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From: kliddelow@acorn.co.uk (Kim Liddelow)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
Subject: re: Notice to Quit - Queensland Laws?
Date: 14 Sep 92 09:23:02 GMT
Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, England



>kliddelow@acorn.co.uk (Kim Liddelow) writes:
>: I don't understand. Fair enough, it may be
>: inconvenient for you, but its not your house.
>: 
>: Once you have received legal notification in
>: writing, why won't you move?
>: 
>: Kim
>The fact is, as yet, WE DO NOT HAVE LEGAL NOTIFICATION.

>The girl who owns the house does not want her mother to know!!!! As she has
>done this before to us, and her mother must have told her to GROW UP.
>As her mother said to us, "Don't worry about her, ignore it".
>We pay rent to her mother BTW.
>She knew from last time this happened that mid-semester moves were out.

>BTW for anyone in a situation like this, the laws now say there are lots of
>things the tenant can do to avoid eviction.

>If they were selling the house I suppose we wouldn't have much choice, but
>they're not.

>Also, if any LANDLORD is in this same position, you haven't got much ground
>to stand on (believe it or not).


I picked up that you didn't have legal notification yet.
>From the tone of you first posting I got the impression that you were trying
to find ways of staying in the house even when you get legal notification.
You didn't mention the situation with the mother at all.

Perhaps I should come clean and mention that I am a landlord. I have a 
unit in Perth which has been rented for the past 3 and a bit years. The 
tenancy laws here in England are very much biased in favour of the tenant. 
Since we have been in England the laws in Australia have changed and I 
am worried that if my agent picks a bad tenant or a tenant that refuses
to leave (hence my attack on Paul) it will cost me a considerable amount
of money that I can't afford, to rectify the situation.

Not all landlords are slum landlords :-)

Kim
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: sgh@iedv7.acd.com ( Scot Harris         )
Subject: Exchange rate
Summary: Current exchange rate on American dollar
Keywords: exchange
Organization: Applied Computing Devices, Inc., Terre Haute IN
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:23:31 GMT

I am planning a trip to Sydney this week and was curious about the current
exchange rate for my American dollar.

Thanks for the info.
From: tonyg@cs.uq.oz.au (Tony Gedge)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
Subject: Re: Notice To Quit - Queensland Laws?
Date: 11 Sep 92 04:22:54 GMT
Reply-To: tonyg@cs.uq.oz.au

In <1992Sep11.020709.790@citec.oz.au> sgccpgs@citec.oz.au (Paul Salanitri) writes:
>Also, if any LANDLORD is in this same position, you haven't got much ground
>to stand on (believe it or not).

As far as I'm aware, the landlord is required to give 4 weeks notice of
the termination of tenancy in writing, so in your case, the eviction
notice is not valid.  However, if you want to be sure, look at your
tenancy agreement, which should state the obligations of the landlord
and the tenant.  I'm not sure whether the minimum eviction time can be
changed in the tenancy agreement.  The tenants has to give 2 weeks
notice, which does not have to be in writing, but it's probably safer
to send it in writing anyway.

Tenants should really *read* the agreements that they sign...
particularly the bits which govern important details such as this.
That way, you know what your rights are.

Tony Gedge.

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: skc@Turing.ORG (Shriram K. Chaubal)
Subject: Immigration/Jobs in Australia (FAQ?)
Followup-To: poster 
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 04:36:51 GMT

Hi folks,

I am looking for more information on 1) the availability of jobs in the 
high tech industry (mainly in the LAN/WAN area) in Australia and 2) on the
immigration policies for Indian citizens to Australia. 

Basically what should one expect with 3 years of experience with one of
the top notch communications companies?

Oh yea .. and one more question ... whats the state of the economy in 
Australia?

Thanks in advance!

Shriram


Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From:  (Thomas Mc Neill)
Subject: Re: info on americans in australia?
Followup-To: soc.culture.australian
Organization: Loughborough Uni. Technology
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 12:10:39 GMT

In article <92255.161743TAS137@psuvm.psu.edu>, TAS137@psuvm.psu.edu wrote:
> 
> 
> We're two american students considering studying in australia for a
> semester.  Can someone 'down under' tell us about engineering schools at
> canberra and melbourne?
> specifically, what are the beaches like?
> what is the live music scene like?
> 
> worth dixon
> Todd fisher

For Bars, beaches, girls and live music, Canberra and Melbourne are
probably the worst places in Australia. Sydney and Adelaide are by far
better (Especially for finding a bar open at three in the morning)
Queensland is the place for the beaches.

> is it socially cool to hitchhike across the continent?

Yes, there truck drivers running across the that are always looking for
some one to talk to.


Tom Mc Neill
Loughborough University	                    (Ex: Uni of South Australia)
Leics.,UK, LE11 3TU                              (Adelaide)
Email: T.Mcneill@lut.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: ivan@erich.triumf.ca (Ivan D. Reid)
Subject: Re: Kids songs (was: Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 05:18:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep6.172051.3414@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>,
	 peta@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (Peter Whaite) writes...
>and I think the other was the theme song of the "Kindergarten of the Air"
>which started with...
> 
>	Girls and boys come out to play,
>	The moon is shining as bright as day,
>	Leave your supper, forget your ???
>	Come along and join ????
> 
	"Boys and girls, come out to play.
	 Happy and well the Laxettes way."

		:-)

Ivan Reid, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH.     			ivan@cvax.psi.ch
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: billzh@i88.isc.com (Bill Zhou)
Subject: (none)
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 18:49:12 GMT

Subject: Looking for my friend, Danny Zhao, a girl from Shanghai, China


Dear Friends in Australia:

I am looking for a friend of mine, Danny( Dan Xia ), Zhao from Shanghai CHina.
She entered Australia in May 1988 and last year she lived in Queenland and
the phone no. is 70-313-609. I moved to a new location last year and it seems 
that she moved to some place too. We just get lost to each other. 

She is a girl of 28 or 29 years old and working as a nurse or midwife. As what
she told me before that she is the first person to get the Nurse License among
the Chinese students from Mainland China. If you know this girl, please
drop me a piece of mail or give me a call at USA(813)957-3561.

Thanks a lot.


Bill
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: sgallop@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Re: Recreation in Aus..
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:17:07 GMT

In article <20248@plains.NoDak.edu>, sivaram@plains.NoDak.edu (Sivaram Hariharan ) writes:

> What Australians do for their pastime. When I mean recreation,
> I mean what sports they play(other than cricket,ofcourse).

On a relatively smaller scale of course, Australians go for sport 
in a similar way to you guys.. Just substitute Australian Rules Football
(go Eagles !!) for your American Football, and Rugby for your Baseball.
Thats about the scene. We have about the same variety but a lot off sports
are only at the amateur level. Last week I attended the Perth Thong Throwing
Championships. The competition was of a very high standard. The Perth Flappers
should win the Aussie playoffs. 

> Is basket-ball popular, ie., do they have hoops in playgrounds 
> where a person, if he has a Basket-ball can play. Also, like the
> US, do the people have hoops in their back yard.

Yes, yes, and yes. Basketball has really taken off in the last 5 years with
the introduction of a National competition. Most games are televised live, at
least in the affected States. There are a lot of US players in the league.
Each team is limited to 2 'imports' I think, but there are many more playing
because a lot of these 'imports' have become Australian citizens.
Carn'a PERTH WILDCATS !!!!!
   
Ted.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Japanese Imports
From: thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle)
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 21:39:03 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <5TgqqB2w165w@sideways.welly.gen.nz> Bill Bennett <billy@sideways.welly.gen.nz> writes:
>> Secondly, you appear to be ignorant of the fact that modern vehicles are
>> *deliberately* designed to crumple in major accidents to absorb the energy of
>That's sophistry. The safest cars are Swedish and German - look at the 
>stats. They are built like tanks. The stuff about crumple zones etc may 
>be true - I don't know, but I would feel safer in a tank.

Well, you may be interested by a recent article in Wheels magazine.

When it came to loadings on the head in a particular accident (x%
offset, y speed, etc) the Toyota Corolla came off markedly better than
the Ford Falcon.

-- 
    Thomas Beagle | thomas@datamark.co.nz    or | A beagle a day keeps        
Datamark Intl Ltd | thomas@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz | the doctor at bay.
 Technical Writer | 		      Vote MMP!
From: amorgan@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Questions, please read
Date: 11 Sep 92 09:09:06 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <846@pyrmania.pyramid.com.au>, john@pyrmania.pyramid.com.au (John Sims) writes:
>>> In article <HGORK.92Sep4125336@zenon.iesd.auc.dk>, hgork@iesd.auc.dk (Birgitt
>>> > 
>>> > 	- What are the most interesting and/or best foods (dishes),
>>> > 	  beer, wine, and other things to eat or drink? (I known the
>>> > 	  fruits (kiwi, tamarillo,...) and I know pavlova, of course.:-)
>                                                   ^^^^^^^
> 
> Can we get this straight ? (please)
> 
> (Chest swelled out with pride :-)
> The Pavlova was created here in Perth, by Bert Sachse, at the Esplanade Hotel,
> in 1935, a story I will stick to unless someone can provide specific details
> to the contrary (ie not just "it was created by Mrs Pavlova, a migrant to NZ").
> 
> I have had numerous rows with unpleasant kiwis about this, and several
> discussions with wonderful kiwis, and none of them has come up with specific
> details of its "NZ origin".
> 
> I am willing to be convinced if someone can come up with the details. Honest.
> (BTW I'm posting this on behalf of my wife - she is the pav devotee in the
> house, they're too damn sweet for me... :-(
> 
> John.

Well always thought the story was thus:
The pavlova was named after the famous ballet dancer Anna (I think that's her
first name) Pavlova, and created in her honour when on a tour of New Zealand.
If I have my facts right that would have been sometime in the _very_ early
1900's. So why did Bert call it a pavlova then huh??? :-)

Morgy.
	[This is sig-less territory]
From: Michael.Witbrock@cs.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: NZ news to 29 August
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:04:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.QedvB3y00j_HASKGoP
	<1992Sep3.212319.12776@ncar.ucar.edu>
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

> Excerpts from netnews.soc.culture.new-zealand: 3-Sep-92 Re: NZ news to
> 29 August Andrew Manning@acd.acd.u (1410)

> Why don't you guys both wake up and read the original articles properly?
> It
> was quite clear that the "worst natural disaster in decades" was a
> reference to the huge losses in stock suffered by the farmers, and hence
> the NZ economy as a whole, NOT any minor inconveniences suffered by the
> general populace. 


Yes yes, I know. Don't mistake flippancy on my part for a lack on
understanding.  10cm of snow is nothing to a place (like Pgh) that
spends 3 months a year under it, but it's awful for somewhere like ChCh
(and the plains) which spends 1 day every 10 years under it.  When I was
younger, and living in Dunedin, I really appreciated the annual 1cm
snowfall. It closed the schools, it closed the roads, it closed
everything.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Japanese Imports
From: brownt1@lincoln.ac.nz
Date: 8 Sep 92 11:08:15 +1200

In article <5TgqqB2w165w@sideways.welly.gen.nz>, Bill Bennett <billy@sideways.welly.gen.nz> writes:
> kilroy@acme.gen.nz (earthbound misfit, I) writes:
>> 
>> Firstly, your second sentence could (accurately) be rewritten as "Take a look
>> at a new American/Korean/European/Japanese car...." but it's much more
>> "acceptable" to bash the Japanese.
>> 
rubbish.  in order of decreasing order of acceptability of culture 
bashing, i would say the list look something like this.
1. Poms
2. Aussies
3. Yanks
4. Japs
5. Maoris (which is intra rather than inter cultural, so it probably 
doesn't count)

by acceptable, i mean passes without comment (or accusations of racism), 
not logical

> Yes, execpt they don't dump their unwanted death traps on us :-)
> Seriously though, your point is taken though we were talking about 
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Japanese imports.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
exactly, sounds like someone was being a bit oversensitive to me.

> Having said that, I'd never afford a German car and I wouldn't buy a 
> Volvo on principle.

what principle?  the only one that springs to mind would prevent you 
buying a japanese one too, still that leaves american and russian :-)
 
Cheers -tb
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: new zealand vacations
From: don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (Don Stokes)
Date: 8 Sep 92 08:39:57 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Wolery

Bill Bennett <billy@sideways.welly.gen.nz> writes:
> mdh@gaya.gp.co.nz (Martin D. Hunt) writes:
> > Christchurch is a city, thank you.

Sensitive about it, isn't he....  8-)

> > and the people are a lot more friendly than the Aucklanders :-) I was in 

That's not saying much.  The rat race is over in Auckland.  The rats won.

> City? Phoohey. It might call itself a city but it feels like a little 
> town.

Bit like its "river" -- they call it a river, but it's really a stream.  8-)

--
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Network Manager, Computing Services Centre            don@vuw.ac.nz (work)
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand              +64-4-495-5052
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Computer disc man in mysterious death after SIS visit
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 19:11:19 GMT

In article <miZsqB3w165w@sideways.welly.gen.nz> Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.welly.gen.nz> writes:
> Radio NZ tonight:
>   Police Minister John Banks has asked police in Auckland to investigate
>   allegations a computer broker was killed because of information he
>   acquired from bank computer discs.  Mr White, a computer broker,
>   inadvertantly acquired the discs when he bought surplus office
>   equipment from Citibank who then took him to court to try and get
>   the discs back.  He received a large cash payment from the bank in
>   an out of court settlement on Friday but died after a car smash early
>   on Saturday morning.
> 
>   The money is missing and Radio New Zealand News has been told tonight
>   the discs contained information about payments to MPs overseas bank
>   accounts.  John Banks says the allegations raise serious questions and
>   he's asked the police to give them priority investigation.
> 
> 


I wonder why I never thought of it before.....a bribe paid to an MP would be
virtually undetectable if paid into an over seas bank account........
 
Of course the MPs say it is all rubbish......they would, wouldn't they.
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From: maj@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Pavlova origins (was Re: Questions, please read)
Date: 14 Sep 92 10:50:53 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand


Wasn't it something Mrs Pavlov used to feed to the dog ?

-- 
Murray A. Jorgensen [ maj@waikato.ac.nz ]    University of Waikato
Department of Mathematics and Statistics     Hamilton, New Zealand      
__________________________________________________________________
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Japanese Imports
From: kilroy@acme.gen.nz (earthbound misfit, I)
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 92 20:06:19 GMT
Organization: ACME BBS - Public Access Usenet, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Bill Bennett <billy@sideways.welly.gen.nz> writes:

> kilroy@acme.gen.nz (earthbound misfit, I) writes:
> 
> > Firstly, your second sentence could (accurately) be rewritten as "Take
> > a look at a new American/Korean/European/Japanese car...." but it's
> > much more "acceptable" to bash the Japanese.
> 
> Yes, execpt they don't dump their unwanted death traps on us :-)

They're not dumping their unwanted death traps on us, New Zealanders are
going to Japan and buying them! Of their own free will! Does this suggest
something to you about the cost of new cars assembled in NZ?

						- k
-- 
Craig Harding            kilroy@acme.gen.nz             ACME BBS +64 6 3551342
"Jub'f Xvob?"
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Questions, please read
From: fingolfin@abyss.actrix.gen.nz (Paul Thompson)
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 21:29:55 +1200
Organization: Abyss E-mail Site, In transit, Somewhere, New Zealand.
X-Mailer: Fernmail 1.2b1

amorgan@waikato.ac.nz writes:

> Well always thought the story was thus:
> The pavlova was named after the famous ballet dancer Anna (I think
> that's her first name) Pavlova, and created in her honour when on a
> tour of New Zealand. If I have my facts right that would have been
> sometime in the _very_ early 1900's. So why did Bert call it a pavlova
> then huh??? :-)

OH GOD NOT THE PAVLOVA DEBATE, no not again! I don't care! arggg!
Besides I can't stand the things, too sweet for me...

fingolfin@abyss.actrix.gen.nz                              Paul Thompson
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but everything we've ever known's here, and I never wanted it to die"
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    Disclaimer: I disclaim EVERYTHING. 'I know NUFFINK' (Hogan's Heros).


Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: hart@bashful (James A. Hart)
Subject: Re: Questions, please read
Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Distribution: soc
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 00:25:32 GMT

 In article <HGORK.92Sep4125336@zenon.iesd.auc.dk>, hgork@iesd.auc.dk (Birgitte Krogh) writes:
 > 	- What are the most interesting and/or best foods (dishes),
 > 	  beer, wine, and other things to eat or drink? (I known the
 > 	  fruits (kiwi, tamarillo,...) and I know pavlova, of course.:-)
 > 
How can any collection of 'interesting' foods of New Zealand not mention
the infamous 'palonie' (spelling?) 8<).
--
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From: kaytes@bpa.arizona.edu (Kregg Aytes)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Info about Universities
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:21:00 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: University of Arizona MIS Department
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Hello, all. I'm interested in possibly seeking a faculty position at a New
Zealand university. I've found out about all I can from my university's
library, so I was wondering if some of you with experience at any of the
schools in New Zealand might be able to give me some additional info. I'm
interested in such things as:

- how might the seven universities rank as far as "prestige" (however that
might be defined!)?

- which of the universities have the better business (commerce) schools?

- what are the relative benefits of the communities that the universities
are in (Auckland vs. Dunedin, etc.)?

- *ANYTHING* else you can tell me.

Thanks,

Kregg Aytes
KAYTES@BPA.ARIZONA.EDU
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: cost-of-living
From: moselecw@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (C.W. Moseley)
Date: 13 Sep 92 18:07:08 +1200
Distribution: world
Organization: Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Keywords: standard-of-living, wages, prices


this reminds me: is there a FAQ for this group. It should have basic data on
all this stuff... (no, not me, arrrgg, I can't write FAQ's)

gbrower@acpub.duke.edu (Gary Brower) writes:
>  Christ Church.
   (conventionally one word)

> What does housing run (2-bedroom bungalow)?  Downtown?  Suburbs?
In the squalid areas, $60k and up. Maybe $200k absolute tops for `a
prestigous townhouse in a superior location...'. About $100-$120k for
something reasonable. Rent maybe $100 (you'll be lucky) to $250 (you are
lucky!).
 
> (Oh, if one lives in the 'burbs, is there adequate public
> transport to the downtown aread?)
Bike ride about 1hour tops from outside the city one way to outside the city
the other way. Car about half that. Public transport I have no idea, being
a cyclist (and it's 35 minutes from Sumner to Halswell - right accross the
city- for me)

> What are prices for standard food items (milk, bread, toilet paper, etc)?
about $100pw for a couple who eat very well, steak and lots of fresh fruit
in the winter etc. Students pay more like $20-$30 each pw.

> Anything that might relate to these queries would be helpful.  You may
> reply to the news group, or to me personally.
what are you doing? like, student flatting you can live on about $100pw
each all inclusive. Mind you, that doesn't include movies etc as it's me
and I work at concerts when I go, and have seen 1 movie this year plus
about 5 videos. Then again, I spent about $300 on CD's (at $30 each) and
maybe that much again on my bikes. Due to breaking them...


*love* & *hugs*
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From: beyer@telematik.informatik.uni-karlsruhe.de
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Trampoline WC
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:28:43 +0100
Organization: Institut fuer Telematik, Universitaet Karlsruhe
NNTP-Posting-Host: i70vca.ira.uka.de

Hi,
last week were the world championchips of trampoline. Please send me a mail
if you know some results.
Thanks Peter
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 16:24:00 -0400 
From: Michael.Witbrock@cs.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: Pavlova origins (was Re: Questions, please read)
 <846@pyrmania.pyramid.com.au> <1992Sep11.090906.10743@waikato.ac.nz>,
	<BuECnJ.Mxt@comp.vuw.ac.nz>

I don't have it here, and am too lazy to go to the library, but I do
remember that the OED said that the Pavlova was invented during a tour
by the eponimous ballet dancer to both Aus and NZ, and that it didn't
have a definitive opinion on where it was first served.

michael