In 1826, two years before the establishment of the Swan River Colony, the British sent Major Lockyer and a team of hopeful colonists to settle the strategic Princess Royal Harbour . It was a pre-emptive response to French exploration of...
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Downtown George Town is dense with tourists on cruise ship days (two to three times a week); otherwise it's a fairly quiet little town with business people running around in suits plying the financial trade. Still you're likely to spend a bit...
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ADELAIDE is always thought of as a gracious city and an easy place to live; despite a population of around one million and a slick veneer of sophistication, it still has the feel of an overgrown country town. It's a pretty place, laid out on either...
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