Category Archives: Australia

Today’s Google Doodle: Sarah Durack and her swimsuit

Posted on July 11, 2018 by rumachak

Living in Australia today, with swimming pools and lessons a fact of life for both girls and boys from the age of three to four months till well into their nineties, it seems hard to believe that the idea of … Continue reading →

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Red Browed Finches in the Garden

Posted on September 7, 2017 by rumachak

It took two years of planting, growing, flowering, seeding and not tidying the garden up to get the New Holland honey eaters to come to the garden. They came tentatively at first, one at a time, cautious about where they … Continue reading →

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John Lang: From Botany Bay to Bombay

Posted on July 28, 2017 by rumachak

John Lang was born in Sydney, a second generation Australian whose grandfather had been sent to the fledgling penal colony at Botany Bay for stealing a pair of spoons. He was educated partly at Cambridge and partly at other less … Continue reading →

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Last Cab to Darwin: a gem that is well worth the fare!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by rumachak

Last night I saw a film that will probably never win at the Oscars or make a great splash outside this country, but if you like a truly human story where no one tries to show you sweeping shots, grand … Continue reading →

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