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Convict trail and Tassie Devils

September 15th 2011
I was up early to get on the road and head over to Port Arthur. It's about an hour and a half drive from Hobart and makes a good day trip. It's a beautiful drive to get out there and I had no problems finding my way. Port Arthur was set up in the 1830's as a place to send convicts from England. Well, most were sent to Hobart first but if they were caught a second time they were sent ... read more
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Australian Flag 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
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