Articles tagged ‘History’
Darwin, National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries
By Heather | May 22nd, 2007 |
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The Museum of Art and Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is hosting a free travelling exhibit of the Australia National Treasures drawn from the magnificent collections of Australia’s National, State and Territory libraries.
It contains a diverse range of iconic objects that tell the story of this nation’s history, folklore and identity. Manuscripts, maps, drawings, [...]
Happy ANZAC Day!
By Heather | April 24th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
April 25th is ANZAC Day. The Day that Australia and New Zealand celebrate, or rather use to commemorate, the the Service Men and Women who have fought in campaigns around the world. The day officially commemorates the battle of Gallipoli, the ill fated charge of a Turkish beach where thousands of young Anzacs [...]
Northern Territory- Science stuff!
By Heather | September 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Ok- bit of science cool stuff. While “Doing the Triangle” you will see MASSIVE Termite mounds. Infact one of the main tourist Draws to Litchfield NAtional PArk- are Their ENORMOUS Mounds. Why are they here you ask….
When killer kangaroos roamed the earth
By Court | July 13th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Scientists have recently discovered remains of a fanged kangaroo. Only in Australia would a scientist label an animal a “demon duck of doom” instead of ‘carnivore’.
Forget cute, cuddly marsupials. Paleontologists say they have found the fossilized remains of a fanged killer kangaroo and what they describe as a “demon duck of doom.”
A University of [...]
It’s a small world after all
By Court | December 23rd, 2004 | Comments Off
THE Australian connection to the hobbit story began a decade ago in the West Australian Kimberley region. Morwood and Hobbs were on a dig when conversation turned to the big questions about our continent: when, why and how did the first people arrive in Australia 50,000 or so years ago? They knew pottery had been [...]
Clash of Cultures
By Chris | February 12th, 2004 | 2 Comments »
What do you get when you have an Aussie wearing a kilt, topped with a sombrero, attending an Italian-Irish/Lithuanian wedding with an open bar in Chicago?
This is what you get…an El McAussie!
Thanks to Freesia for reminding me.
Steve Waugh’s Last Stand: Sydney
By Chris | January 9th, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Having never been to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), I didn’t really know what to expect. It’s located walking distance from the center of Sydney and right next to the Sydney Football Stadium (called Aussie Stadium these days).
Race that stops the Nation
By Chris | November 3rd, 2003 | 1 Comment »
First Tuesday of every November, Australia grinds to a halt to watch a little horse race called the Melbourne Cup. Victorians even get the day off work to watch it.
It’s a day when blokes get pissed, chicks wear ridiculous hats to the race course and people who don’t normally gamble will generally have a flutter. [...]
Blast from the Past
By Chris | October 31st, 2003 | 7 Comments »
On the way home from the gym today I stopped off at a corner store to pick up some milk. I used to go to this corner store almost every day after primary school to spend pocket money on video games (Gyruss and 1942) and mixed lollies.
Since it was hot out I decided to treat [...]
Memory Lane
By Chris | August 25th, 2003 | 2 Comments »
After finding out about a high school reunion by chance, I wandered along on Saturday to check things out. Rather than a gathering of a particular graduating year, it was a 40th anniversary of the school so there were alumni’s from the 60’s, all the way through to the current crop of students.
