Fishing on the beach in 1770

Surf 'N' Turf - 19th - 24th Sep 06

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September 24th 2006
The next destination, Rockhampton, was Australia's beef capital - aka hicksville - plenty of cowboy hats, rodeo's and 500 gram steaks to feast upon. From Airlie Beach we stopped briefly at a town called Mackay for lunch, and untaken by the place, powered on to Rocky in search of some oversized bulls which would be throwing cowboys from their hinds left right and centre! Leaving the boys at the ca ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 1770

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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