Three tiny specks of Gold

Orange

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January 11th 2007
Orange Just as an aside ,heard on the news yesterday about an amazing escape by some chap who was snorkling off the Darwin coast in the ocean.He was attackedby a "Saltie" (saltwater crocodile )who grabbed him by the head and tried to drag him under ,his wife managed to get him free and and he survived with some cuts to his neck and ear!! A truly amazing escape. After the experience of the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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