Country Of Kangaroos And Koalas! Amazing Australia!!

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Country Of Kangaroos And Koalas! Amazing Australia!!

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London Swaminathan

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Table of Contents

Foreword

1. Fifty Wonders of Australia - Part 1

2. Fifty Wonders of Australia - Part 2

3. Fifty Wonders of Australia - Part 3

4. My Visit to the State Library in Sydney

5. Sydney Murugan Temple in Australia

6. Sri Venkateswara Temple at Helensburgh, Australia

7. Minto Shiva Temple in Australia

8. Palm Beach in Australia

9. Kiama Blowhole and Beaches in Shell Harbour

10. Minnamurra Rain Forest

11. Wollongong Botanic Garden

12. My Visit to Bobbin Head Near Sydney

13. Sydney University Museum

14. Ferry Trip in Parramatta River to Opera House

15. Blue Mountains in Australia

16. My Trip to Nelson Bay to Watch Dolphins

17. Art Gallery in Sydney

18. No Tamil, No Sanskrit in Australian Aborigine Languages!

19.Australian Museum in Sydney

20. Lake Paramatta and Darling Harbour in Sydney

21. First place for London ;Tenth place for Sydney -1

22. First place for London ;Tenth place for Sydney -Part 2

23. Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney

24. Are Australian Aborigines Tamil Hindus?

25. Fire/ Agni in Vedic and Aborigine Cultures

26. Hindu Thoughts in Australian Aborigines’ Folklore!

27. Amazing Ganesh Figure in Australian Hills!

28. Sixty Stories about Ayers Rock!

Foreword

Ihave visited Australia twice in the last ten years. During 2024-2025, I was lucky to stay there for three months continuously. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. Unless one is young and wanderlust, it is difficult to cover all the important tourist spots. There are 10,000 beaches!

When I mentioned that I should go to Uluru/ Ayers Rock in the middle of the continent, even my relatives who have been living there for over three decades, advised me against the trip. But the East coast of the continent lashed out by the vast Pacific Ocean is the area where 87 % of the people live. I have covered all the important places in the New South Wales where Sydney is located. Of the seven states, I have covered only two states New South Wales and Queensland.

Though I have visited the most famous natural wonder Great Barrier reef, Brisbane city, Bondi Beach and Nantien Buddhist temple, I have not written much about them in this book. But I have written detailed articles in Tamil. I have travelled by train, ferry, plane and car which helped me to understand the actual life there. Hope this book with lot of useful tips will encourage new visitors to see all the places without any difficulty.

Australian Weather is a problem for travellers. Even Sydney experiences rain in 140 days in a year. So, people walk with umbrellas. I would suggest everyone to study the weather before travelling to a tourist spot.

London Swaminathan

April 2025

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1. Fifty Wonders of Australia - Part 1

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Date uploaded in Sydney, Australia – 14 January 2025

(Following Information is collected from various websites)

1. Australia is the only country that is also a continent

Australia is the only country that can be considered a continent as well. It’s also the 6th largest country in the world! Geographically speaking, Australia is part of Oceania, a region of the planet that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. There is also a subregion of Oceania called Australasia, which includes Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and a few other surrounding islands.

2. Australia has some of the world’s most unique wildlife

Australia is home to unique wildlife, including the platypus and echidna, the only two mammals in the world that lay eggs. 80% of Australia’s mammals, reptiles, and frogs are endemic.

Around 80% of the wildlife is endemic to Australia, meaning it can only be found here! According to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, 87% of mammals, 93% of reptiles, 94% of frogs, and 45% of birds in Australia ONLY exist in Australia.

From iconic kangaroos and koalas, to elusive echidnas and wombats, you can see some of the world’s most unique wildlife Down Under. Australia is also home to the only mammals that lay eggs: the platypus and the echidna.

3. The Australian Alps receive more snowfall than Switzerland

Many travellers don’t know that there is snow in Australia! Visitors can ski and snowboard in the Snowy Mountains of southern New South Wales and northern Victoria. This area, sometimes called the Australian Alps, is home to the country’s only mountains that exceed 2,000 metres.

According to the National Bureau of Meteorology, around 1cm of fresh snowfall hits the Swiss Alps each year, whereas around 4cm of fresh snow falls on the Australian Alps. So although the Swiss Alps have more snow overall, the Australian Alps may receive more fresh snowfall each year!

The Australian Alps are home to unique plants and animals, including alpine daisies, snow gums, mountain pygmy possums, and Bogong moths.

4. The word selfie was invented in Australia

A selfie is a word used to describe a photo that you take of yourself. This word may be common knowledge to most people today, but selfie was only added to Oxford Dictionaries in 2013.

Supposedly the first recorded use of the word selfie was in 2002 on an internet forum by a group of Australians. So Aussies have claimed to invent the popular word! Which doesn’t come as a surprise when you consider the fun, snappy nature of most Australian slang words.

5. Australia is home to the world’s longest fence

Many places in Australia have dingo fences, which are designed to protect livestock from predatory wild dingos. Australia has a dingo fence that is roughly 5,600km long and stretches through three states, from Queensland to New South Wales to South Australia. It’s the world’s longest fence and is longer than the Great Wall of China!

6. K’gari (Fraser Island) is the largest sand island in the world

Many travellers in Australia visit K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, for its majestic natural landscapes and adventurous activities. K’gari (Fraser Island) is famous because it’s the largest sand island in the world.

The island is around 1,655 square kilometres and can only be