The ship wreck

Fraser Island

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January 15th 2007
I made my way up to a little place called Hervey Bay (think Wasaga Beach). Its essentially a gateway to the worlds largest sand Island, called Fraser Island (someone once told me that it holds more sand than the Sahara dessert, however, I'm not convinced). Over here there are dozens of travel companies all looking for your backpacking business. They all offer things like free internet and free ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

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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