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Australia
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 is the best rubber shoes to buy?
In 1927 Mr. Dario Vercelli of Fiorentina, Italy, tailored a size 40 (nine and a half) lounge shoe, constructed of 97% Nepalese rubber. This shoe was ordered by a Mr. Morgan Brankwell of Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Brankwell paid the handsome sum of 42,000 pounds, 3d and sixpence (approximately 420,000 US Dollars today). What made the shoe so expensive, was the fact that the Nepalese rubber was of the 1909 crop that is commonly held to be the purist rubber ever extracted. Not only that, but due to the scarcity of the rubber, the only available sample was recovered from the wreck of HMS Titanic which as you know was sunk in April of 1912. The whole process from recovery of the Nepalese rubber, to delivery of the shoe took four and a half years, and by the time the shoe was delivered Mr. Brankwell was on his deathbed. He was nonetheless impressed by the detailing and suppleness of his new shoe and promptly handed over the remaining balance immediately. Mr. Brankwell died two months later and the shoe was donated by his estate to the Fükenbade Shoe Museum and Hotel in Munich, Germany where it has been on display ever since.
Kick off time on Saturday for England rugby against Australia?
3.15pm after Wales which is the match you should watch! No England v Scotland is the one you want to see!
Which horse won 3 Melbourne cups?
Archer (1861 / 1862), Peter Pan (1932 / 1934) Rain Lover (1968 / 1969), Think Big (1974 / 1975) and Makybe Diva (2003 / 2004 / 2005)
How much is the Melbourne cup prize money?
6 Million Australian Dollars with an additional 500 thousand prize money for the winner of Melbourne Cup and the Irish St. Leger
How did surfing come to Australia?
In the Australian summer of 1915, Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku demonstrated surfing at Freshwater Beach, New South Wales (Australia).
Whilst staying at Freshwater Beach, Duke made a solid board made from local timbers - introducing to Australia the craft of the ancient Hawaiian kings - surfboard riding.
answeractually the aborigines used surf boards long before the white man ever went to Australia so please don't try to tell the world that surfing is another American inventionWhat is the Sydney netball team called?
i dont no wat the sydney team is but its nsw swifts not sydney swifts:)
What is Cathy Freeman doing now?
Well, maybe you should ask her instead of going on here and asking strangers.
The actual date that Australians started playing tennis is not widely known. However, Tennis Australia first started administering the sport in 1904. The first Australian Open was played the following year.
How many teams are in the AFL?
There are currently 17 AFL Football Teams:
~Adelaide Crows
~Brisbane Lions
~Carlton Blues
~Collingwood Magpies
~Essendon Bombers
~Fremantle Dockers
~Geelong Cats
~Gold Coast Football Club ~Hawthorn Hawks
~Melbourne Demons
~North Melbourne Kangaroos
~Port Adelaide Power
~Richmond Tigers
~St. Kilda Saints
~Sydney Swans
~West Coast Eagles
~Western Bulldogs Note: Listed in Alphabetical Order
What are four safety considerations when swimming at the beach?
- Make sure the swim area is safe
- Make sure there is a life guard
- Make sure you have a buddy
- Know your ability level
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Direction that horses race in Australia?
Horses are raced both clockwise and counterclockwise in Australia.
The decision to run horses counterclockwise in the US dates to the American Revolution era. In 1780, the first circular US race track was established by William Whitley near his home in Lincoln County, Kentucky. A staunch supporter of the Revolution, Whitley insisted that horses race counterclockwise, as opposed to clockwise as was the custom at the time in England. Some but not all American tracks followed the change immediately. Belmont was run clockwise from its opening until 1921. Today about 30% to 40% of English horse racing is now counterclockwise like all horse racing in the US.
Which Melbourne Cup hopeful won the 3200m Queen's Cup at Eagle Farm in November 2001?
The answer is Maykbe Diva
Um the champion swimmer would be Micheal Phelps from the united states.
from Canada this year ( 2008 ) in the Olympics it was Ryan Cochrane. He was the only swimmer to get Canada a medal in swimming.
also great swimmer would be
Natalie Coughlin is a great female swimmer from the u.s
Ryan Lochte is also a great swimmer from the u.s.
mike mintanko
ian thorp is one of the worlds best
but right now the worlds best swimmer is Micheal Phelps from the u.s. he got 8 gold medals and 7 world records at the Beijing 2008 Olympics! it was amazing!
How many medals did Cathy Freeman win?
Cathy Freeman won two medals in the Olympic Games, Silver at the 1996 Games in 400 meter run and Gold at the 2000 Games in 400 meter run.
She also won 2 Gold and 1 Bronze at the World Championships of 1995, 97 and 99 - all involving 400m; and 4 Gold and 1 Silver at the Commonwealth Games over different years.
Although Cathy eventually specialized in the 400 meter sprint, her early successes were in the shorter sprints - her first Gold medal coming as a member of the Australian team that won the 4 X 100m at the Commonwealth Games of 1990. At 'the Commonwealth' in 1994, she also won Golds in the 200m and 400m sprints and teamed to win Silver in the 4 X 100m relay. She missed the next Games in 1998 due to injury, but had won Silver in the 400m sprint at the previous 1996 Olympic Games and then won Gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her final Gold was at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, where she won Gold in the 4 X 400m relay and announced her retirement in 2004.
In total, Cathy Freeman won 7 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze, making a total of 10 medals in these major championships.
Which horse is the youngest horse to ever win the Melbourne Cup?
In 1883, the hardy New Zealand bred, Martini Henry won the VRC Derby, the Melbourne Cup and on the following Monday retained his undefeated record by winning Mares' Produce Stakes.
What colour caps are worn by the Australian national cricket team?
currently, for 2011, its red and dark blue..
How far is the the track in the Melbourne Cup?
The track at Flemington Racecourse is 2312 metres long; the race itself is run over 3200 metres.
What are Australia's pull factors?
because Australia was a safe country and there were many jobs available. You also got paid to come over to aus
What rights do aborigines have?
They had know right up until william cooper started the walk to parliament house to get right put in place
How long does it take to transfer money from one bank to another in Australia?
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The major cities of South Australia are Adelaide (capital city) and its outlying cities of Elizabeth and Gawler; Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, and Mount Gambier. With the exception of Mount Gambier, these cities are all on the coastline.
Major towns which are set inland include Murray Bridge and Renmark.
There are many more towns which are important economically for South Australia - too numerous to list. Bear in mind that, what constitutes a "city" in Australia is often considered a mere "town" overseas, because to Australians, a city is any centre with a population exceeding about 20,000.
