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Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in Queensland, Australia. Originally settled in 1876, and named after William Wellington Cairns (the then Governor of Queensland) to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, the settlement declined when an easier route was discovered from Port Douglas. However, Cairns’ future was [...]
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Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia’s capital cities. It is the smallest and most northerly [...]
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is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia’s largest inland city. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, 280 km (170 mi) south-west of Sydney, and 650 km (400 mi) north-east of Melbourne. The site of Canberra was selected for [...]
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Melbourne is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3.8 million (2007 estimate).[1] Located at the mouth of the Yarra River and on the northern and eastern shorelines of Port Phillip, Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria. Melbourne’s demonym is Melburnian.[3]
Melbourne is a major centre [...]
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Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.28 million (2006 estimate).[1] It is the state capital of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British colony in Australia. It was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, leader of the [...]