Apparently the film “Australia” will premiere in Darwin as well as Bowen – we are looking forward to making a special trip down to Bowen to see the film in the theatre where the rushes were viewed during filming in 2007. See the ‘Australia’ film website page. There are also many newspaper articles and radio […]
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Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Australia’ film
September 27th, 2007Queensland Government Plan to Amalgamate Some Local Councils
September 6th, 2007John Howard made the point that he hears constant whinging from states complaining that the federal government rides slipshod over state rights. Yet as he pointed out, here is the Queensland Government doing to local government, exactly what they complain about having done to themselves (and don’t they buck and squeal themselves whenever anyone mentions […]
Daylight saving
August 16th, 2007An issue that just keeps raising its sunburnt head every year. A referendum several years ago determined that the majority of Queenslanders did not want daylight saving introduced. It seems simple to me. If some people want to get up and start their working day earlier so they can knock off and sunbake on the […]
Travelling In The Outback
June 17th, 2007Organised Tours visiting the Outback Few outback cattle stations are open to public visitors however AgTour runs unique organised tours that visit some of the largest Australian cattle stations. They also run overseas farm tours, in particular to Canada, North and South America, Africa and New Zealand. (A visit to the website always makes my […]
Safe Outback Travel
June 11th, 2007Flying over remote Australia gives travellers a good overview, but you can’t beat driving from one side to the other at your own pace, to get a real feel for the country. With careful driving at a speed adjusted to suit to the specific road conditions, standard suburban 2wd cars will get to most places without difficulty. A 4wd […]
Australian Outback Jobs
June 10th, 2007For more than two decades I’ve specialised in photographing & writing about Australia’s largest cattle stations – visiting family and company-owned cattle stations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. I’ve encountered many people seeking information on cattle station work and unfortunately don’t have the resources to respond to employment-related enquiries, except when received […]
Gordon Arnold OAM
May 2nd, 2007Gordon Arnold and his wife Nell (Ellen) spent 25 years working for the Australian Agricultural Company on Wrotham Park, from 1963 to 1988. Prior to that they were managing AACo-owned Ivanhoe, near Kununurra in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Gordon was a character and gentleman of the old school, of my father’s generation. […]