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Trinity Inlet
Cairns is located about 1700km north of Brisbane.
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Trinity Inlet
In 1876, Cairns was declared a town and named after William Wellington...
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Cairns Marina
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View from the Mantra Trilogy Balcony
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Trinity Inlet
Cruise ships sail in and out of Cairns through this inlet at high tide.
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Cairns
Cairns in the monsoon season is spectacular. Surrounded by mountains...
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The Mantra Trilogy
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Looking out over Cairns Harbour
How awesome is this view.
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One variety of the Silver Fan Palm
I love these palms and they are everywhere up in Far North Queensland.
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The Lagoon
This is a 4800 sq metre salt water swimming pool on the Esplanade. It's a...
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Trinity Inlet
Sea planes
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Ever changing Cairns
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Cairns
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The Duyfken (replica)
The original Duyfken or 'Little Dove, was a small Dutch ship built in the...
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More spectaculare clouds around Cairns
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The Astoria sails into Cairns
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The Astoria and The Pacific Sun
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Crystal Cascades
"Crystals" is a favourite haunt among locals, particularly in...
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Crystal Cascades
A series of waterfalls and pools in upper Freshwater Creek is the...
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Crystal Cascades
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Church in Mossman
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Freshwater Station
Kuranda Scenic Railway station
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All aboard for Kuranda
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Stoney Creek Falls
By April 1890, Stoney Creek bridge was almost complete and the project...
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Stoney Creek Falls
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Kuranda Trail
On May 10th 1886, the then Premier of Queensland Sir Samuel Griffith, used a...
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Kuranda Track
Construction was by three separate contracts for lengths of 13.2km,24.5 km,...
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Kuranda Scenic Rail views
By May 13th 1891, rail was laid to the end of the second section at Myola. On...
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Barron Falls
The mighty Barron Falls are never as impressive as when they are in the rainy...
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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Kuranda Coach
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The Kuranda Skyrail vs the Kuranda Train
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The Barron Falls from the opposite bank
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Kuranda Train across the gorge
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron Falls
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The Barron River
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The Barron Falls
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Views from the Kuranda Skyrail
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Kuranda Skyrail view
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Kuranda Skyrail
7.5 km cable journey...great views...if you can keep your eyes open.
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Lighthouse on Grassy Hill, Cooktown
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View from Grassy Hill Cooktown
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View from Grassy Hill
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Cooktown Views
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Endeavour River
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Cooktown from Grassy Hill
Cooktown was founded in 1873 as the port for the Palmer River...
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Endeavour River
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Rain on its way to Cooktown
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The Kangaroo
Captain Cook and his crew were the first Eurpeans to sight a Kangaroo.
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Lake Barrine
Formed approximately 12,000 years ago when molten hot magma in the...
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Millaa Millaa falls
Milla Milla is the aboriginal word for ‘plenty water’
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Millaa Millaa falls
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Millaa Millaa falls
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Lake Tinaroo
The large body of water has been created courtesy of a large dam blocking the...
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Lake Tinaroo
The dam, built in 1959, supplies drinking water to the local residents and is...
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LakeTinaroo
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Tinaroo Dam
The dam wall, constructed across the Barron River, is 45 metres high. In...
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Sunrise in Cairns
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