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Maclean, Palmers Island and Yamba

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May 5th 2012
On our way to Yamba, only about an hour’s drive from Grafton, we stopped in at Maclean.<span><span><span> This town has a strong Scottish heritage which is apparent from the moment you arrive.<span> The power poles are painted with all the different Scottish tartans, there is a Cairn with plaques displaying clans’ mottos, the street names are written in English as well ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Yamba

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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