Its a hard life!

Welcome to Smalltown Ozzycana.

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October 14th 2006
Jo and I are currently experiencing what I would describe as "Smalltown Ozzycana", best summarised by such images as shops closing at 12pm on Saturdays /all day Sundays; lots of "infomercials" on TV; long stretches of roads and fields; fisherman falling asleep drunk on their stools at the only bar in town. Think of the lack of entertainment seen in England 20 years ago, combined with US lifestyle ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Bairnsdale

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more