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Perth

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December 8th 2014
We flew into Perth from Sydney. Still in the same country, but the flight takes several hours and it is in a different time zone. Distances in this country are as vast, or even more so, than in America. My (Fran's) cousin, Richard, met us from the airport and brought us back to stay with him at his place in the hills just outside Perth. He has looked after us very very well throughout our stay. Ri ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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