The Shipwrecked Maheno

Hervey Bay, Lady Elliot and Fraser Island

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December 8th 2006
July 17 - 24, 2006 Hervey Bay Hervey Bay is a nice stretch of little towns along a coast rich with recreational opportunities and diverse sea life. The town rests on a migration route popular with humpback whales, who come up from the Antarctic to birth their young, sharks and dolphins. Not far off the coast lie a pair of jewels, Fraser Island and Lady Elliot Island, easily reached from He ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay

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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