So here is a little story about one of my all time favorite Australian characters and legends. A.B. “Banjo” Patterson. Buddy, cobber, mate, a few words that I would apply, as his writings and sentiments have long-held a place of special meaning in my life. He is the quintessential Australian poet and novelist and widely […]
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Like so many people who are completely fascinated by the collecting of Australian banknotes and coins, I find that I am often on the end of a very sharp learning curve. There are so many variants and varieties within the field of numismatics that one is constantly learning and appraising everything that you know. It
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Now here is one of modern Australia’s greatest Aboriginal people who apart from being recognizable as the man on our polymer fifty dollar banknote, was also a lay preacher and an inventor. A tremendous ambassador for the indigenous people of Australia and a great example of the Aussie “can do” spirit. David Unaipons story is
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Did you ever wonder why at school they taught us the 1-12x tables? I often used to wonder about this as I thought that 1-10x tables were enough or if you were going to learn up to the 12x table then why not 13 of higher as well. I believe that I know now the
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There is nothing Australians seem to like more than to shorten words or phrases to something more instantly recognisable within the local dialect. Colloquialisms abound in the land down under and some of them are very humorous indeed. This abbreviation of terms applies to most things which understandably includes the currency of the land. A great deal
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Last week I posted a blog on Francis Greenaway on the Ten Dollars Australian banknote. This the follow up blog to complete a very strange story regarding the two men whose faces grace the ten dollar bank-note. If you would flip the note over then you will find the subject behind this months story. A
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forgery (ˈfɔːdʒərɪ) n, pl -geries 1. the act of reproducing something for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose 2. something forged, such as a work of art or an antique 3. (Law) criminal law a. the false making or altering of any document, such as a cheque or character reference (and including a postage stamp), or
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I have decided to cover in this months blog a gentleman who’s vision and determination changed the face of our nation and he became one of Australia’s best-loved and best known cultural heroes. A man who seemingly knew no fear and conquered some of the toughest and most dangerous aviation routes that had yet to
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blitz·krieg (blĭts’krēg’) n. A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces. war conducted with great speed and force; specifically : a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination. German : Blitz , lightning (from Middle High German blitze , from bliczen , to flash
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Back in 2009 Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint in France) released a ground breaking innovative coin that would change the way the world viewed the minting of coins. In conjunction with the Year of Astronomy as well as the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and Neil Armstrong’s epic first steps on the moon’s
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