City Gardens 28 Cook's Cottage

City Gardens

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February 2nd 2011
Geo: -37.8143, 144.963Today I spent the day in the city starting with a visit to the office of Birth, Marriage and Deaths to get a copy of my birth certificate for my South African Life Partner Visa. Surprisingly I didn't have to wait too long. From there (bottom end of Collins St) I caught a tram to Elizabeth St and walked along until I came to Little Lonsdale St. I was looking for a coffee ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » 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