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Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, and located south of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, in the Southern Hemisphere.

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What are some Christmas Decorations in Australia?

Australian Christmasses are much like northern hemisphere Christmasses, but without the snow. There is no holly, instead we have poinsettias. Christmas trees, lights and wreaths are all common.

What do the flying doctors of Australia do?

There are many isolated community's and stations in Australia where medical aid is not at hand. When accidents or illness in these places occur the Flying doctor That is a doctor in a flying ambulance is sent for. In this way medical aid can be given in as quick a time as possible

Leisure interests and activities?

Playing tennis

Collecting cards(sport cards)

Dancing

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Anything that is not taken up with work:)

How did Lake Eyre in Australia form?

Millions of years ago the middle of Australia was covered with water and there was a big ditch under the water where Lake Eyre is. Very slowly the water started the to let the patch of Australia that it was covering show for the first time, the only part the water did not leave was the salt lakes in Australia. One of the patches it left the water in was Lake Eyre. The water evaporated but left the salt behind to form beautiful salt crystals to change into different crystals each time the lake flooded and dried.

How long is the fligth duration from Sydney Australia to Lima Peru?

The time required for flight between the above places is 16.5 hrs. Average speed of 500 miles/hour is used to calculate the time. This time is inclusive of the landing and take off times. However, the time required for the baggage and security checking has not been added. The actual time may change depending on the flight path chosen.

Does Australia provide its own timber?

yes there is timber industry problem in australia .

Timber industry is when they cut trees in forests or even in roads.

this problem happen alot in australia because the builders need the trees to build houses for us (people) or schools and even more things.

i hope this answer helps you...

and god bless you all with your studying=)

What language is second most common in Australia?

Believe it or not Italian with 500,000 speakers, Arabic is next with 250,000 speakers, then Chinese with 190,000.

Answer Greek speakers number around 250,000, while other sources put Arabic speakers at 210,000 so Greek-speakers would come in second.

What are names of rainforests in northern Australia?

Australian rainforests are simply called rainforests.

In the far north are the tropical rainforests, while further south are the sub-tropical and temperate rainforests. In the southernmost state of Tasmania, there are cool temperate rainforests.

Is there a smiggle shop in Newcastle nsw?

no but i wish there was but there is a smiggle store at the Pacific Fair, just across from the Jupiters Casino because that's where i go now when i go to the Gold Coast and it's an actual shop inside not outside

What was Australia originally established as?

Australia was originally established as a penal colony, or convict settlement. The first Europeans to permanently settle in the country were British prisoners, and the officers and marines who led and guarded them.

Which desert is bigger than continent of Australia?

A Desert is any place in which there is no life because rainfall or temperature conditions prohibit it. Technically the largest desert in the world is the continent of Antarctica, which is bigger than Australia.

Australia being around 8M Sq Km and Antarctica being around 14M Sq Km.

How many hours would it take to fly to Western Australia from Sydney?

It would depend on which part of Western Australia one was travelling to.

The distance by air from Sydney to Perth, capital of Western Australia, is 3301 km, or 2051 miles. The flight time is around five hours.

By road, it is a distance of 3934 km. Total road travelling time is about 48 hours, or six days driving comfortably, with rest breaks.

How do you we gain citizenship in Australia?

You have to live here legally for 3 years apply to the department of immigration and if you fulfill the criterion and have filled in the paperwork Viola "Or should I say Crikey" you are an Auzy. there is a test you have to pass however the new labour government looks like they will get rid of it soon because it was a politically ploy by the former government to attract the votes of Australian Xenophobe's.

Why did kanakas come to Australia?

  • The practice was called blackbirding, the stealing of young Melanesians to work in the cane fields of Australia and Fiji. They were tricked by white setters into coming to Australia. They were considered cheap labour and not treated at all well.
  • Some were willing slaves but the majority were either brought here under false pretences or blatantly stolen from their families to work mainly in the cane fields of this nation.
  • During the late 1860s and early 1870s, "recruiters" ranged the South Seas in search of kanakas to work Queensland sugar and cotton plantations. Former South Seas trader Captain Robert Towns began this dubious practice in August 1873. Over almost 40 years, more than 800 ships scoured the waters of the South Seas, issuing about 62,000 contracts to people labelled kanakas - the Hawaiian name for "boy". It is a story of slavery, of how young men and women from exotic islands such as Pentecost, Tanna and Malaita in the Solomon Islands were taken, sometimes by force and sometimes by deception and shoved into the putrid hulls of ships and carried across to work in the cane fields of Australia and Fiji

What animals live in the Australian alps?

A small selection of animals which live in the Australian Alps include:

  • Mountain Pygmy possum
  • Common wombat
  • Red-necked wallaby
  • Swamp wallaby
  • Echidna
  • Native bush rat
  • Broad-toothed rat
  • Swainson's Antechinus
  • Gould's Wattled Bat
  • Lesser long-eared Bat
  • Chocolate Wattled bat
  • Bobuck (Mountain Brushtail possum)
  • Common Brushtail possum
  • Eastern Pygmy possum
  • Australian Kestrel
  • Australian Pipit
  • White-browed Scrub Wren
  • Flame Robin
  • Pied Currawong
  • Grey Currawong
  • Little Raven
  • Tree Dragon
  • McCoy's Skink
  • Grass Skink
  • Water Skink
  • Southern Blue Tongue Lizard
  • Copperhead Snake
  • Alpine Water Skink
  • She-oak Skink
  • Baw-Baw Frog
  • Corroboree Frog
  • Ringtail Possum

Where can one find information on Aussie home loans?

There are many Aussie brokers that will offer this online. However, for a home loan, the local bank in Australia would be the best bet since the financial advisers are available to speak with face to face.

How did aborigines make different paint pigments?

Aborigines were resourceful people who extracted a variety of colours from their natural environment.

They obtained red, orange, dark purple, brown and orange from grinding ochre to a powder. Ochre was found naturally in rock stained by iron, which would give it the reddish hues.

Yellow was obtained by mixing clay, or by collecting pebbles that contained a limonite-stained form of kaolin.

White also came from the kaolin, or even white clays. Calcite, a chalky mineral, as well as ash are used to make white pigments. Calcite occurs naturally in calcrete deposits.

Black was obtained from charcoal, and could be mixed with kaolin to make grey.

Dark green was made from plant colourings.

Tree bark, crushed shells and blood also gave variety of colour. The availability of some colours are peculiar to the area that the artist finds himself in.

These paint bases were mixed with fluids such as saliva, blood, tree sap or yolk of various birds' eggs to help them adhere.
Aborigines used a variety of natural materials to make colours:

  • Rocks and earth
  • clays stained by iron make red, yellow and orange pigments, which are called called ochres
  • Calcite, a chalky mineral, as well as ash are used to make white pigments. Calcite occurs naturally in calcrete deposits.
  • charcoal is used for the black pigment. The availability of some colours are peculiar to the area that the artist finds himself in.
  • Plant colourings
  • tree bark
  • blood
  • Crushed Shell

How many zeros in an Australian billion?

There are always nine zeros in a billion. It also doesn't matter what country you're in, because numbers are universal. In every country a billion will always have nine zeros.

This is not true, many European countries still use 12 zeros: France, Italy, Spain, Germany, French Canada and others.

How did aboriginal people explain day and night?

If you are talking about dream time stories, then it was a man who was upset with his family and then climbed a tree to escape a fire and became the moon.

Who ordered Captain Cook to come to Australia?

James Cook was commissioned by the Royal Society in England to search the southern seas and find the "Great Southland" ("Terra Australis") that was believed to exist in the world's southern oceans somewhere. The result was that although he hadn't been the first European to discover Australia, he was the first known to have sailed along and chart most of the eastern coast of Australia - which was eventually to become the most significant for settlement.

How is the Murray River used?

The Murray River is absolutely vital to many people in southern Australia. It is used for a variety of purposes:

  • irrigation for crops (its main purpose)
  • watering of livestock
  • water storage and town water supplies
  • tourism
  • transportation of goods
  • recreation and water sports
  • industrial use
  • fishing