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Pelicans on parade in Hervey Bay.
1770, Hervey Bay and Noosa

November 2nd 2006
1770 I stayed a day longer than planned in Rockhampton because I didn't want to take the risk of finding myself in the middle of nowhere without accommodation. Rockhampton wouldn't be anyone's ideal resort, just a gateway to Great Keppel or farmstays - but I got to hear yet another life story from yet another complete stranger. It was dusk when I had returned to the dorm and the lights ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa Heads

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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