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From: s8923098@macgraw.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Josef WIDJAJA)
Subject: Re: Wollongong University
Organization: Macquarie University, School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 05:29:04 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.070251.27234@netcom.com> vere@netcom.com (Steven Vere) writes:
|   I presently live in California, and have never been to Australia.
|I am considering an offer to become a Lecturer in the Computer Science
|Department at Wollongong University under a four year contract
|appointment.  Does anyone have any information about Wollongong
|University or the Department that would be useful in considering the
|position?  How does it compare with other Australian or US universities?

It's very close to some of the most magnificent beaches you will ever
see in Australia. Hope that's useful.

--
 _________Josef Widjaja____________  
|  s8923098@mackay.mpce.mq.edu.au  |
|  Macquarie University, Australia | 
|__________________________________|
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Monday, 21 Dec 1992 13:23:31 EST
From: -((ZERO))- <IO00844@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
Subject: Wanted: GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY Contact

I am currently waiting for my acceptance letter from Griffith University
for an Australian student exchange.  I'd like to, in the meantime, get in
contact with someone from the school to ask a few questions and such.

Thanks.
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: RPAUL@worldbank.org
Subject: Re: Boxing Day
Reply-To: RPAUL@worldbank.org
Organization: The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:58:46 GMT

Tim Thornbrough writes
"My fiance's parents usually have a big party the day after Christmas  
which is
"called Boxing Day.  Does anyone know the  reason behind this holiday?  Or  
is
"it even a holiday at all?  She doesn't know much about it and we would  
like
"any info you have!
"
"- Tim
"--
"{------> Tim Thornbrough                              }
"{-----------> tcthorn@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu          }

I believe that it comes from the times when servants were given the day  
off, after catering for "the family" on Christmas Day, and they were also  
given their presents then.  Many people, in a range of countries actually  
open their Christmas presents on that day (hence the name BOXing day) -  
primarily as Christmas Day is supposed to be a day of worship and  
fellowship.

--
Ross Paul
email: RPAUL@worldbank.org

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"I love a sunburnt country...." and all that jazz.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: andrewt@watson.ibm.com (Andrew Taylor)
Subject: Re: SYDNEY NOW
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 09:24:59 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

In article <BzuMG6.E8q@ais.org> sa@ais.org (Scott Almburg) writes:
>Bondi beach has clumps of greenish seaweed that wash up on the southern
>part near the Bondi beach baths.  Alot of the rocks there are covered
>with greenish algae.  

The seaweed washing up is natural.  The rocks covered with fine green algae
do look unusual.  My guess is that people are picking off all the grazing
molluscs from those rocks.

The new sewage outfall should mean Bondi is much less polluted these days.

Andrew Taylor
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: hhamouda@unity.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: VIDEO CONVERSION: U.S. AND OTHER STANDARDS(PAL/SECAM/NTSC)
Organization: North Carolina State University Project Unity
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 01:03:21 GMT

Hi,
 
Because of sevral e-mail requests, I am posting again this message here for the
benefit of others who might need such service.

I have used the following service for several conversions from NTSC to PAL that 
have been mailed back to Europe. I understand that the conversion is made 
through a digitized video signal and there is almost no quality loss from the 
original tape.

There is a service in Raleigh, NC where video conversion from any country format
to any format can be made for several types of cassettes(BETA, VHS, VHS-C and 8 mm).
This will allow playback of videotapes made overseas, here on U.S. TV's and VCR's
(NTSC System). The service will also convert the other way around, from
U.S. system to any of the systems used anywhere else in the world (PAL,
SECAM, etc..) 
 
Mailing Address:  INTERNATIONAL VIDEO CONVERSION
                  520 Harvest Lane
                  Raleigh, NC 27606-2217
 
Phone:            (919) 233-8689
 
Fees:             $20.00 + $5.00 S&H 
                  (Price of a High Grade Cassette Included, 2hrs or less)

Delivery:         Mailed back the next day, express shipping at request. 
 
Payment: 	  Cheque, Cash or Money Order mailed with tape.

Conversions from photographic pictures, slides, 8, super 8, 16 mm movies to any of 
the video standards are also provided.

Regards,
Hechmi. 

Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: barth@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (barth.richards)
Subject: Re: Visiting Australia, lots of questions!!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:45:58 GMT


In article <1992Dec23.052317.7845@mailhost.ocs.mq.edu.au>
s8923098@macgraw.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Josef WIDJAJA) writes:

>In article <2549@eram.esi.COM.AU> dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall) writes:
>|In article <BzHKGx.D64@ais.org>,
>|    sa@ais.org (Scott Almburg) writes:
>|
>|| ....  a pocketful of australian coins is almost as bad  as a pocket
>|| of english coins!  It's not unlikely that you'll have 30 pounds ins
>|| change jangling in those pockets...   pound  coins  are small and 
>|| heavy....
>|
>|Plainly you've never seen our $2 coins...
>|
>
>They are too small, I hate them.

That's all right.  You can send any you run across to me, and I will
dispose of them.

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From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
Subject: Re: Things to do in Hobart???
Date: 23 Dec 92 22:47:41 GMT
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
X-Disclaimer: "Me, speak for us?"
X-Witty-Saying: "Mobius strip - see other side for instructions"

In article <1992Dec21.161017.15173@webo.dg.com>,
    cpalmer@dingo.rtp.dg.com writes:

| >Or are you saying the tiger is NOT extinct?  In which case I beg to differ.
| >It is indeed extinct, but alleged sightings have been made, and there is
|                            ======= ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| >at least one scientific investigation going on.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| 
| I left out the :-)   Well, actually, I didn't think one was needed :-)

You also left out the "alleged" bit...  None of the sightings has been
verified, hence the investigations.

-- 
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dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: quodling@stimpy.enet.dec.com
Subject: Re: VHS/BETA formats in Australia?
Organization: SPR Alpha Migration Centre
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 00:06:29 GMT

In article <ctalbot.725562699@mica.meddean.luc.edu>, ctalbot@mica.meddean.luc.edu (Carlos J. Talbot) writes:
> My fiancee will be down in Sydney or Melbourne mid-July and will probably
> bring a VHS video tape with her. My question is, what format(VHS/BETA) is
> commonly used in Australian VCRs and do they use NTSC or PAL? Any help would
> be appreciated.  Thanks.
> --
 The most common format is VHS. Australian VCR's are typically the PAL-D
standard, however, you will typically find a higher percentage of people with
multi-standard equipment than in the U.S.

-- 
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SPR Alpha Migration Centre       UUCP: ...!decwrl!stimpy.enet!quodling
Sydney, Australia                Phone: 61-2-561 7272           _--_|\
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: barth@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (barth.richards)
Subject: Re: Words to Waltzing Matilda
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 19:00:53 GMT


In article <1992Dec23.164253.7469@meiko.com> simont@meiko.com writes:

>Probably a silly question but does 'Waltzing Matilda' have
>any meaning other than the obvious: waltzing to a tune called
>matilda ;-)

Not silly at all.  A swagman is a character who, for Australians, occupies
a place in the national consciousness that is similar to the cowboy for
Americans.  A swagman was a drifter who roamed the countryside, looking for
a bit of work here and there, who, for Australians, represents a sort of
rugged individualism.  A swagman would typically carry his few belongings
in his bedroll, which was affectionately called "Matilda."  "Waltzing
Matilda" is what a swagman would do, poetically speaking: he would take his
bedroll for a waltz across the country, and in the song, he is inviting the
listener along.

This also seems like a good time to mention a few things that were brought
out the last time this discussion was had here on sca.  First, there are
different versions of the words, though they are all pretty similar.
Second, there are two different tunes to which the song is sung.  The more
commonly heard version (written by the Scots bloke, as I recall) is
referred to as the Victorian Version.  There is also another tune, which
sounds more like an Irish folk song, that is referred to as the Queensland
Version.

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: simont@meiko.com (Simon Turner)
Subject: Re: Words to Waltzing Matilda
Reply-To: simont@meiko.com
Organization: Meiko Scientific Ltd.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:42:53 GMT



Probably a silly question but does 'Waltzing Matilda' have
any meaning other than the obvious: waltzing to a tune called
matilda ;-)



Simon.

Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: davew@g2syd.genasys.com.au (Dave White)
Subject: Re: customs
Organization: Genasys II, Sydney, Australia
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:56:20 GMT

In article <ggm.724893634@brolga> ggm@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (George Michaelson) writes:
>ia@trinidad.inria.fr (Isabelle Attali) writes:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>	I will visit australia soon and I would like to know if
>>I can bring goods such as wine and french pate's

You can only get a litre of booze (wine included) into Australia before
you are charged large amounts of import duties.

Having experienced the price of French wine in France (much better value
if you buy the same stuff in Italy!) you are better off slumming it and drinking the OZ 
variety. It might taste a little different, but the quality is very high and 
the price is incredibly low by comparison.

I would have thought that half the fun of travel is to experience the local 
food and wine, particularly in a country like OZ where both are taken fairly 
seriously these days.


-- 
David White, davew@g2syd.genasys.com.au
Genasys II Pty. Ltd., North Sydney, Australia.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: john7552@mach1.wlu.ca (Niall Johnson u)
Subject: Re: Maintaining Australian Residency?
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:07:01 GMT

In article <1992Dec20.221429.1244@altair.selu.edu> fcs$1224@altair.selu.edu writes:
>I am currently a resident of Australia but am a US citizen.  If I
>am an agent of a company (or companies) in Australia, will this
>maintain my residency?  I am in the planning process of setting up
>an import company in the US to import Australian paintings,
>drawings, and other art work.  I will not be making purchases
>anywhere but Australia.
>
>If you have any advise or information, I would appreciate it.

My understanding (and I may well be wrong) is that if you have Permanent
Residency (as I do) in Australia you should get a Re-entry Visa before you
leave Australia. You are then technically re-granted residency each time you
re-enter Australia. However I also believe that there is a time limitation -
you can't be away from Australia for more than 3 years. Check your
visa/permit and also contact your local Embassy/Consulate-General.

--
Ciao

Niall Johnson,
Dept. of Geography,
Wilfrid Laurier University.
     john7552@mach1.wlu.ca
From: ivan@erich.triumf.ca (Ivan D. Reid)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
Subject: Re: Bullocks/bollocks
Date: 28 Dec 1992 04:41 PST
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: erich.triumf.ca
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

In article <42886@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>,
	 tmarvan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Thomas Marvan) writes...
>I've been here in San Diego for over a year now and I'm not sure if
>my mind is deceiving me, but isn't the word bullocks/bollocks an
>Australian slang expression for testicles?  Someone with a Macquarie
>dictionary might be able to help me....
> 
	Well, a bullock is a castrated virgin bull, to simplify the terminology
in the Macquarie :-).  Bollocks (or bollicks) is given as "Colloq: rubbish;
nonsense. see ball^1 8", which gives "Colloq: a testicle".  I don't think it's
particularly Australian, as it seems to be fairly common in England (see some
of Ronnie Barker's sketches, e.g. when he was trying to buy "bill hooks" :-).

> 
>You see, there's a department store here in Southern California called
>Bullock's, and its name has always struck me as kind of funny.  Is
>its Australian meaning the cause of my amusement, or am I going
>crazy?
	You admit to being in San Diego for over a year.  You must be crazy by
now! (Otherwise you'd stick out like ... um ... dog's bollocks :-).

Ivan Reid, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH.     			ivan@cvax.psi.ch
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle)
Subject: Re: Arming the police (US Gun Lobbyist Visits)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 07:31:02 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <Geoff.67y5@equinox.gen.nz> Geoff@equinox.gen.nz (Geoff Mccaughan) writes:
>Thomas Beagle (thomas@datamark.co.nz) wrote:
>
>>Target shooting develops certain skills that are not encouraged by
>>many others. I found it to be a very good way to develop high levels
>>of concentration and breathing control.
>
>Take up yoga then. Guns are toys for puerile twits who are worried about the
>size of their dicks.

Can we leave the size of my dick out of this?  If you're this
offensive in person I doubt I'd want to share it with you anyway.

For the record, the size of my dick does not particularly worry me. I
am also fairly sure it had no effect on my decision to take up target
shooting.

What did interest me about target shooting was the chance to
participate in a sport that is not team based, and gives you a very
clear measurement of your improvement.

I suggest you expand your mind and try to show a little tolerance.
-- 
    Thomas Beagle | thomas@datamark.co.nz           Work: 64 4 233 8186
Datamark Intl Ltd | thomas@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz     Home: 64 4 499 3832
 Technical Writer | Yes, I do have long ears, a black nose, and a tail.
From: nicaugh@otago.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Arming the police (US Gun Lobbyist Visits)
Date: 29 Dec 92 20:00:38 +1300
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

In article <Geoff.67y5@equinox.gen.nz>, Geoff@equinox.gen.nz (Geoff Mccaughan) writes:
> Thomas Beagle (thomas@datamark.co.nz) wrote:
> 
>>Target shooting develops certain skills that are not encouraged by
>>many others. I found it to be a very good way to develop high levels
>>of concentration and breathing control.
> 
> Take up yoga then. Guns are toys for puerile twits who are worried about the
> size of their dicks.
BULLSHIT, the only puerile twit is you. Guns have lots of very handy uses
not to mention removing people like you from this earth.
Seriously that comment sucks. Bet you have never lived in the country.
Heard of rabbits, possums, deer. All noxious creatures in the wrong place.
One of the better means of control is SHOOTING. Not idiots mind, serious guy's
can do alot of damage with guns to the afore mentioned problem animals.
Would you prefer 1080 maybe, thats much slower and more painful than a bullet 
to the head, maybe some other poison or Myxamatosis thats real slow.
Problem with idiots like you is that they talk before thinking.

Nigel
From: jrdodd@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Wet Holidays.
Date: 30 Dec 92 12:23:47 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

Hows about we start laying odds on it pouring dowm nationwide this Thursday
night?  Hah!  That'll serve you holiday makers right while I have to stay here
and work on my $%&^(% thesis.

Jonathan,
Hamilton (holiday capital of the world - not!)
From: mjw+@cs.cmu.edu (Michael Witbrock)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Arming the police (US Gun Lobbyist Visits)
Date: 30 Dec 92 07:48:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.MfES3Ze00hsBIsyMV7
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

<1hhm7oINNosc@golem.wcc.govt.nz>,
 <1992Dec28.073349.35368@datamark.co.nz>
 <1hrbl3INN9fb@golem.wcc.govt.nz>

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|>In article <1hhm7oINNosc@golem.wcc.govt.nz> gardner_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writ|
|es:                                                                           |
|> = buy a large loud american car to impress girls.                           |
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|Red female owner - 63 289 V8 Fairlane                                         |
I don't quite see why buying a large loud American car to impress girls should
imply that you are a (mere bogon) male. I'm sure that there are mere bogon
women who want to impress girls [sic] with their cars. In fact, Phranc has
a song about just such women.

Michael
From: mrf12@cus.cam.ac.uk (Marcus Frean)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Keas (was Milford Track)
Date: 21 Dec 92 15:54:18 GMT
Organization: U of Cambridge, England

In article <1992Dec21.121537.1@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> phys218@csc.canterbury.ac.nz writes:
>Geoff Mccaughan's accurate comments about keas reminded me of the one
>that ate part of a rubber handlebar grip off my bicycle when I was
>camping in the Buller Gorge.  You'd think it would have preferred the
>leather bicycle seat, but keas seem to treat the obviously inedible as
>some kind of challenge...
>Lyndon Watson  

Speaking of challenges, apparently at the Fox Glacier carpark they
like to spend their time pulling the rubber lining out from around the
car windows. I think the wipers come in for some treatment too. 
Marcus.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Keas (was Milford Track)
From: Sean_James@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Sean James)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92  00:24:16 +1200
Reply-To: Sean_James@p42.f140.n770.z3.fidonet.org (Sean James)
Distribution: world
Comment-To: All@p42.f140.n770.z3.fidonet.org

 MF> Speaking of challenges, apparently at the Fox Glacier carpark 
they MF> like to spend their time pulling the rubber lining out from 
around the
 MF> car windows. I think the wipers come in for some treatment too.
 MF> Marcus.

 My favourite kea story is of the time one of the birds got a little 
to curious for its own good. My father used to work for the 
transmission services section of TVNZ, and had installed a solar panel 
to provide power for a translator station in the mountains near Otira. 
One day the TV signal vanished suddenly, and on arriving at the site, 
he found a mangled power cable and a fried kea...
 You will also notice that the rubbish bins at rest areas and so forth 
in areas frequented by keas have large, heavy lids to keep them out...

Sean

--- GoldED 2.40
 * Origin: Infinite Improbability : Holidaying in Dunedin : (3:770/140.42)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle)
Subject: Re: Arming the police (US Gun Lobbyist Visits)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 07:33:49 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <1hhm7oINNosc@golem.wcc.govt.nz> gardner_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>Yep! Got it in one, buddy. 3 inch penis = insecurity = buy a big gun to 
>impress girls = buy a large loud american car to impress girls.

Yes, well, I'm not the one who drives racing cars am I?

Pesonally I've never met a women who was easily impressed by large
guns. Perhaps I associate with the wrong people?

As for a 3" penis, some women like it that wide.
-- 
    Thomas Beagle | thomas@datamark.co.nz           Work: 64 4 233 8186
Datamark Intl Ltd | thomas@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz     Home: 64 4 499 3832
 Technical Writer | Yes, I do have long ears, a black nose, and a tail.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Arming the police (US Gun Lobbyist Visits)
From: Geoff@equinox.gen.nz (Geoff Mccaughan)
Date: 1 Jan 93 11:00:42 +1200
Organization: Equinox Networks
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

nicaugh@otago.ac.nz wrote:
>In article <Geoff.67y5@equinox.gen.nz>, Geoff@equinox.gen.nz (Geoff
Mccaughan) writes:
>> Thomas Beagle (thomas@datamark.co.nz) wrote:
>> 
>>>Target shooting develops certain skills that are not encouraged by
>>>many others. I found it to be a very good way to develop high levels
>>>of concentration and breathing control.
>> 
>> Take up yoga then. Guns are toys for puerile twits who are worried about
the
>> size of their dicks.

>BULLSHIT, the only puerile twit is you. Guns have lots of very handy uses
>not to mention removing people like you from this earth.

You have illustrated my point superbly.

>Seriously that comment sucks. Bet you have never lived in the country.

I have actually. If you had bothered to read the previous articles you would
have seen I was referring to *recreational* gun use. I maintain there is no
excuse for this.

>Problem with idiots like you is that they talk before thinking.

I guess you don't have that problem eh?

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