A high speed ferry

Sydney Harbour

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February 26th 2015
We awoke to rain this morning, but decided to keep to our plan of visiting Manly and, optimistically, taking our swimming gear. We walked to Pyrmont Bay to catch a ferry to Circular Quay. There we transferred to the Manly ferry. This boat is unique in having a pointed bit and propellor at both ends. The journeys took us under the bridge and past the Opera House; lost count of the n ... 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