The blessing of the Plough

EKKA - It's that time of year again =)

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August 8th 2008
About two months ago as the weather cooled... my little ones said to me... "It must be time for the Ekka again soon Mum" OH OH So now that is is established that the kids think The EKKA is one of our family traditions see last years entry The EKKA aka The Royal Queensland Show , we the parents had to suck it up, pull up our socks and suffer in our jocks... heee heee So this year with genero ... 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