to Perth Zoo, well kept animals with plenty of space but half of them were on the endangered list, with wild populations numbering just a few hundred, due to habitat loss. very worrying! Went on to the WA ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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