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Meet the Family

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December 30th 2006
Today we returned from the Blue Mountains into Sydney. We have a new base for the next few days - in Edgecliff - the next village of Sydney! It is still close to the City Centre - but a much nicer area than King's Cross! In fact the view from the hotel room is out across the East of the Harbour - over an area called Double Bay - known to the locals as Double Pay due to the plethora of multi mil ... read more

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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