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pass on a warning to all

7 EFOCRE [ continue with my notes on
Australia, I must

single ladies who visit there.

? on comes from an old
friend of mine - an
Australian gal who lived with
us fsx several months when
she visited Canada. Natural-
ly, the high point of my visit
‘to Australia was a long visit
“with Kaye in Melbourne.

“Kaye was single when she
visited Canad2 and dated
quite a number of Canadian
guys but eventually returned
‘home and marvied an Aussie.
-**Warn the Canadian
“women, Barb. They’!l pro-
-bably find Australian men an
-irresistible bunch but they
make lousy husbands! To an
Australian male, you'll be
‘lucky if you come a. poor
‘fourth behind his ‘‘mates’’
‘(male friends), his stubbies
“(beer) and ‘his football

ony >“They expect at least four

oe huge meals every day - hot
and ready, when they walk in
ithe door. .The rest of the time

ou'keep the laundry done

id‘your mouth shut.’”

‘If. that ‘doesn’t do all

pologize but don’t say we
idn’t warn you.

y. visitor to Australia is ©
ely to spend. some time in

‘don’ miss’?. notes‘on .a'few™

orkers consider it‘an insult:

ae

-£Mind you, if you visit a classy»

taurant, you. may want to
ick 10% onto the bill. Put it .
iis way - an Australian, never. .

mi for a visitor. Credit.

rds. aren’t welcome’ -

year: back and_it was: une
Don’t, _ count.

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sheepskins. If you can find a
way to get one home, down
comforters, ‘‘duvets’’‘are a

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price here. Since: the seasons

are opposite to ours you may ~

luck-out onan end-of-season

clearance, just: in time to br-_ -
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compleie without some
reference to the Clam Shell -
the Sydney Opera House.

‘That structure caused more

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look. around. Packages for
dinner and the current
presentation are available.
SYDNEY:

‘Two tours:

‘Take a ride on.the Sydney

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_-you get.on and off as you
"like. A ‘Sydney Harbour
“cruise from Circular Quay is
fun and you can also get on
and off along the way. Spend
a few hours prowling around

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tram car for a city tour and
take a cruise along the Yarra
River. One recommended
tour outside the city
Ballarat and the
reconstructed gold mining
town of Sovereign Hill.

BRISBANE: Try to spend
a couple of days at the nearby

‘Gold Coast-Surfer’s

Paradise-Sunshine Coast
area. A short day tour of
Brisbane ought to be enough
for you.

_ ADELAIDE: Of the cities
I visited, this is my favorite.

We did’a wine. tour of the:
Barossa valley and a day at...

the Cleland Conservation

Park: which I mentioned: \.
before.’ One regret - didn’t .
have time to go to Kangaroo’ —
Island but it would bea must s

on another visit:

Just ceading over my notes’ ©
has made me anxious ‘to. go. :

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