Lake Burley Griffin

Canberra

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May 10th 2006
This is Canberra - our home for the next two years. On the day we arrived it was pouring with rain and a very English grey. And cold, which WASN'T in the brochure. We also had some beautiful bright winter days though - clear and sharp and sunny, and the view of the mountains is fabulous... ... 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