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I came across this antique journal which had been hand written by a Mr A.S.A. Whelen about 140 years ago. A.Whelan was a second-class passenger aboard the iron clipper Hesperides that departed London on the 27th September 1878 sailing for Australia to arrive in Melbourne 93 days later on 28th December 1878. The account of the voyage […]
Duck Billed Platypus are shy creatures, so seeing one in the flesh when in the Australian outback makes it all the more remarkable and special! When I lived in northern NSW I’d go down to the creek in the early morning or late evening with the children and we’d stand on the wooden bridge scanning the […]
Moving House Are you moving house? Do you want to visually show people the spatial relationship of where you’ve moved from and where you’ve gone to? We’ve had a major removal company take our Mail-It Maps! They’re giving them to clients (like you) who’re moving home to use as change of address cards that will […]
I simply had to share these wonderful images by Linoprint artist Anna Curtis. As Anna says… “The unique beauty of the Australian native bush and all its elements is wondrous.” “I like to capture the essence of flowers, fruits, leaves and trunks through close observation of their intricacy, patterns and colors. With the addition of […]
Living by the sea I’ve become very aware of the ever changing tides… their times and their heights. Governed by the moon, there are two high tides and two low tides in each twenty-four hour period, with the lunar cycle taking twenty-nine and a half-days to complete. This means that each day the tide occurs 50 minutes […]
Year 12 Graduation Theme I’ve been contacted by a High School, here in Australia, looking for a year 12 senior school graduation gift for their students. The theme for their year 12 graduation valedictory is to be: Dr Seuss’ ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re […]
Aboriginals have inhabited the Australian continent for at least 40,000 years, but it’s a matter of debate which European nationality was the first to ‘discover’ Australia and put it on the map. Terra Australis Incognita ~ The Unknown Land of the South ~ appeared on Ptolemy’s maps, circa 150AD. Ptolemy’s 8-book atlas ‘Geographica’ was the […]
For about 4 years I worked in mineral exploration as a geological draughts-person. Working on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert I was contracting to a company in Perth, Western Australia, who saw the light in sending someone out into the field with the reconnaissance team, who could plot the grids and interpolate the […]
School holidays in Australia, can mean lengthy car trips with the children. Whether that be going interstate to visit relatives, or simply going on a holiday to the beach ~ At a trade fair recently, a small Post Office owner was telling me how each Post Office has its own individual rubber-stamp specific to their location. […]
Need some inspiration for what to do with your journal? Check out the 1000 journals site. In the year 2000, 1,000 journals were sent out into the public domain. Some were placed in a fixed location, and others roamed the world, but wherever they were, they were open to anyone to make an entry – […]
