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Australiana
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Australiana - focus of pre-historic relics, from the days of the dreamtime through
the dinosaur era - the continuing of the wetland
period, new settlers, through
world wars - each featuring many facets of Australian culture ... come visit this
Land Down Under - and know the true meaning of life
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Nature Studies
Study the beauty of nature in these fascinating shots of items of Life Down Under - flora and fauna - wildlife and nature - seen through the lens of our famous compatriot Ms. H. Dutra... these two baby plovers but minutes old, plucked from destruction by a hair's breadth... life goes on... |
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Floral Emblems
Entrancing emblems of each state of Australia - with the winning Golden Wattle symbolic of the whole nation - alluring, enticing, mature and fragrant - wattle flowers live but shortly, and bloom again - spreading their beauty to the wind and the bees... Australia Down Under - the sun drenched land - the sunburnt country... |
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Kangaroo Meat
Want to hear about a remarkable product? The animal from which it comes, eats only the tips of native grasses - no feed supplements, whatsoever. It is neither drenched nor dosed with medicines or chemicals. It isn't cloven hoofed so it is environmentally friendly and ecologically sustainable. |
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The Great Barrier Reef
The reef is young as reefs go - a mere 2 million years old. The tiny corals - the reef builders - whose skeletons accumulated over millions of years have created this great living structure and are very simple animals, only 1-10 mm across, consisting of a mouth and stomach surrounded by a ring of stinging tentacles. |
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Pests of OZ
Under the Rural Lands Protection Act in Queensland, several animals have been declared as pests. Such animals present a threat to agriculture, the environment and the land itself. |