Siding Spring Observatory

From Dubbo to Coolangatta

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February 8th 2011
Sitting here in our second week in Coolangatta, Dubbo seems so long ago…what happened to the past 10 months? The only way to get rid of this terrible feeling is to do it all again, but permanently! At least we have our jaunt to UK and USA to look forward to! Anyway, back to Dubbo, and the zoo in particular. What a great zoo, called The Western Plains and this is because all the animals are foun ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Dubbo

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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