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Almost the START(or END) of Australia's most accessible bushwalk- the Great North Walk. Our ferry leaves from Wharf 5 and takes just 17 minutes to complete its journey. As the boat slides through Sydney’s magnificent harbour on a wonderfully sun-drenched morning. Echoes of the First Fleet" In that June, on the 18th in fact, Governor Phillip sent another exploration party to land on the south bank of the Lane Cove River and see if a westward track could be found overland to locations suitable for settlement and farms. This excursion, with provisions for six days, comprised four officers and a contingent of marines. They landed on the south side of Lane Cove River probably in what is now called Alexandra Bay and proceeded on foot as instructed in a westerly direction through what we now call Hunter’s Hill. Read Chapter 2 of the Companion to the Great North Walk book.
Almost the START(or END) of Australia's most accessible bushwalk- the Great North Walk. Our ferry leaves from Wharf 5 and takes just 17 minutes to complete its journey. As the boat slides through Sydney’s magnificent harbour on a wonderfully sun-drenched morning. Echoes of the First Fleet" In that June, on the 18th in fact, Governor Phillip sent another exploration party to land on the south bank of the Lane Cove River and see if a westward track could be found overland to locations suitable for settlement and farms. This excursion, with provisions for six days, comprised four officers and a contingent of marines. They landed on the south side of Lane Cove River probably in what is now called Alexandra Bay and proceeded on foot as instructed in a westerly direction through what we now call Hunter’s Hill. Read Chapter 2 of the Companion to the Great North Walk book.
Tips:
The Great North Walk Companion is a family history that is both a guide to Australia's most accessible bush-walk or an armchair hikers great read. http://www.thegreatnorthwalk.com/Companion. Or you can watch the video of a talk about the Walk.
The Great North Walk Companion is a family history that is both a guide to Australia's most accessible bush-walk or an armchair hikers great read. http://www.thegreatnorthwalk.com/Companion. Or you can watch the video of a talk about the Walk.
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sydney harbour, Circular Quay, First Fleet, history, Lane Cover River
sydney harbour, Circular Quay, First Fleet, history, Lane Cover River
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