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AUSTRALIA VISIT - OCT. 2012
With thanks to Michael, Marian & Margaret for their
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| Sydney Cove. | Sydney waterfront. |
On Sydney Harbour Bridge. |
The William Bligh statue. |
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia. |
Sydney Bridge from the Opera House. |
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| Viewing Sydney Harbour & Bridge by catamaran. |
Margaret with her Cavalier King Charles spaniels. |
Blacktown - one man garbage collection. |
Waiting in Toongabbie Station. |
Koala eating eucalyptus. | Sheep shearing with Shannon Warnest. |
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| Elevated
part of the coast road. Highway 1, south of Sydney. |
Michael
Spathaky with koala in Sydney. |
The 'Shamrock Shanty' | Kangaroos | The
Tasmanian Devil has four times the bite of a pitbull. |
Koalas
like the security of the fork of a tree. |
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| On the
electric train from Sydney to Bathurst. |
Farmer Graham Dun. | The Cowra Peace Bell. | Parkes Radio Telescope. | Windmill for pumping water. | Yellow
"Friesa" rose at the "Shamrock Shanty" |
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| Pagie (Margaret) holding a Double Delight Rose. |
Pagie in her rose garden. | Graves kept separate by religion. |
Rosa 'Oklahoma' | Aboriginal art at Red Hand Cave in the Blue Mountains. |
At the famous Sydney Opera House. |
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| 9 inch lizard. | On Sydney
Harbour Bridge looking down on Opera Hse. |
Pagie
with Cavalier King Charles black and tan spaniels. |
Didgeridoo
playing. Blue Jacaranda in background. |
Marian
and Michael with Gary and family. |
Fruit Bat |
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| Michael
on Sydney Bridge. Opera House in background. |
One
million plus tiles on Sydney Opera House. |
Train 'Nightsafe' area. | Dingo | The
Japanese Gardens in Cowra. |
Michael
Spathaky at Toongabbie train station. |
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| Michael
Spathaky with Flame Tree in background. |
Train
from Blacktown to Bathurst. |
Wombat | Marian
and Michael at the Shamrock Shanty. |
Ringing
the Japanese Gardens bell in Cowra. |
The famous Hill's Hoist. |
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| "Mister Lincoln" | Rainbow
Lorikeet among the Flame trees. |
Kookaburra | Stone
armchair in Red Hand Cave at the Blue Mountains. |
Paragliders
at Stanwell Tops. |
Pagie
and her daughter-in-law Trish. |
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| Pagie
among the bottle brush. |
Platypus | Famous
'Teacup Ballet' photo by Olive Cotton. |
Thornless
climber - 'Zephirine Drouhin' |
Echidnas | Pagie and Dennis. |
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| Fragrant tree - 'Robinia' | Grave of Pagie's son Hugh. | Ed pictured
with the 'Sally Holmes' rose in the background. |
Wheat
Heat pad - can be microwaved. |
Roos
hopping at Prospect Reservoir. |
Lots
of Bunya trees at Prospect Reservoir. |
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| Pagie and friend Kim. | Michael
at the clock in the Queen Victoria Building. |
The Hars Catalina | Movable chicken house. | Galah Parrots. | 2x3x8 feet hay bales. |
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| Those
Australian hats do provide shade. |
Baby
kangeroo peeping out of pouch. |
White Valerian | Pagie, Fergus and Hanna. | Native Frangipani | Tongan
minister at Marian's church. |
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| Pagie, Ewen and Graham. | Coriander
and Rhapsody in Blue. |
Marian's Jasmine. | 'Bewitched
Rose' - very fragrant. |
Splayd
- an Ozzie invention. (aka 'sporf'). |
Marian's Diahatsu with special wind guard. |
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| Marian's Bougainvillea. | Part of Pagie's garden. | Gazanias at Marian's | Early
morning light in Pagie's garden. |
Pagie and Erin. | Emu |
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| Pelican | Blue
Mountains seen from train. |
Outside Sydney Hospital. | Opera
House and Bridge from Botanical Gardens. |
Jacarandas
at First Fleet Park. |
Plaque on Lennox's Horseshoe Bridge. |
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| Eucalyptus
and Gum trees everywhere. |
Japanese
Rocking Fountain - scares off wildlife. |
Ed and
Marian at historic Lennox Bridge. |
On the bridge tower. | Inside
the Queen Victoria Building. |
Inside
Sydney Opera House. |
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| Wild
Australian Budgerigars. |
Sydney Opera House. | Visiting
the Catalina at Bankstown. |
Inside the Catalina. | 22 Million
people. 70 Million sheep. |
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