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652<br />

INDEX<br />

Passports, 30, 31, 83–84<br />

Pearl Luggers (Broome), 482<br />

Pearls<br />

Broome, 482, 483<br />

Perth, 446<br />

Pebbly Beach, 201<br />

Penfolds (Nuriootpa), 506<br />

Penguins, 137, 203, 444,<br />

511, 516, 563–565, 634<br />

Penneshaw, 513, 514,<br />

516–519<br />

The Penny Royal World &<br />

Gunpowder Mill<br />

(Launceston), 624<br />

Perisher Valley, 206<br />

Perth, 421, 425–448<br />

accommodations, 432–434<br />

arriving in, 425–426<br />

beaches, 440<br />

business hours, 430–431<br />

consulates, 431<br />

currency exchange, 431<br />

doctors and dentists, 431<br />

drugstores, 431<br />

emergencies, 431<br />

hospitals, 431<br />

layout of, 428<br />

lost property, 431<br />

maps, 427, 428<br />

neighborhoods in brief, 428<br />

nightlife, 447–448<br />

outdoor activities, 444–445<br />

police, 431<br />

post office, 431–432<br />

restaurants, 435–438<br />

shopping, 446–447<br />

side trips <strong>from</strong>, 448–455<br />

sights and attractions,<br />

438–440<br />

spectator sports, 445–446<br />

time zone, 432<br />

transportation, 429–430<br />

visitor information, 426,<br />

428<br />

Perth Concert Hall, 447<br />

Perth International Arts<br />

Festival, 447<br />

Perth Mint, 439<br />

Perth Zoo, 439–440<br />

Peterson’s Champagne<br />

House (Pokolbin), 181<br />

Peterson’s Vineyard (Mount<br />

View), 181<br />

Petroglyphs (rock carvings),<br />

8, 368, 385<br />

Petrol (gasoline), 70–71, 73<br />

Phillip Island, 563–566<br />

Phillip Island Penguin<br />

Reserve, 565<br />

The Pinnacle (near<br />

Hobart), 609<br />

Planning your trip to<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>, what’s new, 1<br />

Platypus, 6, 139, 140, 275,<br />

351, 366, 508, 515, 546,<br />

599, 616, 633<br />

Point Lookout (North<br />

Stradbroke Island), 244<br />

Pokolbin, 178<br />

accommodations, 183<br />

restaurants, 185<br />

wineries and vineyards,<br />

180–181<br />

Port Arthur, 617–619<br />

Port Arthur Historic Site, 617<br />

Port Campbell, 572–575<br />

Port Campbell National<br />

Park, 574<br />

Port Douglas, 9, 257,<br />

285–295<br />

accommodations, 292–294<br />

day trips to the Great<br />

Barrier Reef <strong>from</strong>,<br />

258–259<br />

diving the Great Barrier<br />

Reef <strong>from</strong>, 264<br />

nightlife, 295<br />

outdoor activities,<br />

291–292<br />

restaurants, 294–295<br />

sights and activities,<br />

288–291<br />

transportation, 286<br />

traveling to, 286<br />

visitor information, 286<br />

Port Fairy, 574<br />

Port Macquarie, 188–189<br />

Port of Echuca, 577<br />

Port Stephens, 185–188<br />

Possums, 6, 199, 200, 228,<br />

232, 271, 275, 351, 356,<br />

358, 360, 508, 511, 515,<br />

579, 634<br />

Powerhouse Museum<br />

(Sydney), 137, 148<br />

Prescription medications, 42<br />

Princes Highway, 198–205<br />

Privileges Card (Sydney),<br />

131<br />

Puffing Billy Railway<br />

(Belgrave), 560<br />

The Puppet Shop at the<br />

Rocks (Sydney), 156<br />

Purnululu National Park<br />

(Bungle Bungles), 471,<br />

474, 475, 477–478<br />

Pylon Lookout (Sydney), 135<br />

Q<br />

antas, 21-day advance<br />

purchase fare, 25<br />

Qantas Founders Outback<br />

Museum (Longreach),<br />

362–363<br />

Queensland, 248–367<br />

brief description of, 19<br />

exploring the coast,<br />

252–254<br />

free or almost free<br />

activities, 252<br />

Outback, 361–367<br />

transportation, 254<br />

visitor information,<br />

252–253<br />

what’s new in, 2<br />

when to go, 253–254<br />

Queensland Art Gallery<br />

(Brisbane), 233, 234<br />

Queensland Cultural Centre<br />

(Brisbane), 233<br />

Queensland Heritage Trails<br />

Network, 253<br />

Queensland Museum<br />

(Brisbane), 1, 233<br />

Queensland Museum Theater<br />

(Brisbane), 234<br />

The Queensland Orchestra<br />

(Brisbane), 241<br />

Queensland Performing Arts<br />

Complex (Brisbane), 233<br />

Queensland Rail, 2<br />

Queensland Theatre<br />

Company (Brisbane), 241<br />

Queen Street Mall<br />

(Brisbane), 239<br />

Queen Victoria Building<br />

(Sydney), 154<br />

Queen Victoria Markets<br />

(Melbourne), 547<br />

The Queen Victoria Museum<br />

& Art Gallery (Launceston),<br />

624<br />

Questacon—The National<br />

Science and Technology<br />

Centre (Canberra), 599<br />

R<br />

ail <strong>Australia</strong>, 65<br />

Rail passes, 66<br />

Railway Station Museum<br />

(Coolgardie), 463–464<br />

Rainbow Beach, 336<br />

Rainforestation Nature Park<br />

(Kuranda), 275<br />

Rainforest Circuit, 298<br />

Rainforest Habitat (near Port<br />

Douglas), 290, 511<br />

Rainforests<br />

Big Pineapple (near<br />

Nambour), 340<br />

near Byron Bay, 195<br />

Dandenong Ranges, 559<br />

Dorrigo National Park,<br />

191–192<br />

Kakadu National Park, 413<br />

Kuranda, 274, 275

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