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West Australia

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May 3rd 2011
Fresh from our 5 weeks in New Zealand, we landed in Perth, West Australia, with high expectations. It was new territory for both of us and is such a huge State that it was only possible to see a small part of it in the time we were there. A wedding in Margaret River was our destination - about 4 hours driving time south of Perth. The southwest corner of West Australia is full of wineries, olive ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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