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  2. White Pages Australia - Wikipedia

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    White Pages Australia. White Pages Australia is a formerly government-owned and now-privatised directory of contact information for people and business entities within Australia. Originally only in the form of a print book delivered to all households for several decades, it now also exists online. [1]

  3. Gold Coast, Queensland - Wikipedia

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    1,252.9 mm. 49.3 in. The Gold Coast, often referred to by its initials G.C., is the second-largest city of Queensland, Australia, after Brisbane. It is Australia's sixth-largest city, the most populous non-capital city, and the state's after Brisbane, [4] with a population over 600,000. [5] The Gold Coast is a coastal city and region located ...

  4. Queensland - Wikipedia

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    qld .gov .au. Queensland ( locally / ˈkwiːnzlænd / KWEENZ-land, commonly abbreviated as Qld) [note 1] is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, southwest and south respectively.

  5. Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [15] is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. [b] Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country.

  6. Whitehaven Beach - Wikipedia

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    Whitehaven Beach is on Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia. The island is accessible by boat, seaplane & helicopter from Airlie Beach, as well as Hamilton Island. It lies across from Stockyard Beach, better known as Chalkie's Beach, on Haslewood Island. The seven kilometres beach is known for its crystal white silica sands and turquoise ...

  7. Cooktown, Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River , on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour , for repairs in 1770.

  8. Miami, Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Miami is located along the Gold Coast Highway, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Surfers Paradise and 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Queensland / New South Wales border at Coolangatta / Tweed Heads . The town of North Burleigh is located within the suburb ( 28.0652°S 153.4427°E ). [3] Miami has the following mountains: North Nobby ( 28.0619 ...

  9. History of Australia (1788–1850) - Wikipedia

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    Australia portal. v. t. e. The history of Australia from 1788 to 1850 covers the early British colonial period of Australia 's history. This started with the arrival in 1788 of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson on the lands of the Eora, and the establishment of the penal colony of New South Wales as part of the British Empire.