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Golden Wattle, Silver Fern
This is where the Emus and Kiwis mob together around the Boree Log.
Where we spin yarns of the Land Down Under and the Land of The Long White Cloud.
Of the legend and spirit of the ANZAC.
Of All Blacks and Wallabies.
Of Silver Ferns and Diamonds
The Aussie XI and the Kiwi XI.
And the friendly rivalry between them.
To talk about current affairs in Au and NZ.
It is also for friends of the Aussies and Kiwis to join in and learn what makes them both tick. Their lands. Their stories,and poetry, their art, and songs. Their histories both Dream-time and the new dreaming.
Aotearoa. -Maori -Land of the long white cloud.
There is no common Aboriginal word for Australia due to the many language groups before the arrival of the European.
The Golden Wattle is floral emblem of Australia
the Emu is Australia's symbolic bird
The Silver Fern is the floral emblem of New Zealand.
The Kiwi is of New Zealand's symbolic bird.
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New Zealand's National anthem in both Maori and English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=w_RoAcOiHB8
Australia's National Anthem the anthem that was foisted upon us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=B57QEEl97po
This is the alternate anthem that we did not get to vote on in a referendum.
Called God Bless Australia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AJKQvHhSs8g
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you can take the man off country but you can' Take...............t
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Mulga bills Bicycle by Banjo Paterson'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze; He turned away the good old horse that served him many days; He dressed himself in cycling…Continue
The non-European perspective of History
Started by Davy. Last reply by Davy Jul 17. 14 Replies 4 Likes
Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu is in the news again, with the publication of…Continue
Said Hanrahan by Fr John Obrien
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SAID HANRAHAN“We’ll all be rooned,” said Hanrahan,In accents most forlorn,Outside the church, ere Mass began,One frosty Sunday morn.The congregation stood about,Coat-collars to the ears,And talked of…Continue
‘Dreamtime’ and ‘The Dreaming’
Started by Davy Dec 7, 2014. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I came across this piece of writing on my peoples religion it gives an insight into the way we viewed the spirit world In 2002, Jeannie Herbert Nungarrayi, formerly a Warlpiri teacher at the …Continue
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Comment was by Kurt Neuleuf on July 23, 2022 at 6:56am
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The Didgeridoo explained. This Elder explains and takes you through the Didgridoo. Explains it's production, playing and telling a story with sound.
It is totally amazing and well worth watching, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do
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Traditional Didgeridoo Rhythms by Lewis Burns, Aboriginal Australian Artist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG9ZX1FS20A
The didgeridoo is a very simple hollow tube that is anything but simple to play. The artist needs to breathe in while blowing out into the tube.. No easy feat. The choice of notes are extremely limited, yet by vocalisations and tongue movements, the player conveys an auditory story. Similar to an opera, while only using 2 instruments, the Didgeridoo and song sticks , a story unfolds from what starts off as a strange noise, listen and you will be taken auditorily to the Australian bush and over a hundred years of lived history.
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FOR DAVY
The Bushman
When the merchant lies down, he can scarce go to sleep
For thinking of his merchandise upon the fatal deep;
His ships may be cast away or taken in a war,
So him alone we'll envy not, who true bushmen are.
Who true bushmen are,
So him alone we'll envy not, who true bushmen are!
When the soldier lies down, his mind is full of thought
O'er seeking that promotion which so long he has sought;
He fain would gain repose for mortal wound or scar,
So him also we'll envy not, who true bushmen are.
When the sailor lies down, his mind he must prepare
To rouse out in a minute if the wind should prove unfair.
His voyage may be stopped for the want of a spar,
So him also we'll envy not, who true bushmen are.
When the bushman lies down, his mind is free from care,
He knows his stock will furnish him with meat, wear and tear.
Should all commerce be ended in the event of a war,
Then bread and beef won't fail us boys, who true bushmen are.
Then fill, fill your glasses, a toast I'll give you, then,
To you who call yourselves true-hearted men.
Here's a health to the soldier and e'en the jolly tar,
And may they always meet as good friends as we bushmen are.
Who true bushmen are,
And may they always meet as good friends as we bushmen are.
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the year before last, the Australian Cricket team went to Dubai to play for the Ashes. Several nations attended
The Aussie team were not scheduled to play until the next day, so the team decided to do the touristy bit and take the Bedouin tour where the whole team bussed into the desert to sample the delights of Bedouin hospitality.
A couple of chaps decided to explore the surrounding sand dunes, to see if they stacked up to ours.
As it happened they were so engrossed in their exploration that they missed the bus back to Dubai.
As it was only 10 kms to Dubai the tow decided to ride Shanks's pony back to civilisation.
They walked for several hours in the sand which proved to be slow going. the sun was hot and the pair did not have any water. The heat was starting to take its toll.
Soon they could no longer walk upright, it was hot and the thirst was horrific by now. Down on all fours they went.
The chap in the lead looking down found a cricket ball. "We are saved he yelled"! Dubai must be just over the next sand dune. They stood up again and set forth with renewed vigour.
They made it over the next sand dune only to find another sand dune behind it. The sun was hot and wind drying, they could no longer walk upright, back down on all fours they continued on.
A while later the lead chap spotted another cricket ball. This has to be it. Dubai at last. The prospect of a keg of beer in their hotel bought renewed vigour. On two feet they continued. but alas as before the next sand dune loomed before them with no sight of civilisation.
Before two shakes of a lambs tail, the dry heat and unrelenting sun, saw our tow cricketers crawling back on all fours.
They made it over another sand dune. on the top looking down, guess what they found????????????
A DEAD CRICKET.
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I am a herbalist seeking an indigenous person who can help me with our flora and it's uses.
Ayurveda and traditional Chinese Medicine, even humoral medicine use the herbs and flora endemic to their respective nations and areas.
Australia has more native flora than Europe and America combined, but the wisdom and knowledge of it's uses has been largely lost due to colonisation and the brutal bloody past.
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Comment was by Davy on March 26, 2021 at 12:03pm
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Funny but at the same time it illustrates what is Occurring in the Land Down under and the mafia mentality of the Conservative Liberal National Party
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Straya
You can take the boy out of Australia but you can't take Australia out of the boy!
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The Little Urn is Back in the Aussie Hands
The speed at which Australia have turned Ashes defeat into a crushing victory, and the dominant manner in which they've done so, has been the most remarkable aspect of this Ashes series.
The heartbreak at Trent Bridge, the nightmare at Lord's and the collapse in Durham earlier this year seem like distant memories with the urn now back in Australian hands.
Yet it's hard to identify just one person or one moment in the past four months that has turned the tide Australia's way.
Former and current players have credited the appointment of Darren Lehmann as coach for the change in fortunes.
Australia's culture plummeted to unprecedented levels during the Homework-gate saga in India earlier this year.
Just nine months later, Australia are a united bunch who are seemingly ready to take on the best in the world.
It's hardly a co-incidence that this change has occurred under Lehmann's watch.
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Comment was by Chris on November 15, 2013 at 8:05pm
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I just remembered the other additive for the sausage here- Sulfates.
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There are hot bread shops but they buy in prepared flours so the bread similar to the conglomerate bread. But there are one or two old style bakeries that make bread more the old fashion way.
As for sausages there no different to yours these day! Tasteless pieces of excrement.
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