Thanks to Brian for sending this link that shows a different view of the bushfires currently afflicting the east coast of Australia.
Smoke seen from space
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Bushfires rage on
Fires continue to devastate bushland and homes across much of NSW Australia. In fact, the fires extend as far south as Canberra and beyond, and up to the Gold Coast of Queensland in the north.
Here is an interactive map:
Smoke is very noticeable in many areas and is impacting air quality.
The Sydney Morning Herald is giving free access to all fire related news.
NSW bushfires updates
For those wanting to get updates on the terrible bushfires raging in NSW, here is a very good link:
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-bushfires-rage-live-updates-20131017-2vo14.html
Toby and Jennifer Elson
Even though Toby has been a DUCW member for only a few months, his association with the Club goes back several years to our Folklorama pavilion in 2004. His parents from Australia were visiting Winnipeg at that time, and attended our show with him. He has had an oblique interest in the Club ever since. Continue reading
Wayne Dietrich
My interview with Wayne had just started when it appeared to me that he was (in my words) a “techie” and also had an interesting introduction into the Down Under Club. Here’s his story:
Wayne grew up in Winnipeg, and attended Daniel McIntyre H.S. In 1982 he travelled to Australia and spent 6 months travelling to all the major cities and through the outback to Alice Springs and Ayers Rock. Continue reading