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A pleasant stroll around Balmain

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August 20th 2008
A two-hour walk around Balmain The last walk in our book took in the historic Balmain village which was named after William Balmain, a ship’s surgeon on the First Fleet. Today grand colonial and Victorian buildings stand side by side with tiny worker’s cottages, adding variety to every street. We took the ferry from Pyrmont Bay alighting at Balmain East - from there we headed toward Darli ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more