Bush Fire

Pink Bats and Bush Fires - OMG

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October 23rd 2012
I forgot to tell you in the last blog about something that happened when we were with Owen and Vicki who we met in Halong Bay a few weeks ago. So whilst having a brew (that is a cup of tea) with Owen and Vicki I asked why do a lot of Australians houses have tin roofs and not tiles. Owen tells me that it is quite traditional that roofs are tin and then went on to explain why they did no ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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