Treasury Fountain

Melbourne

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October 31st 2013
Geo: -37.818, 144.969Slept later than intended thanks to C&D's German style shutters. After Vegemite on toast we left for Melbourne, handed the car back and checked in to the Travelodge. A ride on the free city tram ( did the whole circuit to get our money's worth!) We saw Federation Square, the old Treasury, Parliament House and wandered through the side streets. It was brill to see th ... 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