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Thanks for the history lesson. I have learnt a lot from some of the aside commentary on this site. Always interesting. Being a regular thru Sydney airport interesting to know this info.

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Hospital beds be dammed. This is about human dignity and the societal morals we have been brought up with. Why is it that view the putting to sleep of our family pets as "putting them out of their pain and suffering" when necessary BUT we cannot get our attitude and acceptance around...

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PeeJay35 Its not a triviality if its part of an ongoing erosion of our national identity, including how we speak and the words we use. Ask anyone who was punished for using their native language during occupation by foreign forces or war.

A twist on the Chappell incident their Grandfather was Vic Richardson ( the gates at Adelaide Oval are named after him) - the Captain of the Australian Cricket team at the time of the Bodyline bowling test!

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A regular fund raiser for our swimming club in the 70's in country Victoria

As a way to get rid of Bradman and Richardson and Co. Also I believe we can help the re-emergence of manners by actively encouraging and thanking the youngsters when they are used. i costs nothing t say thank you. I try and say a positive word to the parents as well when I see manners at work.

We should be proud of how we speak and the actual words we use as part of past and evolution as a nation. Yes we need to evolve over time as society changes but we shouldn't just let the mass media fuel by money based off shore change our language and heritage without question. During the...

Check out photos of Grafton during their Jacaranda Festival!! also common in the Hills behind the Sunshine coast. beautiful colour and great shade, Good for climbing as a kid as well

Back in the early 80's they almost got a group of about 10 thrown out of a cinema in Dunedin NZ. It was an old building with a wooden floor and Starlight glows (or Glowworms if you had just been to Waitomo caves) from the ceiling. We had 2 Canadians with us who had never had a jaffa and the...

Thank you for sharing a precious piece of family history. I find these type of documents a small window into the times they were written giving incredible glimpses to times past. Loved it :)