Sydney General Post Office

Town Hall, York, western Australia

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Split Point Lighthouse, Airey's Inlet, Victoria

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Church of the Apostles, Launceston, Tasmania

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A Quiet day on Darebin Creek, by Tom Roberts, 1885.

The First Parliament

This painting, by Tom Roberts, shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament on 9 May, 1901. The location was the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, which was apparently the only place that could fit the massive number of guests. The man in the cocked hat is George V, still technically the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Requiescat in Pace

Joern Utzon, the architect of the Sydney Opera House, has died. Here's the story.

Goyder River, Northern Territory

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London Bridge, Victoria

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Northbridge Suspension Bridge, Sydney

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Brisbane Botanic Gardens

AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)

AC/DC T.N.T. (Full Aussie 1976 Clip)

Cripes! Angus looks young!

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

I'm sitting here smoking a Cuban cigar, drinking Belgian ale, and blogging about Oz. Life just doesn't get any better than this. I owe it all to the two finest young men Australia ever produced and to a damn good friend in Ohio. Yes, I'm a lucky old fecker!

Sydney

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Lawn Hill Gorge, Boodjamulla National Park, Queensland

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Ormond College, University of Melbourne

Sir Joseph Banks

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

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Harrietville, Victoria

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Mt. Lindesay, Queensland

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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN - Australian Version

Sunset on the Werribee, near Bacchus Marsh

By Abraham Louis Buvelot, 1870.
As far as I'm concerned, the sun does rise and set on the Werribee. ;)

Melbourne

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General Post Office, Sydney

c1900. Powerhouse Museum

Alice Springs, Northern Territory

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St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide

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City Park Fountain, Launceston, Tasmania

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Barrack Street Bridge, Perth

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Duntroon Homestead, Canberra

1870

Rai;way Station, Ballarat, Victoria

City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

Why?

Well, why the hell not? Thanks to massive amounts of daily contact with two young Aussies, my world is a very different, and much brighter, place, so it's natural that I'd have a look at what the place has to offer. I'll admit I was surprised, not only by the beauty, but by the quality of the architecture. This one's going to be fun.

Australian National Anthem

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