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Bargara and the turtles at Mon Repos

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December 5th 2015
Friday 4 December A good nights sleep again. We awoke at 7.30 am and did all the usual packing and getting ready. I forgot to mention yesterday, when we were at Emu Park we saw a statue called The Singing Ship. It is partially made up of hollow tubes, which the wind blows through and yes it does make a noise, not sure you would call it singing, but whatever. It was created to commemorate the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Bargara

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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