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History / 2 June post from Lieutenant James Cook’s Journal 250 years ago

Today’s post from Lieutenant James Cook’s Journal 250 years ago. Today we are located off Cape Hillsborough…

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History / 250 years since Cook’s journey

250 years ago, Lieutenant James Cook sailed up our Queensland coast in his bark The HMB Endeavour.

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History / Diggers Bridge gets…a makeover?

Council crews have installed grey metallic guardrails across the historic Diggers Bridge in the Mowbray Valley as part of the Diggers Bridge Renewal Project.

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Experiences / Port Douglas Village Walk

An appreciation of history often changes the way we think about the present and the future. On the weekend, Natalie Johnson took her 14-year-old daughter for a stroll back through time, guided by the Douglas Shire Historical Society’s “Port Douglas Village” self-guided map.

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