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Down Under Club of Winnipeg

Ian and Catherine Bowering

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Interviews for these articles are generally by phone, but when the Bowerings were contacted they felt the personal visit would be necessary. So that was arranged and shortly into our discussions it became clear that their story was complicated, and at times, poignant. See if you agree. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Australia, Getting to Know, Membership, Winnipeg on October 8, 2013 by Hydesmith.

America’s Cup loss, likely NZ’s last dabbling with sailing billionaires

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The Kiwis’ aching loss in the America’s Cup saga in San Francisco last month does not augur well for the nation’s future association with the oldest exotic yacht-racing event of modern times. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Commonwealth Corner, Murray Burt, New Zealand, Sport on October 8, 2013 by Hydesmith.

Oz-versus-Kiwi fight over vanilla leaves bad taste in many mouths

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If you are a vanilla fan, pause. It’s leaving a bad taste in some Australasian mouths. Indeed, it is the subject of a strident scrap on Vava’u in Tonga, over the South Pacific island’s lucrative vanilla crop. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Commonwealth Corner, Murray Burt, New Zealand on October 8, 2013 by Hydesmith.

October 2013 Yarn

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Here is the October issue of The Southern Yarn.

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This entry was posted in Australia, Commonwealth Corner, Yarn and tagged Yarn on October 8, 2013 by Hydesmith.

September Yarn

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The September 2013 issue of The Southern Yarn is here and ready to download.

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This entry was posted in Australia, Commonwealth Corner, Events, New Zealand, Winnipeg on September 9, 2013 by Hydesmith.

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The Down Under Club of Winnipeg meets on Treaty 1 territory in the Province of Manitoba and the National Homeland of the Métis Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and gather, and all the lands from whence we came, including Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Canada. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

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