but i fully expect his comeuppance will be in the not too distant future. after that day comes i'll be thrilled with seeing u.s. coal once again leading the way. in the mean time i watch the news intently along wit...
do not receive more than one shilling a day, out of which they have to pay house rent, and provide food and clothing for themselves and families, and, besides, work hard from morning to night; here they have 3s 4d a day, and food as cheap as in almost any part of the world; only...
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Rome wasn’t built in a day, nor was any worthwhile business venture. This is the perfect opportunity to do the market research, sort schedules, check out the competition; in fact, any of the million and one little things required to make an ambition a reality. But, as with so many th...
Over the years, Wattle Day became less important until it was almost forgotten. It was revived in 1992 when it was declared that “1 September in each year shall be observed as ‘National Wattle Day’ throughout Australia and in the external Territories of Australia”. ...
If you haven’t been to the museum in the Old Treasury, I strongly suggest that you pop in. It’s FREE, it’s grown-up and it gives a much better narrative of the history of Victoria than the House of Fun that pretends to be the Museum of Victoria. It’s open every day except ...
Following the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Oct-16, the government announced a one-year long mourning period and a 30-day moratorium of state events. Entertainment activities for Christmas, New Year and Songkran, as well as product launches during the period were cancelled, postponed or ...
Assigned convicts in Port Phillip might only have had to attend one muster every New Year’s Day, but they were still convicts. This was reinforced by the regulations involving marriage. THE CONVICT SYSTEM — To prevent bigamy, and also to secure the government against being burdened with the...
A wet, humid day and nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon so up we went to Bundoora Homestead to see their current exhibition ‘The River’.I’ve written about Bundoora Homestead previously. It’s a beautiful Federation-era house, well worth seeing in its own right. ...