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Computer wizard Nemo upgraded and included Galleries so heaps of photos could be displayed including the much awaited Queanbeyan ANZAC Day April 25, 2010 photos, plus others NOW Connee has to make it work … this is taking time – so sorry!

Virtual Dams 2010

A reality or a disaster? 1

The Virtual dam is the dam you have, when you don’t have a dam – Dam confusing isn’t it?

This 2005 article is reprinted here in the public interest to show in context, 2005 and 2010, as the final consultation (now called Water Security) closed on May 24, 2010; and the Virtual Dam is close to being a reality. This post links to the next three posts and a previous post “London Bridge – Australian style: 420 million years ago,” published on May 6, 2010.

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Aboriginal Reconciliation 2010

Let’s see it through

Three new flags unfurled on three new flag poles – Queanbeyan Reconciliation Garden – opened June 1, 2010

1 Indigenous Australians with their ancestry of over forty thousand years, and newer Australians who have relocated to Queanbeyan within the past two hundred and twenty-two years, started a Reconciliation Walk, in Queanbeyan, almost 20 years ago. 2

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Aboriginal – Ngunnawal language 1800s

Cu-Um-bean means Queanbeyan

Aboriginal words are difficult to speak, let alone spell, because the Aboriginal language is a musical language, and can have a “ring sound” where letters run together and words are not pronounced as separate letters – an example being the “g” in Ngunnawal (or Ngunawal or Ngambri) – the “g” is silent in these Ngunnawal words. 1

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WWII Camouflage Women

Retrieving the past

In WWII the Country Women’s Association of New South Wales (CWA-NSW) cottage-industry, included knitting and making wearing apparel including “40,000 sheepskin vests and 24,000 other sheepskin articles” for the forces; as well as hundred and thousands of camouflage nets, which surpassed the work done by women working from homes during WWI.1

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A bit about Bruce

Eighth in line 1929

Stanley Melbourne Bruce was the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and second youngest to hold that office at 39 years of age. He was Prime Minister from February 1, 1923 to October 22, 1929.1

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Candahar camels

Australian imports 1866

And some ‘Afhgan’ cameleers stayed and married European and Indigenous [Aboriginal] women in Australia, raising their children in the Islamic faith.” 1

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Grapefruit paradox

Before and after

A publication in 1991 of a chance discovery by Dr David G Bailey from Ontario, proved that the “interaction and interference” of grapefruit could alter and increase the levels of a blood pressure drug called felodipine.1

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Rough game

Golf 1896

Although the game of golf can be traced back to Scotland in the 15th century, about 500 years ago, the first golf played in Australia was near Bothwell, Tasmania, in the 1820s.1

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London Bridge – Australian style

420 million years ago

Check out the size of London Bridge – compare the size of the people on top of London Bridge!

“London Bridge arch, about 18km from Queanbeyan (NSW) began to form when sediment and coral remains were deposited on an ocean floor 420 million years ago – it was then subject to intense pressure.

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