· Wear And Tear Helpless on arrival, life is under way, family education, learning everyday. Encouraged by our elders, quickly into stride, nothing unattainable, fear was set aside. Like bullocks on a bore drain, sucking through the slime, headlong into everything, pushing overtime. Hellbent on the job at hand, working days weren’t short, guarantees,Continue reading “Glen Hughes”
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Timeline of the World
There are missing pieces but I will add them in time
One of the best responses I’ve read…..
They’re not happy in Gaza .. They’re not happy in Egypt .. They’re not happy in Libya .. They’re not happy in Morocco .. They’re not happy in Iran .. They’re not happy in Iraq .. They’re not happy in Yemen … They’re not happy in Afghanistan … They’re not happy in Pakistan .. They’reContinue reading “One of the best responses I’ve read…..”
Types of Jews
The many ethnic and religious subgroups within the Jewish community. By My Jewish Learning What Are Kohanim, or Jewish ‘Priests’? Beliefs & Practices For good and for bad, Jews tend to be thought of as a single homogenous group. But the Jewish people have always had internal distinctions, and over the years have developed diverseContinue reading “Types of Jews”
Stand together in unity, divisions out the door,
One Mob, One Flag, A canvas full of colour with desert skies so blue, a vivid transformation, an awesome outback view. Brushstrokes of an artist depicted by so few, a land of isolation, Aussie through and through. A golden wattle landscape with dingoes on the plain, kangaroo and emu, so much more to name. EucalyptusContinue reading “Stand together in unity, divisions out the door,”
Who was C.S. Lewis?
Answer Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963), better known as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and Oxford and Cambridge literature professor known for his popular writings. These include the seven-book series The Chronicles of Narnia, several books of which have been adapted into feature films. Other well-known writings by Lewis include The Screwtape Letters, MereContinue reading “Who was C.S. Lewis?”
Australian Poems
Nothing has changed in over 100 years, this poem recited by our top TV cop, from a verse of out great Henry Lawson, tell the story of true Australian Spirit through the terrible times. This is dedicated to all our brave people who have put in so much and who have lost everything including thereContinue reading “Australian Poems”
My Land
This is my land I love it so Just as much as you. But you say I don’t belong here That I can never be true blue. You tell me this is your land it’s beauty yours to claim. my ancestry you disregard but isn’t yours the same. This land was once a barren placeContinue reading “My Land”
Queen Elizabeth’s Best Quotes Through the Years
Over the nearly 70 years that she ruled Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth shared many words of wisdom. Here are some of the most inspiring By Andrea Wurzburger Updated on September 8, 2022 01:40PM EDT “It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.”Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth’s Best Quotes Through the Years”
All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot Ethos All things bright and beautiful,All creatures great and small,All things wise and wonderful:The Lord God made them all. James Alfred Wight, better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author. Born in Sunderland, Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to becomeContinue reading “All Creatures Great and Small”
The Scribblybarkpoet
odroSnepts5r4638mtf1l1iAame8p3503ag 6 6 g:Se13eimi7115Mth00b · THEY ARE PART OF OUR HISTORY … Maureen Clifford © The #ScribblyBarkPoet They were part of the history that shaped this old land, a part of a vanishing breed, strong, young Aussie blokes, handsome and brave, and their brumby bred tough mountain steeds;. they answered the call when the call to arms came,Continue reading “The Scribblybarkpoet”
I am. you are, we are Australian-embrace it
The Gum Tree it Came First
Dick Roberts · Written by Dick Roberts Since the dawing of the dream time, Across this arid land, There’s been views and opinions, But still the old gum stands. It stands in resilience, And reminds us of what we’ve got, It stands together as one, With its creek, if there’s water or not. ItContinue reading “The Gum Tree it Came First”
When will Elizabeth II get the memorial she deserves?
Alexander Larman World Queen Elizabeth II (Credit: Getty images) Alexander Larman 8 September 2023 4:00 PM After the public grief that greeted the death of our longest-serving monarch Elizabeth II a year ago today, it might be expected that there would be a similar display of commemoration to mark the first anniversary of her passing.Continue reading “When will Elizabeth II get the memorial she deserves?”
Tony Abbott: with thanks to the fallen warrior
Terry Barnes Flat White Terry Barnes 22 May 2019 5:26 PM Last night former prime minister Tony Abbott succumbed to a perfect political storm: a climate zealot candidate dressed up as a faux Liberal, the sole target of a concerted, lavishly financed campaign of the chattering Left and GetUp!, and nasty, vindictive and vicious personalContinue reading “Tony Abbott: with thanks to the fallen warrior”
Tony Abbott’s record of achievement
Ten years since we elected the Anglosphere’s best recent Tory PM Mark Higgie Flat White Getty Images Mark Higgie 7 September 2023 4:00 AM A glance at Britain after thirteen years of Tory rule highlights the contrasting great achievements of Tony Abbott, our 28th Prime Minister after his landslide win against Labor ten years agoContinue reading “Tony Abbott’s record of achievement”
OLD FAITHFUL
Brumby Action Group Inc. Marilyn Nuske · · Maree Sura is feeling sad. · This is how I see Barmah National Park Some men came home, but many didn’t. OLD FAITHFUL The young man rode his horse bareback into the Barmah Forest. He stopped, got off and said: This is our special placeContinue reading “OLD FAITHFUL”
25 Excellent Facts About Keanu Reeves
By Jake Rossen, Todd Gilchrist | Sep 2, 2019 | Updated: Sep 2, 2022, 12:08 PM EDT Ilya S. Savenok/GettyImages Keanu Reeves has been a Hollywood fixture since the mid-1980s, shifting from early dramatic turns in films like River’s Edge (1986) to action thrillers like Speed (1994), The Matrix (1999), and John Wick(2014) and anContinue reading “25 Excellent Facts About Keanu Reeves”
A tribute to the lost art of letter writing
Robin Ashenden World Credit: iStock Robin Ashenden 4 September 2023 12:00 AM There are many good reasons, we’re constantly told, for millennials and Generation Z to resent their elders. What they can barely imagine, we took for granted: affordable housing, state-paid education, free dentistry and slow, misspent youths on unemployment benefit. But there is anotherContinue reading “A tribute to the lost art of letter writing”
How we made All Creatures Great and Small
Lovely series always a favourite and one I revisit from time to time-written by Alf Wight or as he is better known James Herriot -he wrote all the books and stories from these books are the basis of the characters in All Creatures Great and Small and as well based on people he knew -changingContinue reading “How we made All Creatures Great and Small”
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