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1. Albany
(Phocagallery / Albany)
Photos from our day trip to Albany and the surrounding coast including Whale World, "The Gap", and the Natural Bridge. See locations marked on a Google Map here.  ...
2. Queen Mary 2- 14Mar2010
(Phocagallery / Queen Mary 2- 14Mar2010)
On Peter's 16th birthday we went to Fremantle to farewell the Queen Mary 2 - the world's largest ocean liner - which happened to drop by the port at Fremantle for a day.  Thousands of flag-waving people ...
3. Pt. Peron 16Aug2008 (Peter): World War II era lookout
(Phocagallery / World War II era lookout)
World War II era lookout:  ...
4. Sailing 22Dec2008: IMG_2861
(Phocagallery / IMG_2861)
... around-the-world-race solo sailor was a big news story here.  ...
5. Albany: Albany Whaling World 02
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 02)
Albany Whaling World 02: The saw they used to cut off the heads of the whales ...
6. Albany: Albany Whaling World 05
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 05)
Albany Whaling World 05: The skeleton of a blue whale at Whale World near Albany ...
7. Albany: Albany Whaling World 06
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 06)
Albany Whaling World 06: The last of the whale chaser ships at Albany.  We had great access to roam this ship which was retired with the end of Australian whaling in 1978. ...
8. Albany: Albany Whaling World 07
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 07)
Albany Whaling World 07: Dane and Karl in command of the whaling ship ...
9. Albany: Albany Whaling World 08
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 08)
Albany Whaling World 08: A gang plank connects the ship's bridge with the harpoon platform at the bow. ...
10. Albany: Albany Whaling World 09
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 09)
Albany Whaling World 09: Dane aiming the harpoon from the bow of the whaling ship ...
11. Albany: Albany Whaling World 11
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 11)
Albany Whaling World 11: Karl at the stern of the whaling ship under the Australian Red Ensign - the proper "colours" for an Australian registered ship. ...
12. Albany: Albany Whaling World 01
(Phocagallery / Albany Whaling World 01)
Albany Whaling World 01: The whaling station deck where the blubber was cut off of the whales - Whale World near Albany. ...
13. Perth Heat Baseball 07Feb2009: Graeme Lloyd
(Phocagallery / Graeme Lloyd)
Graeme Lloyd: Coaching for the Perth Heat now, but Graeme Lloyd pitched in two World Series for the Yankees. ...
14. Canberra - July 2009: Australian Institute of Sport - Canberra_2
(Phocagallery / Australian Institute of Sport - Canberra_2)
Australian Institute of Sport - Canberra_2: This is the older of two swimming buildings at the Institute of Sport.  This is where the some of the best swimmers in the world in the past two decades have ...
15. Kalbarri to Perth: Stromatolites at Lake Thetis
(Phocagallery / Stromatolites at Lake Thetis)
Stromatolites at Lake Thetis: Strange 3,500 year old cyanobacteria that grow these round structures in just a few places around the world. ...
16. Red Bull Air Racing in Perth
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
On a beautiful autumn Saturday we took the train in to Perth to watch the Red Bull Air Race World Series stop here on the Swan River (http://www.redbullairrace.com).  If you're not familiar with this, ...
17. Holidaying with cousin Karen
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... Planet recently listed in its top 10 regions of the world. We hit most of our favourite spots including the sheep shearing demonstration where this time Karl and Dane were selected to help the shearer. ...
18. Car Chase on Fox News
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
Once again, Rockingham makes world news headlines... If you were watching Fox News back in the States on Thursday, America's Newsroom showed a video from Australia of a wild car chase.  A very scary aboriginal ...
19. Big Day in the City
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... we were ready to move down the coast a few minutes to the port at Fremantle.  The world's largest ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2, was in port for the day.  She's in the midst of a 101-day cruise around ...
20. Global Warming Here??
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... all the teams they played against.  This is the beginning of a series of competitions that would end up at the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania (sorry, no chance for our guys to go that far!).  ...
21. Hockey... Aussie style
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... world often. (See more hockey photos in the photo galleries.) We don't know the game really at all and wouldn't count ourselves as fans.  But this was a big opportunity to see the game played at a ...
... developed world." "Australia was the only advanced economy to avoid a technical recession during the global slowdown..." "I think the figures today are further evidence of the impact of stimulus in ...
... from World War I which was Australia's first war following their federation.  Australia's participation in the ANZAC Corps (Australia and New Zeeland Army Corps) in World War I had much to do with establishing ...
... guide publisher has come out with a new book highlighting the top 10 holiday destinations in the world which includes, in their estimation, the Western Australia's southwest region. See the news story ...
25. More on the Aussie language
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... was ConvictCreations.com.  They have an excellent page describing the Australian language titled "Strine - the world's most advanced English language".  To explain that title, "Strine" is how people from ...
26. Gruben Visit Wrap-up
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... galleries. We were so blessed by our time with the Grubens and we're so thankful for the effort they made to travel half-way around the world to see us.  ...
27. Australia 2nd Best Place to Live
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
Norway is the most desirable country to live in according to a United Nations report, but we're glad to be in Australia - the second best place to live in the world. This was all in a report compiled ...
28. Heading East for Pedal Prix
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... take us across the barren Nullarbor Plain on one of the longest straight sections of road in the world. The race is from Saturday noon to Sunday noon. I'll fly back home Sunday night. You can catch ...
29. Peter's Braces
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... to do research and writing.  He just presented to his class about the tiniest island nation in the world - Nauru. Two more photos of the boys:    ...
... a British survey ranked Perth as tied for 5th in the world in "liveability".  Five Australian cities were in the top 20 of the 140 included in the list.  The other top five according to the Economist Intelligence ...
31. Barossa Valley, South Australia
(Panoramic Photos/Panoramic Photos)
Barossa Valley, South Australia, with Tanunda in the center, 23 May 2009 World famous wine region settled by German Lutherans beginning in 1838. Scroll down to bottom to see a full-length view. Click ...
32. Heading South for ANZAC Weekend
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the shores of Gallipoli (Turkey) in World War I.  I'm currently reading the book by Patsy Adam-Smith titled "The ANZACS" which details the campaign ...
33. Claxton Shield - Game 2
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... Twins prospects and over a dozen players selected for the Australian team in the upcoming World Baseball Classic (WBC). I've got a photo gallery here from tonight's game. We saw New South Wales play ...
34. Karl Gets a Twin's Autograph
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... night was another player from the Twins' system - Liam Hendricks. One of the Perth coaches is Graeme Lloyd, former two-time World Series pitcher for the New York Yankees. Australia is gearing up for ...
35. Last Time It Rained?... Hmmm
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... today about Perth leading the world in desalination technology - largely out of desperation.  Desalination is the process of making salty ocean water drinkable. The first desalination plant in the southern ...
... family during World War II to Austria and afterwards to camps in northern Germany, and then emigrated to New York.  After serving two years as a pastor in Texas, he spent from 1961 to 1975 as a pastor ...
37. Good Time To Be In Australia?
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
So, with all the news about a worldwide economic crisis, how are things Down Under? The economic crisis in the US is big news in Australia.  We're hearing all of the stories of pending doom and ...
38. Aussies' Holiest Secular Site
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
...  The MCG is often referred to as the "Spiritual Home of Australian Sport".  It seats about 100,000 people and is listed as the 8th largest stadium in the world.  It has hosted some of the ...
... you “paper or plastic” you can’t relate to gas prices in the States cause the rest of the world has been paying them for years You can read the rest of Jeff's list at http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=697. ...
40. Watching From a Distance
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... over US$4.00 back home now.) We may be half a world away from home, but it's not too hard to keep tabs on the news back in the US... and it seems already to be a different place back home than we ...
41. It's a Small World After All
(Blogs/Lanette's Blog)
... world, but at times, it sure doesn't seem like it.  ...
42. It's a Small Lutheran World
(Blogs/Tim's Blog)
... to leave the family farm to work for the church.  It's a small Lutheran world after all.  ...
... the world."  I finally checked this with Google Earth.  Halfway around the world from Eden Prairie, MN, would be  44°49' S Latitude and  93°24' E Longitude, or 12,099.2 miles from our ...
... according to some, the most remote city in the world (depends on how you define “city” but you get the point). Historically, Rockingham has been a seaside resort community for those living in the big ...
... According to Ray at the Perth Business Centre... "worst case scenario - 12 weeks." So, we're making the best of our time on this side of the world while we're here.  Last weekend we made a trek ...
... see the Rockingham/Warnbro area in Western Australia.  For viewing some of the best photos from around the world, visit thehome page of Panoramio. ...
47. Newseum: Today's Front Pages from Newspapers Around the World
(Web Links / US & World News Sources)
48. NineMSN Wide World of Sports
(Web Links / Australian Sports)
Australia sports news: Australian rules football, soccer, cricket, rugby, basketball, etc.