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Bartle Frere

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November 27th 2006
On 26 November we hiked up the western side of Qld's tallest mountain - Bartle Frere. The track had only recently opened after cyclone damage. In the morning we hiked mostly through cloud, but luckily the clouds cleared in the half hour that we rested at the summit. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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