Parliament Hill

Australia Day 2007

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January 26th 2007
January 26th is Australia Day (and a day off work - hurrah!) - celebrated with bar-b-ques everywhere and a concert on parliament hill in Canberra. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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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