Updates to the ‘Australia’ film page include: When was ‘Australia’ filmed?, Where was ‘Australia’ filmed? Who are the actors in the film ‘Australia’ and what characters do they play? What is the story of the ‘Australia’ film? A full summary of the release dates for the film ‘Australia’ has been added too. Detailed, first-hand (i.e. […]
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Updates to the ‘Australia’ film page
November 17th, 2008World premieres of the movie ‘Australia’
November 16th, 2008The ‘Australia’ movie publicity machine is in overdrive, with news of some sort appearing in the media every day now – from huge ‘Australia’ movie billboards appearing in L.A. (true), to pretend panic that Baz Luhrmann wouldn’t have the film finished in time, or that he was forced to change the ending (false). The movie […]
‘Australia’ film premiere to alter Sydney CBD traffic
November 14th, 2008Sydney CBD is a crazy bottleneck at the best of times, so road lane closures are a big deal. Most George Street lanes will be closed around the time the premiere of ‘Australia’ screens on Tuesday 18th Nov – from midnight the night before until 5am the day after (19th Nov). For further information on […]
Farm Toys
September 15th, 2008With 3 sons interested in farms, I’ve spent my fair share of time hunting for good quality farm toys. The bigger the town or city, the scarcer the good quality farm toys. The best place to find them is of course in toy shops in rural towns surrounded by an enthusiastic market – and the […]
Australian Outback Farm Stays & Station Stays
September 10th, 2008‘Farmstays’ are bed and breakfast type places that are located on farms (some may only be hobby farms). They are found all over Australia, even in very remote areas (‘station stays’). Bookings in advance are usually essential. If you are interested in a specific area but can’t find any nearby farmstay properties, it is worth […]
Proverbs
August 15th, 2008‘If you buy cheap meat, when it boils you can smell what you have saved.’ Arab Proverb ‘Don’t look for speed in a cheap horse, be content if it neighs.’ Nigerian proverb ‘The wolf can always be hired very cheap as a shepherd.’ Russian Proverb The best and oldest pearls of wisdom are rural in […]
Find a Farmer a Wife
August 6th, 2008We just had to watch ‘Find a Farmer a Wife’ on tv. Curiosity got the better of me, it just sounded so appalling. I hope all the blokes who end up with a live-in arrangement as a result of this show, get a pre-nuptial/pre-defacto agreement. Because the odds are that more than one will end […]
Ron Edwards – artist, writer, craftsman, publisher – etc
February 28th, 2008Born in Victoria in 1930, Ron Edwards passed away on 5 January 2008, after living in Kuranda (far north Queensland) for many years. An extremely talented bloke with an amazing array of talents he put to good use – an accomplished artist, knowledgeable and witty writer, avid collector of folk songs and bushcraft skills (from […]
Volunteer work in the Outback
October 10th, 2007These days there are quite a few avenues for voluntary and charity-related employment. For example, retired teachers may like to consider doing some much-appreciated voluntary teaching, organised via the Volunteers for Isolated Student’s Education scheme (VISE). On remote stations the mother is usually the one responsible for educating the children and the arrival of a VISE teacher […]