Pretty Lavendula

A golden day!

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May 8th 2011
We had a drive around Junee before leaving next morning, driving up to look at the old homestead of Monte Crisco, a large two-storeyed building with many sheds surrounding it. A lot of the land has been sold off, there are quite a few new streets and homes around it now. Our next stop was an interesting town called Coolamon, with old shops and wide main street. There was an old grocery store at ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Castlemaine (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