... first governor of New South Wales. Phillip had a good understanding of the difficulties involved in transporting men and women from England to an unknown land on the other side of the world. He worked hard to get sufficient equipment, food and clothing to enable a safe passage. Phillip established the ... Cove, which he governed in a very sensible and humane way. He managed this even though the conditions of the settlement were bad. There was poor quality food, largely infertile land and a lack of experienced farmers which led to near starvation. He requested a return to England in 1790...

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... a time when per capita food productivity is beginning to decline (Pimentel et al. 1995). If conditions leading to famine are to be avoided, land that produces food must be preserved. The ecological food web links plants, animals, and people must live in harmony with the planet's water, soil ... prevent or lessen soil erosion and ensure higher productivity (Gardner 1996). Our county's high demand for grain forces farmers to over work their land. The demand for this grain and the human consumption of grown vegetation are not the only factors leading to soil erosion. The beef ... that occ...

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... After the three young girls had escaped they came across a farmhouse hoping to find some food from a chicken coop. Unlike most of Australia's dry land in this movie, this farm seemed to have very lush vegetation as it was surrounded by acres of soft green grass with green trees to match. As ... behind the girl who now took up about half of the screen. With the crookedness of this old shack, one might expect this blurry figure to be a bad person. As the camera cut to the view of this person, we find ourselves behind a chicken-wire fence looking in at the girl. We see a ... back at the wo...

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... was to prevent important information about Australia's wartime strategies and capabilities becoming known to the enemy. This was also to shield Australia from bad news that may influence the promotion of war. Propaganda was used by the government to present certain messages to influence the public's opinion ... Auxiliary Australian Air force(WAAAF), Women Royal Australian Navy Services(WRANS), Australian Women's Army Services(AWAS) and the Women's Land Army (WLA). In July 1942, the Women's Land Army was officially recognized. This organisation was first created in WW1 and was used durin...

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... and sunlight to stay alive and healthy, though, all plants need different amounts. Factors of the environment can be good to plants, as well as bad. Just as penguins reproduce during the harshest weather of the arctic (to be sure of their young's survival in the better conditions), some plants do ... that allowed learning and knowledge to occur within its walls. The California State Flower Each state is named a "state flower- as a representative of its land. The golden poppy, white poppy and mariposa lily were nominated for California's state flower early in the century. On March 2nd, 1...

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There was land, but it was bare, flat and barren. There were no animals, trees, bushes, water. Man and woman were not created and the world was an empty quiet place. Baiame who ... Snake would rush down upon them. During dreamtime Rainbow snake was known as Ngaljod, a feared deadly and dangerous snake to those who are careless. But the rainbow snake was not a bad person and looked upon as vengeful. To some people the Rainbow snake is an old woman who taught humans to did for food and eat. The ancestor disappeared into caves ... was alive and beheld history. They treated the earth with care ...

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... and movies. It's wrong to stereotype Australia as a whole because all Australians are individuals. The typical Australian has often been portrayed as a tall lean sun-tanned stockman working on his land, like in The Man From Snowy river. His wife is at home cooking, cleaning and looking after the kids, realistically their are some people like that, but the majority of ... is known as a "big" gambling and drinking nation but that's not necessarily true. Some Australians have the once in awhile gamble and drink while others are more committed to this bad habit and others don't even gamble ...

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... simpering Australian filmmaking, harking back to the notions of England as the old country and the feelings of exile with no notions of going home' alone in an oppressive, barren land, trapped in the inhospitale Australian landscape. Ocker films may also be an acknowledgement of the immigartion surge from non-English speaking countries in the late 70`s. "The Adventures of Barry ... immigration influx of the then-present. The ocker film period therefore reveals the Australian national identiy at its most unflattering. It shows Australian racism, sexism and homophobia in all its bad taste...

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... of our debt, these costs include • A decrease in Australia's credit rating  This will make it harder in the future to borrow money when we need it; because of bad credit then the interest on the loan is likely to be higher, costing Australia more in the long run. • A decrease in the standard of living  Due to this ... to increase in the years to come, compared to Australia who had accumulated $190bn in 1995. Yet another country to compare Australia to is our trade partner China. China, a huge land mass with an even huger population has a foreign debt in 1999 or approximately $...

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... on 7th August 1915 at the trench known as the The Nek'. The purpose of the attack was to divert Turkish attention from the 25000 British troops who were to land at Suvla Bay. The artillery barrage, designed to force the Turks out of their trenched was planned to continue until 4:30pm. However for some apparent reasons the artillery barrage stopped ... scene the film has really captured the anti-war theme. It had made me think how the lives of soldiers were often sacrificed in war to mistaken tactics, stupidity and bad luck. Gallipoli vividly demonstrates the horrors of war and the polit...

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