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Fraser Island

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May 2nd 2015
Thu 16 April we took the 7.30 am Greyhound to Hervey Bay. We arrived at lunchtime and were picked up by the hostel transport Colonial Village, Hervey Bay. The hostel was quite quirky with Peacocks and other birds wandering free, a pond and a swimming pool. The bar/restaurant was the hub of the hostel, with a chef coming in for a couple of hours each eve to prepare meals with a dish of the day spec ... 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