downunder update

Once upon a time we had horse troughs like these all over the place.
We still had horses then, the baker’s daughter arrived in a horse drawn cart, as did the infrequent Bottle-O to pick up any used glass, and the even less frequent Rabbit-O with his wares. (Always buy the whole rabbit, my mother [...]

“SURVIVORS! Amazing escape as two cling to esky!…
They drifted in the shark and crocodile-infested waters for 12 hours before staggering on to a reef 20km away near Eagle Island later that day.”
Sunday Mail Headline, 9 April 2000
“Three Townsville fishermen survived 12 hours floating at sea by ingeniously turning their Esky lid into a makeshift sail [...]

Stunned by the news that Vegemite is banned from the Olympic Games, I can only conclude that the wily Chinese have deliberately set out to stick a spoke in our wheel.
They have discovered the secret to our strength, stamina and, yes, success. We are vegemite-powered! You are what you eat, and what true blue [...]