WALLS WITH NAMES OF WAR DEAD

POPPYS LEFT BY RELATIVES/FRIENDS TO COMMEMORATE AN IMPORTANT DATE

August 2nd 2010
Excerpted from my book OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, Amazon.com The Australian War Memorial, is located directly opposite from Parliament House. These two buildings face each other in a dramatic way. Politicians, from there exalted hilltop site, deliberating on decisions to go to war, need only to look out their window and across the lake at the imposing War Memorial, to be reminde ... 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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Tom Marshall

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My wife and I retired to Naples Florida knowing that we would not stay there during the summer. Our plan is to go to different place each year, one that suits our criteria. We have rented for at least three months in: IRELAND, AUATRALIA/NEW ZEALAND,SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, MEXICO, CARMEL, Ca. (3 times) and presently ANNAPOLIS, Md. I have published four books about this lifestyle: (They are the basis for my blogs, and are at Amazon.com) OUR SUMMER IN SLOVENIA OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL(due Sept. 08) I am woking on a book to explai... full info

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