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Melbourne

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May 16th 2015
Morning everyone, well Dorothy and Mike have arrived, they flew in Thursday evening, so we only had time for a meal and a catch up before we all went to bed. It takes 3 1/2 hours to fly from Perth, still amazed at how big this country is ! So next day it was raining, surprise ! but we braved it and went for a walk down to Princes Pier, I think Dorothy and Mike were doing their best to adapt to the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Port Melbourne

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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