melbourne / park

Happy New Year

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January 3rd 2007
Hello, Happy New Year to one and all. Firstly I would like to congratulate good friends of mine, Curtis & Anne,on their engagement: I wish them all the very best for the future. I have been in Melbourne since the 28th of December and already Curtis & Anne have shown me some cool places to eat and drink, well, to be honest, mainly drinking! :it's so good having a little local knowledge. I spent ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda

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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