Happy Australia Day!
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Happy Australia Day!
On this date, Jan. 26, 1788, the first European settlers, led by the indomitable Capt. Arthur Phillip, landed in present-day Sydney within blocks of Agnes Selby's home (so I'm told).
I have a lovely Australian lass from Adelaide doing her last semester of law school with us in one of my seminars. She and a Canadian student are celebrating Australia Day in Manhattan at what they assure me will be a fairly exuberant gin mill.
Happy Australia Day to our CMGers from Down Under whose words and wisdom enliven and inform.
I have a lovely Australian lass from Adelaide doing her last semester of law school with us in one of my seminars. She and a Canadian student are celebrating Australia Day in Manhattan at what they assure me will be a fairly exuberant gin mill.
Happy Australia Day to our CMGers from Down Under whose words and wisdom enliven and inform.
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Here is a tribute to that island country (a US take on an Aussie classic tune):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mU2lJKkQ04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mU2lJKkQ04
Good on ya!
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"Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed." - Winston Churchill
"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement." - Ronald Reagan
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To join our Aussie friends on this auspicious day, check out the Royal Australian Navy Band on the URL below. Some nice selections, well performed. Incidentally, a recent article in an Australian musicology journal reports that the wonderful, sprightly tune, "Waltzing Matilda," is actually derived from a Dittersdorf piece.
http://www.navy.gov.au/ranband/audio.html
http://www.navy.gov.au/ranband/audio.html
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Is there anything distinctively Aussie about the video game?BWV 1080 wrote:Here is a tribute to that island country (a US take on an Aussie classic tune):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mU2lJKkQ04
Corlyss
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Australia Day
Thank you all on behalf of my fellow Sydney-siders.
It was a lovely day and while many official celebrations were taking place
and gongs were distributed by the PM, the Australian Open continued
in Melbourne, Australia defeated England in cricket and most people took to our wonderful beaches.
Captain Cook stumpled on a great continent
Regards,
Agnes.
It was a lovely day and while many official celebrations were taking place
and gongs were distributed by the PM, the Australian Open continued
in Melbourne, Australia defeated England in cricket and most people took to our wonderful beaches.
Captain Cook stumpled on a great continent
Regards,
Agnes.
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Meat PiesP
----------------Holden Fourth wrote:I celebrated Australia Day in typical Aussie fashion.
I got up late
I went to the pub
I watched us smash the Poms - AGAIN - at cricket.
I had a meat pie
All in all a great day.
Holden Fourth you will appreciate this.
While living in New York our son, Michael was often looked after
by our Aussie friend Jean who makes the best meat pies and lamingtons.
Mike was often the recepient of her excellent meat pies - but he did not like them. They contained MEAT. He preferred the pies he used to buy in his Sydney shool's tuck shop which contained NO MEAT.
Was it, perhaps, a sign of homesickness?
Regards,
Agnes.
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what video game? the link is a bluegrass version of a song by Australia's greatest rock bandCorlyss_D wrote:Is there anything distinctively Aussie about the video game?BWV 1080 wrote:Here is a tribute to that island country (a US take on an Aussie classic tune):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mU2lJKkQ04
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----------------jbuck919 wrote:Ditto, but please, Gary, "Australiensis" (it's a long story).Gary wrote:FELIX DIES AUSTRALIAE!
Cheers,
Joannes Neo-Eboracensis
Dear Joannes Neo-Eboracensis,
What kind of species are you referring to exactly?
The Australopithcines have died out a long time ago. However, Australiensis sounds pretty good - is it a new species?
Kind regards,
Agnes.
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