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1. Travel Tip:
Australian National Maritime Museum is a must in Sydney
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One of my favourite spots to visit when I go to Sydney is the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour. It is free entry to the museum and its exhibits. To tour ships... Tags for this Travel Tip: history fun exciting memorable |
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2. Travel Tip:
HM Bark Endeavour will captivate you
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A beautiful sight at Darling Harbour is when the full sails are flying for the H. M. Bark Endeavour coming back into port. The first time I seen it I was hooked. It was the 75th Anniversary of the... Tags for this Travel Tip: history memorable beautiful |
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3. Travel Tip:
The barque James Craig - a great sailing vessel
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At the Sydney Maritime Museum lies a treasure that has been beautifully restored to her glory with some improvements to keep her going. She is the James Craig barque. The James... Tags for this Travel Tip: history memorable fun exciting |
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4. Travel Tip:
John Whitten - the father of NSW railways
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In a lonely field overgrown and forgotten is a memorial on Lapstone Hill. The Plaque simply states that John Whitton built railways from Penrith to Bathurst, Sydney to Albury, Sydney to Queensland.... Tags for this Travel Tip: history memorable |
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5. Travel Tip:
Lennox Bridge is oldest in Australia
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Lennox Bridge, Lapstone or Glenbrook which ever direction you are heading from is a wonder set in the beauty of the Blue Mountains. There are walking paths through the bush from here and stairs... Tags for this Travel Tip: history memorable beautiful relaxing |
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6. Travel Tip:
Everglades Gardens are lovely
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Everglades Gardens in Leura, NSW is a European style cold garden with native bush and great views of the Blue Mountains Heritage Park. It sits on 13 acres and has a 1930s deco house, gift shop, art... Tags for this Travel Tip: beautiful enchanting memorable history |
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7. Travel Tip:
Harrington is a great fishing village
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Harrington, NSW is a fishing paradise. They have kept the feeling of the old-time fishing village which makes for a quaint and relaxing vacation. It was discovered in 1818 by John Oxley... Tags for this Travel Tip: beautiful history memorable scenic |
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8. Travel Tip:
Former Museum & State Library is great architecture
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When the first Europeans arrived here, they found an environment completely unlike any they had known before. The diversity and novelty of this strange new land soon caught the eye... Tags for this Travel Tip: history interesting |
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9. Travel Tip:
Queensland Museum is wonderful
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The Queensland Museum in South Bank is a must see when you are in Brisbane. It is free entry for the majority of the complex, the Science centre has a fee and some special exhibits will sometimes... Tags for this Travel Tip: interesting history memorable fun |
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10. Travel Tip:
John Oxley Memorial
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Research since 1932 has revealed that some of the inscriptions on this memorial may be incorrect. Matthew Flinders did not appear to land near what we call Redcliffe Point. On 17th July 1799 he... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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