Arthur’s Seat

Flight of the Eagle

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February 12th 2018
12/2/18 Today we have a trip planned to Mornington Peninsular just over 100 km. away. The place we were making for was Arthur's Seat State Park. The aboriginal tribe (Boonwurrung) that originally inhabited the area called Arthur's Seat "Wonga" perhaps after their favoured pay day loan company or some say that it means a type of pigeon that had huge flocks there. The name "Arthur's ... read more

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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