A Tambo Teddy

Mary Sutherland, Charm Ryrie and Joan Sargood came up with the idea of making these sheepskin teddies, stuffed with lambswool and dressed like outback Aussies when their husbands farms were struggling to sell their wool. They have become hugely popular.

Tambo Teddies and Wonderful Women

August 5th 2014
We decided to stay another day so I got started on the never-ending washing. The machines are set for cold wash so they were only $3 each wash (I had three washes so $9 again). While I was waiting for them to finish, I sang in the laundry, which felt really good. I do it there so the washing machines drown out the sound (at least that’s what I thought – turns out everyone can still hear me!) A ... read more

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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

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