Amazing humpback whale video Port Macquarie NSW Australia
Amazing humpback whale video. This video shows a hump back whale and its calf off the coast of Port Macquarie in NSW Austraila. I went along not sure if I would see anything as it was april which is the end of whale watching season. I was expecting to see a whale in the distance but couldn't believe it when the whale and its calf came right next to the boat. The crew played chill out ambience music which the whales appeared to react well to. warnocker.blogspot.com
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Semi-Final: St Dominic’s College vs MacKillop Port Macquarie
ANU Science on Location: Ningaloo Reef
Ningaloo Reef is one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Australia, but it is also an important research site. Scientists from the ANU Research School of Biology have been studying marine habitat and ecology here for the past ten years. Their findings inform reef management practices so that both its beauty, and valuable ecosystem, can be maintained.
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Cairns - Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef
Shop at the Night Market
And dive in with both feet at the Great Barrier Reef
Kababs in Cairns is the Australian thing to do
Drop by Tjapukai Aborignal Cultural Park for an enriching experience
At Mission, everything is possible
Find a good spot on Mission Beach, where nature takes centre stage
Take to the Great Barrier Reef
Wake up in Daydream
Sink deeper into the dream with a glass of world renowned Australia wine
Rockhampton - Epicentre of cultures
Be amazed by the Dreamtime Cultural Centre
Kick back and lay down in the Botanic Garden
The whale watching capital of Australia - Hervey Bay
Burger with Beetroot? Only in Australia
Hang out indoors in the Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum
Noosa - It means 'shady place', wonderful
Visit Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world
You'll be crazy not to try vegemite! Even crazier if you like it!
Gold Coast - Welcome, you have arrived at the gateway to Paradise
Make a splash at Surfer's Paradise
Drop by Dreamworld for a crazy ride, or 27!
Don't get emo over emu, get hungry!
Hang loose at Surfer's Paradise
Coffs Harbour - Where the modern city meets the small town
Watch sail-boats go by as you sip on coffee at the Harbour area
See what the fuss is all about, learn to surf
Sydney - A city among beaches and bays
Visit the beautiful Sydney Opera House, see why the world is in love with it
Make a splash at Sydneysiders' favourite beach - Bondi Beach
Chase away hunger pangs with some good ol Aussie Fish and Chips
Catch a performance spectacular at the Sydney Opera House
Newcastle - Australia
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas. It is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area which includes most parts of the Local Government Areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council.
Situated 162 kilometres (101 mi) NNE of Sydney, at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is presently the largest coal exporting harbour in the world, exporting over 97 Mt of coal in 2009--10 with plans to expand annual capacity to 180 Mt by 2013.[5] Beyond the city, the Hunter Region possesses large coal depositsThe first European to explore the area was Lieutenant John Shortland in September 1797. His discovery of the area was largely accidental; as he had been sent in search of a number of convicts who had seized the HMS Cumberland as she was sailing from Sydney Cove.[7]
While returning, Lt. Shortland entered what he later described as a very fine river, which he named after New South Wales' Governor, John Hunter.[8] He returned with reports of the deep-water port and the area's abundant coal. Over the next two years, coal mined from the area was the New South Wales colony's first export.[8]
Newcastle gained a reputation as a hellhole as it was a place where the most dangerous convicts were sent to dig in the coal mines as harsh punishment for their crimes.[8]
By the turn of the century the mouth of the Hunter River was being visited by diverse groups of men, including coal diggers, timber-cutters, and more escaped convicts. Philip Gidley King, the Governor of New South Wales from 1800, decided on a more positive approach to exploit the now obvious natural resources of the Hunter Valley.[7]
In 1801, a convict camp called King's Town (named after Governor King) was established to mine coal and cut timber. In the same year, the first shipment of coal was dispatched to Sydney. This settlement closed less than a year later.[8]
A settlement was again attempted in 1804, as a place of secondary punishment for unruly convicts. The settlement was named Coal River, also Kingstown and then re-named Newcastle, after England's famous coal port. The name first appeared by the commission issued by Governor King on 15 March 1804 to Lieutenant Charles Menzies of the marine detachment on HMS Calcutta, then at Port Jackson, appointing him superintendent of the new settlement.[9]
The new settlement, comprising convicts and a military guard, arrived at the Hunter River on 27 March 1804 in three ships: the Lady Nelson, the Resource and the James.[7][10] The convicts were rebels from the 1804 Castle Hill convict rebellion.
The link with Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, its namesake and also from whence many of the 19th century coal miners came, is still obvious in some of the place-names -- such as Jesmond, Hexham, Wickham, Wallsend and Gateshead. Morpeth, New South Wales is a similar distance north of Newcastle as Morpeth, Northumberland is north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Christ Church Cathedral dominates the skyline of Newcastle.
Under Captain James Wallis, commandant from 1815 to 1818, the convicts' conditions improved, and a building boom began. Captain Wallis laid out the streets of the town, built the first church of the site of the present Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, erected the old gaol on the seashore, and began work on the breakwater which now joins Nobbys Head to the mainland. The quality of these first buildings was poor, and only (a much reinforced) breakwater survives. During this period, in 1816, the oldest public school in Australia was built in East Newcastle.[8]
Newcastle remained a penal settlement until 1822, when the settlement was opened up to farming.[11] As a penal colony, the military rule was harsh, especially at Limeburners' Bay, on the inner side of Stockton peninsula. There, convicts were sent to burn oyster shells for making lime.[7]
Military rule in Newcastle ended in 1823. Prisoner numbers were reduced to 100 (most of these were employed on the building of the breakwater), and the remaining 900 were sent to Port Macquarie. ( source Wikipedia )
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Amaroo Cruises In Forster
A short video showing what you will see in the Forster/Tuncurry region of NSW Australia, aboard a Amaroo Cruises dolphin/whale watching tour.
Whales in Byron Bay
Whales Captured off Byron Bay Australia.
New South Wales
New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, South Australia to the west, the Tasman Sea to the east and surrounds the whole of the Australian Capital Territory. New South Wales' capital city is Sydney, which is also the nation's most populous city. In June 2013, the estimated population of New South Wales was 7.4 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 4.67 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.
The colony of New South Wales was founded in 1788. It originally comprised a larger area of the Australian mainland also including Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Norfolk Island and Van Diemen's Land. During the 19th century, large areas were separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania, South Australia, New Zealand, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory (1863).
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Bluewater Cruising Yachts Newcastle Australia.
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Radiance of The Seas Departing Newcastle Australia
Radiance of The Seas Departing Newcastle Australia Cruise Port of Call. See the Newcastle City Centre and the Newcastle Christ Church Cathedral (at 02:02 in this video). See Fort Scratchley and also the Nobbys Beach with the different Kite Surfers (at 5:44 in this video). Get a great view of the Nobbys headland with the Nobbys Lighthouse at 08:00 in this video. When the Radiance of The Seas was passing by there were some cannon salute shots from Fort Scratchley. You can experience 1 of these shots at 3:50 in this video.
Fort Scratchley Historic Site:
Fort Scratchley, a former coastal defence installation, is now a museum. It is located in Newcastle East, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack. However, its guns were not fired in anger until 8 June 1942, during the shelling of Newcastle. The Australian Army left the site in 1972. Fort Scratchley is situated atop Flagstaff Hill, overlooking the Tasman Sea and the Hunter River, less than 1 km (0.6 mi) from the Newcastle central business district. It is accessed from Nobbys Road, and is directly between Newcastle and Nobbys beaches.
Nobbys Beach Newcastle:
Newcastle's highest profile beach, with council Lifeguard Services provided Monday to Saturday year round and volunteer members of Nobbys Surf Lifesaving Club provide beach patrols on Sundays during the swimming season. It is a favoured swimming spot for family groups and those learning to surf. It’s also gaining popularity among kite surfers whose aerial acrobatics are adding colour and movement to the city seascape
Nobbys Lighthouse:
Nobbys Head is a headland (at 6:50 in this video and at 08:00 you will get a great complete view of this headland) located on the southern entrance to Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The headland is situated above the Hunter River and the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. Originally called Coal Island, and then later Nobbys Island. The Nobbys Head Lighthouse is located on the headland. The lighthouse is the third lighthouse built in New South Wales after the Macquarie Lighthouse in 1818 and the Hornby Lighthouse which was also built in 1858.
New Castle Australia:
The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area.
Port of Newcastle Australia.
Royal Caribbean International Cruise to Newcastle Australia.
Newcastle Australia Cruise Port of Call Radiance of The Seas.
Radiance of The Seas Newcastle Port of Call.
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Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean (also known as the Great Southern Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, South Polar Ocean and Austral Ocean) comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. As such, it is regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions (after the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, but larger than the Arctic Ocean). This ocean zone is where cold, northward flowing waters from the Antarctic mix with warmer subantarctic waters.
Geographers disagree on the Southern Ocean's northern boundary, and some even its existence—considering the waters part of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans instead. Others regard the Antarctic Convergence, an ocean zone which fluctuates seasonally, as separating the Southern Ocean from other oceans, rather than the 60th parallel. Australian authorities regard the Southern Ocean as lying immediately south of Australia.
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Coffs Harbour March 2014
Weekend dive trip to South Solitary Island 22-23 march 2014
Disney Has an Abandoned Park and Doesn't Want You to See It
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Every year, abandoned places attract many thrill-seekers and curious people. There is something spooky and tempting at the same time about walking through forgotten corridors and houses, where nobody has lived for many years... But abandoned houses, hospitals and other buildings are nothing compared to abandoned amusement parks! That's where the real horror is: peeling paint, creaking of old carousels, desolation, loneliness... we invite you to experience the atmosphere and see the most famous abandoned amusement parks from around the world.
Whale Watching Gold Coast Australia
Gold Coast Whale Watching footage, taken in July 2012.
Humpback Whales are such majestic and amazing creatures, the stretch of water along the coast is called the humpback highway as the Whales make their annual migration up and down the coast of Queensland. Visit our website for our review -
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A Winter's Afternoon
It might be July 19, but the beach was the place to be - as long as you were rugged up!
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The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. As such, it is regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions: smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans but larger than the Arctic Ocean. This ocean zone is where cold, northward flowing waters from the Antarctic mix with warmer subantarctic waters.
By way of his voyages in the 1770s, Captain James Cook proved that waters encompassed the southern latitudes of the globe. Since then, geographers have disagreed on the Southern Ocean's northern boundary or even existence, considering the waters as various parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, instead. However, according to Commodore John Leech of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), recent oceanographic research has discovered the importance of Southern Circulation, and the term Southern Ocean has been used to define the body of water which lies south of the northern limit of that circulation. This remains the current official policy of the IHO, since a 2000 revision of its definitions including the Southern Ocean as the waters south of the 60th parallel has not yet been adopted. Others regard the seasonally-fluctuating Antarctic Convergence as the natural boundary.
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The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. As such, it is regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions: smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans but larger than the Arctic Ocean. This ocean zone is where cold, northward flowing waters from the Antarctic mix with warmer subantarctic waters.
By way of his voyages in the 1770s, Captain James Cook proved that waters encompassed the southern latitudes of the globe. Since then, geographers have disagreed on the Southern Ocean's northern boundary or even existence, considering the waters as various parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, instead. However, according to Commodore John Leech of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), recent oceanographic research has discovered the importance of Southern Circulation, and the term Southern Ocean has been used to define the body of water which lies south of the northern limit of that circulation. This remains the current official policy of the IHO, since a 2000 revision of its definitions including the Southern Ocean as the waters south of the 60th parallel has not yet been adopted. Others regard the seasonally-fluctuating Antarctic Convergence as the natural boundary.
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. Seal hunting is currently practiced in eight countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Finland, and Sweden. Canada's largest market for seals is Norway.
The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans regulates the seal hunt in Canada. It sets quotas, monitors the hunt, studies the seal population, works with the Canadian Sealers' Association to train sealers on new regulations, and promotes sealing through its website and spokespeople. The DFO set harvest quotas of over 90,000 seals in 2007; 275,000 in 2008; 280,000 in 2009; and 330,000 in 2010. The actual kills in recent years have been less than the quotas: 82,800 in 2007; 217,800 in 2008; 72,400 in 2009; and 67,000 in 2010.
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