Cricketers warming up

First Day in Melbourne

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December 29th 2016
We left Canberra at approximately 8am for the long journey south to Melbourne. Although it's only about a six and a half hour journey, rest stops and torrential rain hindered what started as a pleasant trip. Of course, we knew we'd have to stop a few times along the way, but we didn't anticipate so much rain that we could barely see the car in front of us. I must say, I am very thankful for not ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD

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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