Twelve Apostles

The Great Ocean Road

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March 4th 2011
The Great Ocean Road was built between 1919 and 1932, it was built with the idea of constructing a road of great beauty. It was built as a memorial to the soldiers who had died in World War 1 and as an employnent scheme for those returning with the help of the unemployed during the depression. Well I was really looking forward to this part of our travels and we had allowed 2/3 days for the jour ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Apollo Bay

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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