When our son marched out at Kapooka his great Uncle attended. He wore his medals from WW2 and was treated like royalty.
He was the lone survivor of his battalion in Borneo and part of the occupying force at Hiroshima.
A wise, funny man who gave lessons to our boy on survival.
I was 16 at the time and these scenes were filmed at Fifield. Most of us had family that had fought in WW1 so we didn't take it lightly. The uniforms and rifles were out of army surplus and some were marked with shrapnel and bullet scars.
I thought of Grandad every day.
The joy of peaceful grazing and watching lambs at play..
Also, it's a long road back but the ewes are in top gear :)
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What the hell? We have high tech rural manufacturing companies desperate for skilled workers locals can't supply, those that move here are valued members of the community.
Both they and locals have families overseas they can't sensibly visit. This is madness!
#auspol
"Australia is in no hurry to open those borders, I can assure you." Scott Morrison says we're not in a position to change from the hotel quarantine system and in a few months from now "we'll see where we are at". #auspol
Fantastic! I hope you delve into bird deaths around wind turbines because protecting the environment is the new thing.
Also, if there actually isn't a crisis are you still doing a newsletter?
I'm launching a newsletter on climate solutions. 1st edition June 1.
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Can't believe that with such a huge body of feed a ewe would get her head stuck in a fence trying to eat the same grass that was beside her.
Still, gave the young Melbourne lad a lift as he spotted her from the back of the ute :)
Ewes lambing, napping ram losing his mates, babysitting chickens, just another slightly crazy weekend..
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IMPORTANT. Respected scientist DEPLATFORMED for his research on the harms of masks, in spite of no clear evidence they actually stop Covid, some evidence they make it worse & plenty of evidence they harm. Welcome to the dystopian anti-science hell of 2021 🤮
Prof @denisrancourt has been removed from research gate (where academics publish their papers) for publishing on the harms of masks.
We are in full witch hunt mode now. Science - which by definition requires debate - cannot exist in this environment.