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 […]
Australian Camels – Ships of the Desert
October 6th, 2008Camels played a vital part in opening up the arid regions of central Australia. They were used by early explorers to safely traverse arid inland regions, and later used to carry goods for sale to remote residents by Afghan cameleers. The camels found in Australia are the single-humped ‘dromedaries’ (camelus dromedarius). Camels are very practical […]
IFAJ ‘Star Prize for Photography’
September 22nd, 2008The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) runs an annual competition called the ‘Star Prize for Photography’, for published rural photographs. This is the world’s best international competition specifically for agricultural news photographs – there is no other competition like it. 3 Judges from different countries determine this annual award. This year, the judges included […]
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 […]
Australian Country & Folk Music
September 6th, 2008There are many good musicians that write and sing Australian country songs, however the people below have stuck to uniquely Australian subjects and have not used American words or accents. Slim Dusty – An especially prolific musician who produced more than 100 albums and well known songs over many decades. Even a shortlist of favourites […]
Evicting cattle from the High Country
August 26th, 2008Eradicating introduced species of animals and plants entirely from National Parks – and all other publicly owned land, including Travelling Stock Routes – is a great theory. These areas belong to all future Australians, so everything possible should be done to ensure that they are kept in as good a condition as possible, for future […]
Investment in Agriculture
August 17th, 2008An excellent discussion on investment in agriculture, on ABC Television’s Landline programme: http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2006/s2240230.htm Directors on the Board of Management of Pastoral Companies used to consist almost entirely of board members who had a genuine hands-on (as in ‘hands dirty’) rural background. Unfortunately this has slowly been changing over recent decades, with the board members of […]