The 2014 issue of The Southern Yarn is now available for you to download.
Inside you will find some fascinating stories of early aviation history down under, an interview with The Ashworths as well Murray Burt’s collection of Commonwealth news (anyone want to buy property in Kiribati?) and our regular sections.
Go to the Yarn page, or use this direct link to the PDF.
How will you be celebrating Commonwealth Day?
It is on Monday, March 10th this year.
Read about it here on Wikipedia, where the following information was gleaned:
Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March, and marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by HM Queen Elizabeth II,Head of the Commonwealth, with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High Commissionersin London. The Queen delivers an address to the Commonwealth, broadcast throughout the world
The 2014 Australia and Waitangi Days celebration at the Down Under Club included a trivia contest that had most of us scratching our heads more than we would care to admit. See how you fare with these. Answers are at the bottom. No peeking!
Let’s get started. Continue reading
[Photo: Matt Turner. Article: The Advertiser]
Major wants to live to see an Australia in which all non-Aboriginal people experience what indigenous culture is about.
“Aboriginal people live every day in what it is like to be part of white culture, but how many Australians can say they have experienced Aboriginal culture,” the Ngarrindjeri elder said. Continue reading
Thanks to Brian for sending this link that shows a different view of the bushfires currently afflicting the east coast of Australia.