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April 02, 2014

Horse 1646 - Ten Suburbs. No.17 Wahroonga 2076

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When I go on Skype and talk to people in the United States in real time, I'm reminded of just how far in the future we actually are livi...
April 01, 2014

Horse 1645 - Ten Suburbs. No.16 Tregear 2770

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The postcode of 2770 made headlines on 8th February 1997 when the Daily Telegraph accused students from Mount Druitt High School as being ...
March 30, 2014

Horse 1644 - Ten Suburbs. No.15 Beverley Hills 2209

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The suburb was originally named Dumbleton after a farm which had been established in the 1830s but as you'd expect, residents scarcely l...
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March 29, 2014

Horse 1643 - Ten Suburbs. No.14 Golden Grove 2008/2042

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In my 1932 Gregory's Street Directory, the idea of definite boundaries for where suburbs lie, isn't marked. I imagine that in 1932 t...
March 28, 2014

Horse 1642 - Why Repeal 18C?

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I love asking the question of 'why'? 'Why' is a good question because it is often used to discover the motives for doing som...
March 24, 2014

Horse 1641 - Ten Suburbs. No.13 North Epping 2121

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Being a commuter, my working knowledge of Sydney is biased towards those suburbs which either lie on a railway line, or a bus route; it also...
March 23, 2014

Horse 1640 - Ten Suburbs. No.12 Chatswood 2067

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I imagine that once upon a time, Chatswood would have been similar to Roseville in character but those days are long gone. Chatswood is a fa...
March 22, 2014

Horse 1639 - Ten Suburbs. No.11 Roseville 2069

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If for a second, we enter the realm of fantasy and quietly delude ourselves that politicians are bought with the ballot box and not the cheq...
March 17, 2014

Horse 1638 - NorthConnex: 68 Years Late and Corporate Welfare to BOOT.

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- via Twitter, Jamie Briggs, Federal Member for Mayo and Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. At the weekend...
March 16, 2014

Horse 1637 - Man United v Liverpool (More Than Just 3 Points)

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Before we put this upcoming fixture in context, we need to review a result from last night: Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea 0. This was for the m...
March 14, 2014

From the 1945 Labour Party (British) Election Manifesto

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The people made tremendous efforts to win the last war also. But when they had won it they lacked a lively interest in the social and econom...

Horse 1636 - Why Is There No Love For The Two Dollar Note... in America?

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This is a question which as someone who doesn't live in America I don't understand; yet if we ask people on internet fora who do li...
March 13, 2014

Horse 1635 - Should Britain Get Rid Of The Penny?

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Australia got rid of 1c and 2c coins in 1992. New Zealand rid of 1c and 2c coins in 1989 and 5c coins in 2006. Canada got rid of 1c coins ...
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March 12, 2014

Horse 1634 - Is One Word "Thanks" An Adequate Email Response?

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Let me introduce two players: Brady Haran¹ has worked for the BBC, made documentary pieces for the University of Nottingham and has as far ...
March 08, 2014

Horse 1633 - Cup Holders On Shopping Trolleys... No, This Is Not The Latest Irish Invention

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- Does the world really need this? In the same week that: - the ABC on 7.30 ran a report saying that for the most part children's ...
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March 07, 2014

Horse 1632 - Toll Roads, Toll Roads and Toll Roads

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Today, Jeremy is on a bridge, James is in a helicopter and I am on a bus. - Jeremy Clarkson is on a bridge (used without permission) ...
March 05, 2014

Horse 1631a - Dismembered Ukraine - More of the Fragments

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This is now a siege: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26445666 11:37: The head of Russia's top natural gas producer, Gazprom, say...

Horse 1631 - Dismembered Ukraine - Some of the Fragments

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Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. Those who do learn from the past are condemned to utterly confused by it. ...
March 02, 2014

Horse 1630 - Manus Island - Questions and Answers

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/asylum-seekers-treated-like-indonesian-cattle-says-scott-morrison/story-e6frf7jo-1226067849618 "I...
March 01, 2014

Horse 1629 - Tychicus The Postal Worker?

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He (Paul) was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, ...
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