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Shopping in Australia is a laid back experience as you’d expect from a country whose unofficial motto is ‘no worries’. Except for markets and some smaller shops, prices in Australia are fixed so there’s no need to bargain. You’ll find most items labeled with a price tag. A 10% Goods and Services Tax applies to [...]
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Shopping in Australia
Posted by on June 30th, 2010
Posted in Australia 
Tags: Aboriginal Arts, Australia Shopping, Castlereagh Street, Cheap Hotels In Melbourne, Cheap Hotels In Sydney, Fashion Boutiques, Free Malls, Friendly Center, Intriguing Shops, Knick Knacks, Melbourne Melbourne, Pitt Street Mall, Queen Victoria Building, Queen Victoria Market, Qvb, Shopping In Perth, Shopping Outlets, Street Markets, Unofficial Motto, Victoria Street 
No Comments »Short History of Sydney Australia
Posted by on June 29th, 2010
The area known as Sydney was inhabited for some 50,000 years by local Aborigines before the arrival of European settlers. The area, referred to as Warrane, was visited frequently by Europeans in the 17th century, and was first charted in 17709 by the famous explorer James Cook. On April 29, 1770, Cook claimed the entire [...]
Posted in Australia Tags: American Colonies, American War Of Independence, Botany Bay, British Convicts, Cook Expedition, European Settlers, First Fleet, History Of Sydney Australia, Insect Collection, Joseph Banks, King George Iii, Land Acquisition, Macleay, Natural History Museums, New South Wales, Penal Colonies, Pristine Forest, Sydney Harbor, Sydneys, War Of Independence No Comments »
