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My backyard clotheslinesposted by Doug Kirkpatrick

My backyard clotheslines
story posted on 06/10/2005 - about
Just some random scenes with clothes lines. Hanging out laundry: not especially Australian but certainly something Australians do in unique ways, thanks to the Hills Hoist...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

Hanging out to dry - 'Visual combination:  the bush, the sky, sun-bleached plastic clothes pegs'posted by Doug Kirkpatrick

Hanging out to dry
story posted on 06/10/2005 - about
Hanging laundry on a Hills Hoist has got to be one of the most ubiquitous Australian experiences. After all, the darn thing was invented by an Australian (Gilbert Toyne in Geelong in 1912), then enhanced and marketed by another Australian (Lance Hill ...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

Being Australian in the News - 'Being Australian in the News'posted by site administrator

Being Australian in the News
news (Special Feature) posted on 11/09/2005
Sydney's 2SER-FM 107.3 asks Being Australian creator, Doug Kirkpatrick, about the website. ...
thanks to site administrator

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Aerial view of syd cbd
story posted on 31/08/2005 - about
Looking down from the plane at the Sydney cbd before hitting the airport. I had been overseas for 5 weeks and the site of the syd cbd made me feel very australian...
thanks to Andrew Innes from wellington

Clever street artposted by Doug Kirkpatrick

Clever street art
story posted on 23/08/2005 - about
Someone creative has taken a brush and some oils to one of those telephone pillars in my neighbourhood. I'm not condoning defacement of public/private property but I must say they've done a nice job. Best street art I've seen. It has a name - 'Good ...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

Messaging Feature Now Available - 'Messaging Feature Now Available'posted by site administrator

Messaging Feature Now Available
news (Site Update) posted on 31/07/2005
Readers can now send messages to authors of stories published on Being Australian...
thanks to site administrator

Being Australian Founder Gets Fellowship Gong - 'Being Australian Founder Gets Fellowship Gong'posted by site administrator

Being Australian Founder Gets Fellowship Gong
news (Special Feature) posted on 28/07/2005
Founder of Being Australian completes Ethics-in-Leadership Fellowship....
thanks to site administrator

Being Australian Reunites Lost Friends - 'Being Australian Reunites Lost Friends'posted by site administrator

Being Australian Reunites Lost Friends
news (Media Release) posted on 13/07/2005
Being Australian reunites long-lost childhood friends...
thanks to site administrator

The odd sunny day in the mountains - 'fun in the pool'posted by Dylan Trevena

The odd sunny day in the mountains
story posted on 07/07/2005 - about
I have lived in Sydney most of my life. It is fairly warm, even in winter. So when we moved to the Blue Mountains west of the city, I was surprised by how cold it got. Even summer days can be crisp up here. We have occasionaly had some snow. Some days ...
thanks to Dylan Trevena from Sydney

Surfing in Victoria - '4.00PM in July - My friend and I are about to hit the waves'posted by David Kirkpatrick

Surfing in Victoria
story posted on 01/07/2005 - about
Whenever I go surfing, I am amazed at how huge the sky is overhead and how empty the beaches are along the coast road to Lorne in Victoria. Certainly the water has a bit of nip to it -- wetsuits are essential. But the sand, the waves and the lack of cro...
thanks to David Kirkpatrick from Heidelberg

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harmonica on the train
story posted on 30/06/2005 - about
One day, on the way back from work it was very late and the train was almost empty. One of the few other passengers was a guy playing a harmonica. I don't know who he was, but he played it beautifully. That train trip is one of the best memories I h...
thanks to Dylan Trevena from Sydney

Dodging busted Telecom pits - 'Just one foot in wrong spot -- an accident waiting to happen'posted by Doug Kirkpatrick

Dodging busted Telecom pits
story posted on 29/06/2005 - about
I used to work for Telecom in the mid 80s, installing telex machines (remember those?) and modems. A great job. Sure, people always moaned that it took 'forever' to get a phone connected to the home or office. But I found people inside Telecom to be ve...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

Max the dogposted by Doug Kirkpatrick

Max the dog
story posted on 26/06/2005 - about
(my niece writes:) We went to my best friend's farm and I took a picture of their dog. His name is 'max'. Max is a Blue Heeler. He's my favourite. Mummy says we can get one of our own soon. He was chasing the sheep and barking. The sheep get scared ...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

reuben paints - 'reuben paints'posted by Dylan Trevena

reuben paints
story posted on 26/06/2005 - about
This is a photo taken at my son reubens old playgroup. The playgroup was held at a park directly behind the block of flats we lived in. Those were the days, only one child....
thanks to Dylan Trevena from Sydney

too many children - 'all the kids'posted by Dylan Trevena

too many children
story posted on 26/06/2005 - about
I have five kids (pictured) from oldest to youngest they are: Reuben, Eve, Archie, Rose and Lachlan, and yes, thats right - the babies are triplets. Human beings are not designed to have this many children, especially not all at once. God made us witho...
thanks to Dylan Trevena from Sydney

Boys fishing trip on the Murrayposted by chad pantic

Boys fishing trip on the Murray
story posted on 24/06/2005 - about
On a long weekend my father decided to have the annual fishing trip for the boys. He was allowed the use of a friend?s houseboat and away we went. Unfortunately, the fishing was no good, but hey - a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work! ...
thanks to chad pantic

Riding taxis on Sydney Harbour - 'The taxi my family escorted me in looks like this'posted by Dorothy

Riding taxis on Sydney Harbour
story posted on 22/06/2005 - about
Mother's Day may be international but the way my family "treats" me is very Australian. This year, I was taken to the Opera House by taxi - not an ordinary taxi but a WATER taxi across Sydney harbour. These tiny black and yellow motorboats are alway...
thanks to Dorothy from Sydney

Lunchtime for 'Wombat' - ''Wombat' approaches the back of John's house:  it's feeding time.'posted by Doug Kirkpatrick

Lunchtime for 'Wombat'
story posted on 11/06/2005 - about
While I was visiting friends at their farm near Goulburn in 2004, I met a bloke on a neighbouring property who has a pet wallaroo orphaned after the death of its mother. The bloke's name is John and he calls the wallaroo 'Wombat' (which can be confusing ...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

Macquarie University taps Being Australian for Marketing Course - 'Macquarie University taps Being Australian for Marketing Course'posted by site administrator

Macquarie University taps Being Australian for Marketing Course
news (Special Feature) posted on 15/05/2005
Being Australian is to be the focus of a third-year marketing course at Sydney?s Macquarie University in 2005...
thanks to site administrator

The flood of 1956posted by Mark Gardellini

The flood of 1956
story posted on 18/04/2005 - about
I recently came across some old photos taken back in 1956 when a large flood hit the Riverland region. These photos were taken at Moorook, S.A and show well the damage caused by the flood. Notice the flood banks that were made in a lastditch attemped ...
thanks to Mark Gardellini from Moorook / Riverland / S.A

Australian bush... - 'A secret spot'posted by Mark Gardellini

Australian bush...
story posted on 17/04/2005 - about
Here are some pictures from a little town in South Australia called Moorook where I grew up. These were taken at the local game reserve once called Mundoon Flats. Back in my youth we used to bush walk to this spot and spend hours there. This is a plac...
thanks to Mark Gardellini from Moorook / Riverland / S.A

Moorook S.Aposted by Mark Gardellini

Moorook S.A
story posted on 15/04/2005 - about
Here's a little town called Moorook in the Riverland South Austalia. It's a small little spot but well worth the stop. Lots of good sites and great people.....
thanks to Mark Gardellini from Moorook / Riverland / S.A

Tidal Stormposted by Mark Gardellini

Tidal Storm
story posted on 15/04/2005 - about
Here is a photo i took back when i was in my teens . It was taken on the flats of Moorook just as a huge storm was rolling in from the west . It was a like a tidalwave of dust and wind rolling in at tremendous speed , strong enough to nock my best friend ...
thanks to Mark Gardellini from Moorook / Riverland / S.A

Glenrowan Vic .posted by Mark Gardellini

Glenrowan Vic .
story posted on 13/04/2005 - about
While on a road trip to Victoria in March 2004 we stopped of at a little town called Glenrowan which is made famous for of course Ned Kelly. It's a nice little spot and well worth a look......
thanks to Mark Gardellini from Moorook / Riverland / S.A

Alexandra Victoriaposted by Mark Gardellini

Alexandra Victoria
story posted on 13/04/2005 - about
Alexandra, which is located 130 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, is a small country town i came across on my travels. There is a little Hotel there called Alexandra Hotel, where the beer is cold and the food is still cooked on a wood fire. The hotel is...
thanks to Mark Gardellini from Moorook / Riverland / S.A

Passing road trains - 'Passing a BP tanker train headed for Broome'posted by Doug Kirkpatrick

Passing road trains
story posted on 18/03/2005 - about
We found driving in the outback a very different experience from city driving. For one thing, it seems to take a kilometre of road just to pass one of those huge road trains. We managed to overtake a few in our travels in WA. Our kids couldn't get over...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

Flag on a dumpsterposted by Doug Kirkpatrick

Flag on a dumpster
story posted on 12/03/2005 - about
I knew I was back in Australia when I noticed a large dumpster decorated with the national flag. Here it is, standing proudly out the back of a shopping centre on the Sunshine Coast town of Kawana Waters, Queensland. Don't let anyone say rubbish col...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

Interesting Cars - 'holden overlander'posted by chad pantic

Interesting Cars
story posted on 03/03/2005 - about
Having an interest in cars, i have some interesting shots. The 4wd holden is our car that we travelled around oz in with a camper trailer (definately an ozzie icon).We entered it in a show and shine at kunnunnura agricultural show and fair. The others wer...
thanks to chad pantic

Kimberly's W.A. - 'camels on cable beach'posted by chad pantic

Kimberly's W.A.
story posted on 01/03/2005 - about
My girlfriend and i spent 3 months travelling through the Kimberly region of W.A and loved it totally. The weather, country and people was something never to forget....
thanks to chad pantic

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mountain weather
story posted on 28/02/2005 - about
I have been living in the blue mountains the last 3 years, and the weather up here is certainly very odd. Last spring we got a bit of snow, which was great fun. There is often thick fog - which can last all day (and night). But most disturbing...
thanks to Dylan Trevena from Sydney

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