Emu Park Beach

Emu Park and 1770

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December 5th 2011
Sorry it's been a long time! After Airlie Beach and sailing the Whitsundays, we headed for a place called Emu Park. Our hostel was also a hotel and had some apartments, which were lovely. However, we were in our first dorm room! The room large and had three sections, separated by curtains; a boys section, a girls section and a mixed section. Anton and I were put at the back in the mixed se ... 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