2026-04-20T22:55:37Z https://yabu.me David Coombe https://yabu.me/npub1nzxg45dlvumwe320xwzkm8mklxa8690j9cs88auetdqztf3x2khq96t6u4 https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/294/189/635/932/659/original/b3033c607bfd0bb1.jpeg https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/294/189/635/932/659/original/b3033c607bfd0bb1.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0uecv2lhast96t9y98gxyjm9nnk5jrnf4gr8cypaw9y9q59z6jszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ujy5qts #Canberra has a new &#34;waste less&#34; thingy - a Reusables Library - thanks to community group SeeChange. Borrow crockery, cutlery, etc, for events such as meetings, seminars, school fetes – anywhere there are a group of people and food and/or drink is provided. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.seechange.org.au/reusables-library">https://www.seechange.org.au/reusables-library</a> 2026-04-18T05:02:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvae724vuwzzck3m289kz6epwr39prnlw7ks4aypng988wy07klsqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ur3rtgj #Tasmania Hidden Treasures Walk to the West #colonialArtAU exhibition in Queenstown 6 March – 10 April. #artAU<br/><br/><a href="https://rst.org.au/search-for-the-lost-piguenits-a-valuable-artwork-could-be-hanging-on-your-wall/">https://rst.org.au/search-for-the-lost-piguenits-a-valuable-artwork-could-be-hanging-on-your-wall/</a> 2026-02-25T19:30:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgulq4nhh4lavcsmh2ehwtcjpg8ph9umjg40cywj358gwwfxg447szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ur63ekr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguac8c5l6maxfcx5fpgxz36x086elapu4k3qc96dyzrysmxzhw7q7ydpxk'>nevent1q…dpxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I totally respect their wish to curate their own Mastodon experience. 2026-02-21T05:20:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggrqstlswdd6f3kugs0c3m74ssejsk6zamajvkwjzyys4ucj8vxszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ufzxs20 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsru2c9wwj006vehxy55p4dzst4zz2yekfsnyqllchq75cvjak8mzcw65sl6'>nevent1q…5sl6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yuma. Give him a break. I thought he did very well last night. He was energised and came across as confident, which is what’s needed. (And the thermometer graphic was fixed.) 2026-02-01T20:38:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkw4nk5pq7gw66upmq44fr3q7yr3h2x7mwkj3s29qgwl5zsq54lgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26urm0n59 Absolutely bizarre thermometer graphic used on #ABCTV news tonight. Check the number scales both left (C) and right (F) in the #Canberra edition. No AI please! #ABCNewsAU<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/966/094/855/948/760/original/9fd674dc1192ac8c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-27T08:27:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrn5a78mqwhvvyc2f26rd0j7c85vr4vpq9aw56yxrzlsk9etknxhgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uw4gezy My oregano got nicked. I had a whole oven tray of 3 day sundried oregano ready to be brought in today. But this afternoon there was only one stem left. Not blown away. No person took it. I imagine some bird now has a new aromatic nest. Take 2! #gardening #birds<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/739/310/393/950/371/original/f5702b47729ab889.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-18T07:17:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspggz5ljfgkj7gp8a2eelte7d97v9f535wyy88sjs5urquznd69lszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26utkmqjp #S_T_Gill only occasionally portrayed drunks, and this may be the earliest extant such picture: the Annual Agricultural Show in 1846. Five hotel booth signs are in the scene including the Wheatsheaf #Adelaide!<br/><br/>#AGSAAdelaide recently made their digitised image available in the public catalogue, so now I also can display it. #artHistoryAU <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub157ypvd5p40kedfn7f2h6s6e2ly7dmapmw06ce5rl8s087s5qq3qquuuhd8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>arthistory group</span> (<span class="italic">npub157y…uhd8</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>View: <a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1845_1846.htm#243">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1845_1846.htm#243</a> 2025-08-13T05:23:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7pr2k790ztqqhpcsgeldctwt9luujuje6vczjxrexmyjcl6zmkqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ur3dtqn Mum said she thought Dad might have a new girlfriend. He hadn&#39;t visited her in &#34;hospital&#34;.<br/><br/>Mum has #dementia. Dad died 25 years ago. They were happily married for 45 years. (This challenging conversation had a very positive outcome.)<br/><br/>Mum repeated this girlfriend thing a few times and I resisted the obvious head-on factual approach and was replying &#34;Dad wouldn&#39;t do that Mum&#34;.<br/><br/>Mum wasn&#39;t retrieving #memory from the &#34;right&#34; time. I wondered if a different hook might help.<br/><br/>I asked Mum, Do you remember when you last saw Dad? No. Do you remember Dad at home in W---? Yes! Do you remember Dad getting sick, having treatment and you working hard looking after him? Yes! And then he went to ---- Hospital? Yes! (Mum and I came up with the hospital name simultaneously.) And Dad died? Yes.<br/><br/>I saw the realisation on Mum&#39;s face. She wasn&#39;t distressed; she looked reassured. At this stage Mum had accessed a memory by coming from a different angle.<br/><br/>We talked about Dad a bit more. Mum even revealed she&#39;d sneakily scattered some of Dad&#39;s ashes at our T--- family home. I don&#39;t recall that story myself!<br/><br/>Mum thanked me for reminiscing and helping her remember. It was a gentle joyful moment.<br/><br/>(This week, together with my son, I visited Mum for a few days. Mum is in an aged facility, 1200km away from me and even further from him.) 2025-08-07T23:56:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxgrk28nq9jqfz3naucj6rfxmpt87aufchvvrcufqgv4rm6zpa6szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u22cyqd #ABC730 Why does our Prime Minister (head of government) talk with the President (head of state) and not the Prime Minister (head of government) of Israel? Have I got this diplomacy awry? 2025-07-31T09:48:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqr2sh5duyan7dfefgzpz9qmlcslt4psxrn2yrtupkcvmahf9mggzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ugwwkh9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfz2g4xu49l67es67mzc8ce6q9gwva7vq7ydtt5ayu9y2j4j2gr6szverws'>nevent1q…erws</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>will they gift him a tie? am watching him with interest. 2025-07-30T02:45:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnms0qu2lqc6v3r9n8rdlarfpfk3lj7m9l6em32l532cna69nyfczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uywgtnr Have they played “Up There Cazaley” yet? #Hottest100ofAustralia 2025-07-26T06:52:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyf2nxczu7ajh2eru3t3jjrvlzz9ndwx957jtg7e2llfqvt85690czyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ucgcjmv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26862xgcnprk0fcrmsxz6a6yl8qj7xpdes0djfqe6qtj896raytqd2sgex'>nevent1q…sgex</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My old 1970 Australian assembled #MGB. Cream leather inserts weren’t standard but I liked them.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/917/087/165/774/722/original/9842ae570d0af60a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-26T02:10:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26862xgcnprk0fcrmsxz6a6yl8qj7xpdes0djfqe6qtj896raytqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uyj43fc The #ABCNewsAU article on cars made/assembled in Australia omits to mention #MGB. My B I had for 12 years was put together in 1970. There is a project covering these cars (including my old one): <a href="https://mgbsmadeinaustralia.org">https://mgbsmadeinaustralia.org</a> 2025-07-26T02:02:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8r5tmf4vnztdqzj6jum0nshyrgs5mcmwnxfsfqn4lk7x5zrcgjwgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uj26w93 This reminds me of the famed Emperor Nasi Goreng who made his own attempt at keeping rabbits out.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/2yckqyg75oE?si=zYUIZQ2_RzXn2Rsk">https://youtu.be/2yckqyg75oE?si=zYUIZQ2_RzXn2Rsk</a><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/906/745/394/860/482/original/ee976d2ff91a064f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-24T06:17:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt0q7fc4rcf37hv0vm0wwwkzhj8pxd0hcu244pl0fffrvvcf9xkczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uc0ffjm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszczhzumqp4z28xanm6vq77tefzxj97y53tj23ksyxtkneamdx8ksm92mvf'>nevent1q…2mvf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aldi … good different 2025-07-15T09:19:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7em5gza56fndynyvzl2vrf74ye76n3cfe57h6x5f7mw720x4syszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26un8h6wq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dp2s4tsswex58r2g38svkd36s05mvqey2xlqqjgdan702atzr4cgv6jny'>nevent1q…6jny</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my brain gets startled every time it has to think that Paradise is a suburb of Adelaide 2025-07-10T23:24:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzzsj8qrackay9kk9gc7gzuccuzfe80909c9pjywlytjdl4uk5lczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uhev3m6 I found #ABCTVAU’s Australian Story about the Franklin River rafting rescue heart warming EXCEPT where the blokes say they want to do it again in 2026. That struck me as “directionally motivated reasoning” - perhaps motivated more by sense of self. I wouldn’t think more highly of them if they repeated the trip. In fact I’d think more highly of them if they changed their minds. (1/2) 2025-07-07T22:44:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr88aa9ucgrn4ahv2tywzdygy32lqt9c9eld2497lgklh7luetrdqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uymjath In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqd5f7ah6rqhtr4899jpsam45x2q5fghtavujs4l2v58n2fhn8qsqce3awn'>nevent1q…3awn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Gill I brought back from Melbourne is now hanging at home. Soon after that I obtained a directly relevant primary historical source. I&#39;m very pleased with what it revealed. But the rest must wait I think until I finish the #S_T_Gill project scope. (It&#39;s not in scope.) Some things just have to sit on my backburner (even things &#34;in scope&#34;) for years while I progress methodically. 2025-07-02T03:46:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0745wdjn4gzmcj6778pla4arsd7vexy35kkuuxj8anldv07ma2nszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uka9ysr In the 1980s Ralph Grandison was mapping #S_T_Gill&#39;s artworks in #SouthAustralia. I recently viewed in the State Library his 1991 paper on Gill&#39;s 1844 #Barossa works. Interestingly he&#39;s included many of &#34;The Seasons and The Months&#34; - see image snippet. Clearly he didn&#39;t accept Appleyard &amp; Radford&#39;s 1986 redating of these from 1847 to 1840-42. #artHistoryAU #colonialArtAU #historicalMapping<br/><br/>Over the next few months, I&#39;ll need to supplement my earlier work with Grandison&#39;s insights at: <a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill&#39;s_The_Seasons_and_The_Months.htm">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill&#39;s_The_Seasons_and_The_Months.htm</a><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/780/958/871/044/335/original/9065a945343c3627.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-02T01:11:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqryc7kckc5kmqdp90y2wqkj6q9wcd7gajhevxxrwmfead6u242jgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uqxdz55 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5var50g7wd3pnmx4duvfnnjf6kd0pdtnkrakqu2mj0y2ksjs87qlqe54z'>nevent1q…e54z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>he was worried about your “special” mushrooms 2025-06-29T08:22:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjgcghw2w4l4kpugkyqldqga9snzzer98y3tcex4j53g2278u55qzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uu2a3nl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsft52hs8ywdwadrumalq2s0gezud2rmr3v8qhprpk0fhezg35lmvg4gcwjr'>nevent1q…cwjr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>bit of a road trip - a mix of research work, opportunistic location visits and last but not least, unrelated leisure. 2025-06-26T10:01:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2sp0m7qywx2l6e4g0zrm4dthh3elyqwzxc3wzl4tkmh8c3tdhvhszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uq9wj49 Saturday. It’s now a golf course but J A Horrocks and #S_T_Gill passed this way in 1846 seeking out a view from the hill known as Mount Maria at Wilmington, #SouthAustralia.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/748/653/485/039/606/original/967d046e59c48cfb.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-26T08:18:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00gt0yxnt5esm4nvlzprjq8t9jlapzd7tntfql5lzsd4prgxretgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ujsxd9a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxd0dq5mfut8rrx6zj8xr3lthfwdesdxyn3tzlk2phtl8rh6vlulg9lynkx'>nevent1q…ynkx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i was there today. didn’t see the homestead. saw a lot of water infrastructure. was told about the big 2022 flood. 2025-06-24T09:20:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzlfh5euyzht8wqqhutg5sszqusruec64k7z2q4c4hgucmfsts0gzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ukzcjps Today. Kinchega Woolshed 1875 - 1970, Kinchega National Park, on the #DarlingRiver #outbackNSW. Built from river red gum and corrugated iron. Tree trunk posts in photo. #NSWParks<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/737/039/723/332/307/original/0af9a0d2a2126b97.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-24T07:00:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvs3cdpklht8ch9vln0fremzeg0858n0ezrecmy4tkh7acl45n3qczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u48zxmj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfh7mw9dmyvmhdlaqn5rzmzz2kx665njvc50jmplyrk54s063fnglfztpx'>nevent1q…ztpx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Nats won’t ever define the scope of the question of course because it’s not a genuine question. They show no desire to engage. It’s a disingenuous rhetorical device. #auspol 2025-06-10T22:17:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvfh7mw9dmyvmhdlaqn5rzmzz2kx665njvc50jmplyrk54s063fngzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uugy6gp #auspol Listening again to National Party (Dan Tehan) asking interviewer what’s the cost of climate action. This seems to be their new standard tactic (as also used by Joyce). Don’t ask us mate! You’re in parliament. You have 3 years to work it out and then tell us. 2025-06-10T22:01:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxc8wfd35z434pnkpxuxgcaznwqv8h77cpqgm8r9sfycyqx4s9jqgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uuwtvdv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv0awh4q3mh9znfjvmx0wprzvpzdqrh09q7ayly68twwqd88svypgfsau4t'>nevent1q…au4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>to be fair she hadn’t heard of him when she was younger. but i’m not posting about politics, just the comma. 2025-06-07T02:52:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8p2kt6uvjcaxau98wfuhtmxtwc6g26gx0uravqvypwrkxh0nvvmszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ucwn26d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn8agkqlmay49n8w35jzfz4tcdas0hzgqlk57ggzxj00tk56w4ycel9hnv'>nevent1q…9hnv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suppose at some stage none of us had heard of Antony Green except his parents :-) 2025-06-07T02:12:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6jxqzd3qcpkejymdyx2awg82ch2j05yadqm75g0ent9vkeemw9qzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uj6k79w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwc09jvda4pu85zn78as5c56hshk5j3gy6qqsp7mfwgdhjgw8kkcqm3yqm'>nevent1q…3yqm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>aye, “Barr’s staffer new ACT Labor secretary”. The paper saved ink by omitting a comma. 2025-06-07T02:00:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjz7c4u9z6a5cz4t08zgr7cxcyupdrj4r2gnztm6kgum2vu64c7czyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26unc9av5 “Ms Cook, the mother of a six-month-old and a toddler from Labor’s left faction …”<br/><br/>Starting them early!<br/><br/>#CanberraTimes 2025-06-07T01:31:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9l03h0kvsavxa9dcx9dnqqe29tqr3qvh5zx9af2pyhfxw8s4v2cgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26udkvu6n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7w8ccwpmegcvrtxqex7zw0502qw3yw3kdzzkdmr7r52m999ujggax5s90'>nevent1q…5s90</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>New backing finished - an inner brown paper and then an outer paper. I also used foam door silencers to keep the picture off the wall. I&#39;m happy with that. (Today&#39;s learning thanks to a couple of internet videos.) #S_T_Gill<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/634/500/427/522/725/original/d7f9f88f2cfcde70.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-06T04:25:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7w8ccwpmegcvrtxqex7zw0502qw3yw3kdzzkdmr7r52m999ujggzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uvny0ps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9knphcc76xq0gtntn2lf78rha985pk0lrsstcfz56l63j2yq3njsxkznh3'>nevent1q…znh3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Today it gets a new backing. (I did the initial cleanup some days ago.) Frame looks like a box inside a box and rather than navigate the hills and dales with one piece of brown paper, I papered the inner part first. #S_T_Gill<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/634/410/005/016/125/original/9264b934f05adc9c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-06T04:03:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9knphcc76xq0gtntn2lf78rha985pk0lrsstcfz56l63j2yq3njszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ugr8wfd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgmp4aa9avd2cwy2yygqng9hg9pelkxy22wlfdtdxtrynujq5ue9s7n76dz'>nevent1q…76dz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The silverfish had got stuck into the backing paper but fortunately no damage to the #S_T_Gill original. I&#39;ve removed the old paper and cleaned everything. I&#39;m now working out how to do a new backing. (Conservators please look away - but it will be better and it&#39;ll be good for some time.)<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/634/054/463/269/169/original/146703a79432ef91.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-06T02:31:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2s7gg5qpappnk7pqa8gfpjc9ulacr0ya97cf4wrzxx0nz5neufqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ufjsvy4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfux3le9rhwk46336m8jywkg9zc72ktv0gprm25mp8yl4z96g2ec3prcrr'>nevent1q…rcrr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes, i think so. my first original Gill. i’ve done some research and think it’s very historically significant. bit more work to do before a write up. 2025-05-27T09:34:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmp4aa9avd2cwy2yygqng9hg9pelkxy22wlfdtdxtrynujq5ue9szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ucpr2my #S_T_Gill picture on a train.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/578/419/982/198/464/original/6097145be4943b30.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-27T06:42:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90evfkvkzmzkks6a7efu8sfh26q2tpg05gqt363qulrt43p7j5gszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uytjhtc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0x48xu0zzww63jpd0xh2fv8kz8798uqwzr3ydvemhfen0akn0qqeuu7ht'>nevent1q…u7ht</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From what I read in that older article (non-government) MLA Jo Clay is very engaged in the matter. I guess the govt wanted to give the leaseholder every opportunity to stay operational, but given this recent risk of destruction by fire, they had firm grounds to take strong action. I assume it’s the government that’s done the fencing. Personally I think they can now take further action against the Big Splash lessee, such as revoking the lease. #Belconnen 2025-05-21T03:58:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnq5qesjsus4e2tdjl5p4he5gc6easdxrq4m53l8tj9yq9j3rgqqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u4973al In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs99863lvvp3tujarsvjljxcmse4cxrteyt8mghqnd46tzdr3v4f7s520gnp'>nevent1q…0gnp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Call to save ‘failing’ Big Splash<br/>Canberra Times, 1 February 2025<br/><br/>This article on the Jamison #Belconnen water park reported on a petition sponsored by Greens MLA Jo Clay. It included the following:<br/><br/>“The lease for Big Splash says the lessee must maintain the site to the satisfaction of the ACT government. If outstanding repairs or maintenance are not done, the government has the option to go in and do the work itself, at the cost of the lessee.”<br/><br/>It looks like ACT has now stopped waiting on the lessee and taken its own action with protective fencing around Big Splash.<br/><br/>See also earlier post by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13hmfvrh59fgtyxzer2g3ml0kjp7sg92z86kzs60gc4752grs7n8q0hmdgu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Zorro</span> (<span class="italic">npub13hm…mdgu</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://aus.social/@zorrobandito/113924524605384221">https://aus.social/@zorrobandito/113924524605384221</a> 2025-05-20T23:31:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99863lvvp3tujarsvjljxcmse4cxrteyt8mghqnd46tzdr3v4f7szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ustwnqm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqr0083zfkd6lmjdlqp586fy9x55fpd8yxa2lk97v906ljafr3zxqn43f9w'>nevent1q…3f9w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FURTHER UPDATE: After the initial boarding up, &#34;Big Splash&#34; Jamison entrance is now protected by a high cyclone-style fence. #Belconnen<br/><br/>I suspect this is the ACT government’s good action. (And not the recalcitrant leaseholder. If you want more background, a websearch will suffice.) 2025-05-20T07:54:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqr0083zfkd6lmjdlqp586fy9x55fpd8yxa2lk97v906ljafr3zxqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ucwf382 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdjkq72f5vt96h7x43dfxpxvffvc5fu3aygd0msgks2pnrdqwtyqtmagx6'>nevent1q…agx6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>UPDATE: &#34;Big Splash&#34; Jamison entrance has now been boarded up. #Belconnen #Canberra<br/><br/>That’s a good start. I hope the ACT government will take action against the recalcitrant leaseholder and bring this facility back to public benefit. 2025-05-13T00:47:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmklkhq0dcnpyn7yzu3h83ggtfq94mvzt0hstug3vkfrjlv8xscszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uafjp68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8j3mwcfgu8q8ljqvptvujcrh3j5qvpahxf4fnwv4h22feuc97zsxm2mq4'>nevent1q…2mq4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes, Jo Clay &amp; Tara 2025-05-11T01:02:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdjkq72f5vt96h7x43dfxpxvffvc5fu3aygd0msgks2pnrdqwtyqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26usy0k8k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkl5ek6c8u34avrhu5lj2xyar5kl49l4w0vyhrqlmn0lgg330xusk2dh0k'>nevent1q…dh0k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve emailed 2 MLAs this morning. 2025-05-11T00:35:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkl5ek6c8u34avrhu5lj2xyar5kl49l4w0vyhrqlmn0lgg330xuszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uv80xzl &#34;Big Splash&#34; Jamison needs to be urgently secured. #Belconnen #Canberra<br/><br/>Photo yesterday afternoon shows smashed front door and windows and vandalism further inside. There’s risk vandalism will continue with potential for a destructive fire.<br/><br/>Then this amenity should be restored. As well as being important for recreation the pool was often used for school swimming carnivals.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/486/378/935/606/814/original/f27a954facd88573.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-11T00:34:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dn0xuwnawgx9wz77fdgwr48gwpkphansz72pxe2kevcpy3c8m8czyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u645enl I spotted a female koel in a neighbour’s tree this afternoon. I would’ve expected her to have returned north by now? #Canberra #CanberraBirds 2025-04-26T07:42:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpxaswvycvwwq78wu6qg3nr423k40zhhul8qhyq5msd8mjxhlf7szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uttua7n Did anyone else get this Peter pellegrini in their timeline? I can’t see how he should have appeared in mine.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/367/345/248/089/373/original/a8406ca4ed2b6a00.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-20T00:00:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kpuq4lpwfu7nrry3fd7d4js8cptau3n6mcyfcms3v9lucj02zsqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uwl5vpk Added an 1845 watercolour of North Terrace #Adelaide to the list of #S_T_Gill”s pictures for George French Angas. (It’s signed: G F Angas!) This further adds to my demonstration that Gill was a ghost artist for Angas.<br/><br/>It’s NOT available online at #AGSAAdelaide and I don’t have permission to share the scan so that makes it a bit ho-hum for the reader. However I do link to an old newspaper reproduction!<br/><br/><a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_and_George_French_Angas_1844_1845.htm#776">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_and_George_French_Angas_1844_1845.htm#776</a> 2025-04-15T00:13:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrk74ku0x82ph9sk8sg4raqd6kvfa39mr46sx4zqqg6ygmpxvr8wszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u856nqs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszfnfhhm9wq5wje0y5u3vwm4qtpe3dnj3zsg0y9m8ycvrs7w8glagu3cmpt'>nevent1q…cmpt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes it is very beautiful. The pedestal is compact and sweet. Australian timber craftsmanship and made in Sydney for a middle class market. 2025-03-24T03:04:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxh92vcnw7n6jwzh7m0dh6xxlhh4gw9pnt0y4f23qw3kr6qc89qczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uwm3ag5 #ArtDeco bedroom suite made in Sydney 1927/28. Made from Queensland #silkyOak by Standardised Furniture Ltd, Marrickville and retailed by Symonds&#39; of Pitt Street. #1920s #historyAU #vintageFurniture<br/><br/>New (personal) article:<br/>Identifying and dating my grandfather’s suite: <a href="https://coombe.id.au/personal/bedroom-suite.htm">https://coombe.id.au/personal/bedroom-suite.htm</a><br/><br/>Toot suite! 2025-03-24T01:05:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphxdvadhmj3kffmtsts0uvtq7els6valwmsxkcgv9wwfk6jll9hszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uyeu220 The very jolly Bald Archy portrait prize just announced its winner as “Despicable Ploy” by Phil Meatchem. The exhibition is in #Canberra till tomorrow Sunday 23 March, before travelling to Griffith NSW, then Mansfield Victoria, followed by other NSW and VIC regional. You can also view the finalist entries online. #artAU<br/><a href="https://baldarchy.com.au">https://baldarchy.com.au</a><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/202/790/004/538/115/original/35443a3b5d5f2479.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-21T22:33:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqzn7ye30r6uu4y9xxhupdq9nqc6wk2jltar64k0p8mzdszf4y34gzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u0f705y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpxs2zq94f87vqvdjkstcpde0re2alwmsdu6ut6mrtyfgd74pk6cuwltwr'>nevent1q…ltwr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks very much Jude. Yes I think it’s significant. I don’t know if this is the earliest artwork of this subject. It likely predates Hamilton&#39;s 1847 sketches <a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_and_George_Hamilton&#39;s_Breeches.htm#Conflict">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_and_George_Hamilton&#39;s_Breeches.htm#Conflict</a>. 2025-03-03T03:43:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxw0x9szhuqw9waj5fwk5f5e3pcu8trcqmxppfhcfnjhr3wf9uplgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uk99qlv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzsu0hgt4dw0hh433eqxhmttjqwa5vlfraqhm7akvxpds32s4f7qu0xmpr'>nevent1q…xmpr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This morning I found some historical context for &#34;The Avengers&#34;. The context is likely 1842 murders at Port Fairy, Victoria. I think this now resolves past confusion over #S_T_Gill&#39;s sympathies - which were with the Aboriginal people and not the ambushing colonists. I&#39;ve just updated the article to reflect this. #frontierWars #1840s 2025-03-03T01:06:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzsu0hgt4dw0hh433eqxhmttjqwa5vlfraqhm7akvxpds32s4f7qzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ukflsal Last week I got to research at #StateLibraryNSW Sydney.<br/><br/>An artwork I &#34;reidentified&#34; is &#34;The Avengers&#34; by #S_T_Gill showing colonists about to fire on a group of #Aboriginal people. I date this to about 1844/1845 - a decade before his previous earliest known of this subject. #frontierWars #1840s #colonialArtAU<br/><br/>Read: <a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_and_E_L_Montefiore.htm">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_and_E_L_Montefiore.htm</a><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/085/194/888/942/370/original/04941928ef2404dd.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-01T04:11:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdl8qrsv8wr43wrqjqfm9hj6hmt2hkhescs0r6ca33nvs97rq5yqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uyqyusq Cory Doctorow <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> : <br/><br/>“We are entering a period of omnishambolic polycrisis.”<br/><br/>Pluralistic: With Great Power Came No Responsibility (26 Feb 2025)<br/><br/>I found this to be a very worthwhile read. Much about our friend Canada - situation and solutions - but applicable to us in Australia too.<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/</a> 2025-02-27T01:24:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ff2gxs9lvepgtx68hg2zyttjf6gqzwjxpqaqhc7jug7v82ln79gzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u2axqha Antony Green:<br/><br/>Why I’ve Decided to Retire from Presenting Elections Plus a few words of thanks<br/>February 26, 2025<br/><br/><a href="https://antonygreen.com.au/why-ive-decided-to-retire-from-presenting-elections-plus-a-few-words-of-thank-you/">https://antonygreen.com.au/why-ive-decided-to-retire-from-presenting-elections-plus-a-few-words-of-thank-you/</a> 2025-02-25T21:44:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2e5n9cs4a76c250dvse7fer2gwpcacm9jd6u97eu8ramkdy52ecqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uqnt5p3 No Running in the Playground<br/><br/>“You, you and you! Up to my office!” - yelled from the second floor window.<br/><br/>One lunchtime 56 years ago 3 primary school kids were summoned to the principal’s office where we were given the cane for running in the playground. (Technically we were running out of our classroom towards the playground. All of it was bitumen.)<br/><br/>Today I returned to reclaim the right.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/035/227/693/514/617/original/9c2aad0bd8620b06.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-20T08:20:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmsdrpu352rw3lttfz00a3830kqmyaup2zyk3pwgu7xlf7ha3raszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u9ld3cd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszn2pnetmydtkz6qsptpwz43zdkafd0n69dr6kfkydwd9yr67jq3qx9ucyr'>nevent1q…ucyr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We think we know something is true (“it’s bin day”) but the contrary apparent beliefs of our community cause self-doubt. A neighbour once told me they just followed what I did. Which worked until I stuffed up! 2025-01-26T23:42:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnrc4fdurq9kqcdw4cps32vy463f82ugu7fys0jyz7qfph2p0alczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u43njzx What a stuff up on #ABCRN this morning. In trying to explain #AustraliaDay, renowned historian Michelle Arrow erroneously said Arthur Phillip claimed the eastern half of Australia on 26 January 1788. No, that was James Cook in 1770.<br/><br/>We all make mistakes but this was a bad one in the context. #historyAU #InvasionDay<br/><br/>Hear 1 minute into this 11 minute listen: <br/><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/australia-day-history/104857568">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/australia-day-history/104857568</a> 2025-01-25T00:05:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtfu8xhshmlm4rt5wrqdpptspru2qkpxf33kfgjv8wtafsgnwryczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uxyezat Eukodko - #MurrayRiver crayfish - being caught by #Aboriginal women in floodwaters. Painted c. 1844 by #S_T_Gill from George Hamilton&#39;s sketch. #SouthAustralia<br/><br/>(See also today&#39;s article in The Conversation.) #StateLibraryNSW image only linking indirectly at present but you can see same in #NationalLibraryAU <a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134369231/view">https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134369231/view</a><br/><br/>Read more in my 2021 article: <a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill,_E_J_Eyre,_Symmetry_1844.htm#45">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill,_E_J_Eyre,_Symmetry_1844.htm#45</a><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/880/231/892/386/102/original/29181b0fc65479eb.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-23T23:24:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnx8wjkpnm8nxs3pgflj5r0yvh2k7qx9ej0usdn2d3cdtyfxdw5gzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uzp0x74 Mean streak : a moral vacuum &amp; a multi-billion government shake down<br/><br/>Should be compulsory reading for public servants and critical reading for engaged citizens.<br/>#goodGovernance #Canberra #publicService #RickMorton #robodebt<br/><br/>Rick Morton in his own words: <br/><a href="https://www.rickmorton.com.au">https://www.rickmorton.com.au</a> 2025-01-23T01:31:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8x4gexw3zhlrkgrm9qtth7m5zymnek438vra2px60lgqpuda6vugzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uvxt475 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs806mkl4c0tkje6pjtl5qnj5r9lj05heyj5ymm79ahhghv9cfa3ts5k8tkc'>nevent1q…8tkc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In general, zero carbon aluminium is something that makes sense for Australia to make as a renewable energy superpower as I recall from Ross Garnaut’s recent book. (I haven’t read the details of this project/article though.) 2025-01-20T03:03:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgak2w8jn95yq69368jh22hhq25gcf7z3llmek6sz8ur28qssnwyqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uzufyjc #ABCNewsAU today reporting more than one thing “back on track”. Absorbing the slogan. Aaaargh! 2025-01-17T03:53:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs002jjyh64qcwtj7dsvh335n4vr7v8mc5wdsevzsyh56e6220ztmgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ulwj3pz If you’re listening to #ABCRN #SundayExtra you may be shouting back.<br/>Wanted: Australian social media that connects to the world.<br/>Not wanted: tracking, ads, corporate ownership.<br/>No mention: Mastodon and Fediverse.<br/><br/>We need to get the message out better, especially to Australian journalists. Can we work together on improving this? #ausSocial <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ycmt08w2rw9nppkjhhaqgc3gznays9awjqek9hm7ug0afdupfhwqj5l644" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Posters Union Australia</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ycm…l644</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-11T20:34:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswa364uvfy27tncmsm2tdrt9d9j5jw2j77d2232qumdzd7700nx7szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26usnevsj Welcome to my project on arguably Australia&#39;s most recognisable colonial artist, Samuel Thomas Gill. It&#39;s a blend of #catalogueRaisonné, biography, historical narrative and map atlas. The scope is from Gill&#39;s arrival in #SouthAustralia in 1839 up to his early time at the Victorian gold diggings in 1852-53.<br/><br/>Project update: Six articles on the diggings are now complete except for pending visits to Sydney and Adelaide to check on some undigitised sources. Good progress on at least two articles for 1839-1844 gap.<br/><br/>Later this year I&#39;ll write some more reflective material and some of particular interest post 1853.<br/><br/>You can follow the hashtag #S_T_Gill for updates - you don&#39;t need to follow me.<br/><br/>#historyAU #1840s #1850s #VictoriaAU #colonialArtAU #historicalMapping #catalogueRaisonne #biography<br/><a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill</a> 2025-01-09T00:35:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdx77qpt0lqlzczne3q4na2w6gdmj6s5c4mcs0dt9m0vlw38tmzqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u8gwhlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszu83ftaphfyy458ephe7sphyvyeag2x9a48y28rl36xg0n4q2ays8xjn49'>nevent1q…jn49</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy - CAPADACT - reply: “We did consider [Mastadon] but it’s a question of capacity to manage multiple channels.” #ACTpol 2025-01-06T21:06:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszu83ftaphfyy458ephe7sphyvyeag2x9a48y28rl36xg0n4q2ayszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uynzga6 Last night CAPADACT - #Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy - announced their departure from X and move to BS. I have encouraged them to set up here. #ACTpol<br/><br/><a href="http://canberra-alliance.org.au/">http://canberra-alliance.org.au/</a> 2025-01-04T23:31:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgfun9lwkjfhz9n7us2wzwvrrmle533rm2kjy27xwjqjy6vv96wszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26urmlu0e Wale migration #ABCNewsAU<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/682/027/749/046/485/original/b4ab93480eb056bb.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-19T23:15:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqkhgkq527pf6fdzl79jr30zj42d922ylexmauvtx3wtemygrgzszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26us0qptz Man the koels are loud at the moment!<br/><br/>The fascinating story of how the #koel came to live in #Canberra and their connection with red wattlebirds is told in this 2019 article by naturalist Ian Fraser:<br/><a href="https://the-riotact.com/the-koels-and-their-call-return-to-canberra-for-spring/333371">https://the-riotact.com/the-koels-and-their-call-return-to-canberra-for-spring/333371</a> 2024-12-17T08:33:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8867aguygjp2l7rj7knwk3099949n9y34amk976w65s60sfeltczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26udzk28q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vj937presegxuej7jf35r3fm3zsqk6rut0u7gr0rdwqawsqynfcpnvyg9'>nevent1q…vyg9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And maybe we won’t be and that’s OK too. 2024-12-07T03:36:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw6j436js8nf37g0wpkxpt0f57733ck8hrlu7zg3wvxzmrrjtlkaszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u63azl4 There’s heaps happening in Syria in the last some hours. I find Twitter still a useful source for stuff such as OSINT. Not much here though. (I no longer engage there, so don’t @ me.) 2024-12-06T22:49:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0lfvl2rlyy3efvx5gtzmjhjlrwzwn3xkz3nyq9ae5gg0we4wzupqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u9xl9my In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfpd39s09egrpjjy6u2q4gtjlqeeudaavkvgpkrst9zfhnc4p2xrspzafr9'>nevent1q…afr9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>… 2/2 It’s not what one expects of typical Australian bush foliage. It makes a good hedge or filler. It suckers but is easily controlled by pulling out by hand. Here it is 2m high. It is frost and drought tolerant. 2024-12-05T01:25:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpd39s09egrpjjy6u2q4gtjlqeeudaavkvgpkrst9zfhnc4p2xrszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26us5l3uf This Australian native plant is uncommon in gardens but I think would be widely appreciated. It is the fine-leafed form of Polyscias sambucifolia (“elderberry panax”). The bees today are loving the inconspicuous flowers. #gardeningAU #ozPlants 1/2 …<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/597/599/822/046/548/original/9f2501f1488e1bfb.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-05T01:25:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspruy38p4rhya7unan3vqaetsq50fr2n3eheamluz7qve9gg6a6ngzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26upqtcwh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxu6t25gnrkne94gppzcfppqscknehvf2aqxmlccft27djf2dqac3qvq74'>nevent1q…vq74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“under-utilised particularly in colder months” strikes me as a weak argument. The government could invest in solar heating to increase use of public pools. It’s a choice. 2024-12-03T21:37:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlucnksmd0kswg52x9nerpej9hastn85fkhc84rk3rp38ch29nlczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uaejx2j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25rh5vlttvc8qf93aj3dqmrexsu37z7d6r3mp8u0qkn868meg6ec04xxkh'>nevent1q…xxkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And saw you on the telly just now! 2024-12-03T08:06:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7yrk4mqqnsfjcuzlzchq7afaq75wuelzkynetpjtazqph24qyuczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uszzcl7 #Enshittification is the Macquarie Dictionary (AU) word of the year for 2024.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/woty-2024/">https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/woty-2024/</a> 2024-11-25T22:17:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstt29q9535vu8j2e64s9rttr7ky90tvysxr6e4jxh37vx7yuv5muszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u2st2em In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxdmlwj2h2yvupzp7uwktcl2qtqg8zjgevla3unz289mlvvw2qyqwg7lmn'>nevent1q…7lmn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s a funny feeling approaching the end of the project. I may backfill with some missing earlier narrative. But I plan no more narrative beyond that March 1853 date. #S_T_Gill 2024-11-22T06:08:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstxdmlwj2h2yvupzp7uwktcl2qtqg8zjgevla3unz289mlvvw2qyqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uhjdwt6 I made good progress today fine-tuning the back end narrative in the #S_T_Gill project. It concludes with this magnificent colour print of the Victorian diggings as painted in July 1852 and published as a print in March 1853. #colonialArtAU<br/><br/><a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135629862/view">https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135629862/view</a> 2024-11-22T05:34:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvkf6tgs0et3070hlqpylxcezzk6qzf7gwvr8p2ufqtpshmheue6czyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uf3kdd9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsty4rwryy494k9l0mqr02gnaggxa2y5rfa0j3hewgpmy3hlu693gc8e2zma'>nevent1q…2zma</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The #cicada and its shell on the ti-tree this morning!<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/500/182/201/622/776/original/48f7650678059cad.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/500/253/324/672/229/original/bd73355903d3689a.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-17T20:47:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsty4rwryy494k9l0mqr02gnaggxa2y5rfa0j3hewgpmy3hlu693gczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26usxv24g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0u73chj6pw6v7q57h2hgt72hmlq423hy393wjg722upetj36h3qqgdx44v'>nevent1q…x44v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The #cicada has now moved around to the underside of the branch. No live webcam. Next update tomorrow morning. 2024-11-17T08:19:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0u73chj6pw6v7q57h2hgt72hmlq423hy393wjg722upetj36h3qqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uhc0w63 I just found this cicada nymph freshly surfaced from underground at the end of this afternoon’s rain. It was likely going to climb the paling fence so I hope I’ve given it a better chance on the ti-tree (leptospermum). #cicada<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/496/819/897/198/938/original/0d5f5ef176825b26.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-17T06:19:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcxtc0eyrvryvdj999uj9gwyntwkh2ee8qxxv6wqxgaxnwf9qefszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uza56wq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2nnsgdhcxdwelnzau34nupxqlk8h9eke0dalrwxjafqhs2f9te3spgkkj7'>nevent1q…kkj7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You likely remember there was a range of flags used in the Canberra cooker events, this being among them. There seems to be a parallel (unsurprisingly) with US: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement</a> see Denominations and symbols. 2024-11-12T21:14:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nxusc2s54va20e3kfxxtzfvtmhmupnm7w4ejef0jfv339kmsayczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u2mgq22 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymfwulafhjnt2u39htacq5rut3crxlzeusg0dk0z8y30e0jy7nlq6ahfwn'>nevent1q…hfwn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have no insight there. I would guess it’s somehow meaningful to the cookers. I think people have generally assumed they fly the (official) red ensign and I haven’t noticed anyone pick up on this before. 2024-11-12T00:05:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8q9el99kpccel6777nm886cqps6wc06h8kxdhagx5c6c3e2x44zszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u9uefsh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgnrmlxwac6h7yh8uzgvkew8w9vydtnz5pj9ckyp3kf772ryqtuc6qz42z'>nevent1q…z42z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve now written to the ABC. 2024-11-11T22:01:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgnrmlxwac6h7yh8uzgvkew8w9vydtnz5pj9ckyp3kf772ryqtuczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ug7zxnf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswk369dlwkcumpmyl99ude0k0k056gh8f6qfluqr07wnvhgnwnsqgl63nzz'>nevent1q…3nzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Further investigation ... The sovereign citizens (cookers) are flying a flag which was the Australian red ensign from 1901 to 1903.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_red_ensign">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_red_ensign</a> 2024-11-11T21:23:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswk369dlwkcumpmyl99ude0k0k056gh8f6qfluqr07wnvhgnwnsqgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u83dmdh Unfortunately in tonight’s #ABCNewsAU of Remembrance Day in #Melbourne the flag featured is one used by Cookers. I expect this was unintentional by ABC but it’s very poor. (See the numbers of points on the stars.) (Screenshot from the #Canberra bulletin.)<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/463/522/644/798/219/original/31dca49ae57a75aa.png"> <br/> 2024-11-11T09:13:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmwfd7fzlgctxt7vlh9lwahdw20qxwzfq6zrvavnxyl7054gj53czyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uq7sn9x “Smith posits a slippery dialectical relationship between the national and international, as if each is imminent in the other.”<br/><br/>I’m only on page 3 of the introduction of this book and have a growing sense of dread. The book is my subject of interest but the writing may do me in. 2024-11-05T03:19:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ecd6w4a2a3ek9h4z02dq6qs5w829gl5s2z85ks2k0swkxdxncugzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uu8v8l4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cgkj4n07gk6gx4hnf3vefc84zny77ptjx77p7qehzvd80u6hedss6cw9p'>nevent1q…cw9p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if increasing American pronunciation is an outcome of less exposure to Australian content on screens. It’s a trend hard to resist but if we funded more Australian content we might hold back the tide. 2024-10-30T08:01:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq4ehlc7y22svk58ug95u5cpuurvz8ec7t9v3s0jdp0pzggktd6wqzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26up9qax0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rtacjwqzu6pylssxutx9f2ltutplr47es4pgx2p6q394glwh2acql9lm0'>nevent1q…9lm0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s pretty slim pickings for us as social animals. Will you be working on getting more social interaction? 2024-10-28T22:24:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst05p7a2k6utzjeazf5c4hfg60w3zstpyl4frfqcc7g3ws8k5dyxszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u9xwa8q Come on #ABCNewsAU! “Andrew Leigh, the shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, says this country&#39;s small-scale farmers are getting hammered …” Leigh is a government minister, not a shadow.<br/><br/>[EDIT: article fixed now.] 2024-10-28T21:33:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8kv4x29k3c7gyp4cu0p6eh4rep9e8rcgt5funnmcg3ncdm5526szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ufx4mx0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqpmxplvrdrvfczp3rz3453arjdshzecgfgupu4pvjgpr6cd99vg6a5jdt'>nevent1q…5jdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>more mundane in this case - a possible later mistranscription from “Mrs” to “Maj”. Occasionally titles are demonstrably wrong. 2024-10-24T19:58:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8tk5vc7aensjlnjqwy2p7s5mg2rzfjeqmjahsxhxf3tjnefgpr0qzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ullpxzk This is detail from #S_T_Gill&#39;s 1874 picture of Major King&#39;s sheep station (from back caption). Problem is: there was no Major King (- thanks Trove). But there was Mrs King&#39;s sheep station. So I&#39;ve tentatively renamed this picture. #SouthAustralia<br/><br/><a href="https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_Subject_Shepherd.htm#162">https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_Subject_Shepherd.htm#162</a><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/359/906/081/272/726/original/7e9ce1c1122e4474.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-24T01:56:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxk5lvdcav0junfymuk2y2ah2nveuv7puhmgqeqq4lwlt7w2hskczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ua36e3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80nzz834f79nsax4aqczkajc07n4l606q2kmvvqpp68c8y0p8u5g8hlp76'>nevent1q…lp76</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suppose the big challenge is having enough will to change. 2024-10-23T05:24:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvt0qd0d5gf5h9gw538cspdze5tgc4ygtqwqk2pk44xr90lx4t5cczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uj6yyz5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszel5fak8wxg7qpzfl7rn0689c20a5w65ngzek9l0t6rs5pulynjcjzezps'>nevent1q…ezps</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For the first time I won’t be voting at my local school. It’s no longer a polling place.<br/>I’ll miss that gentle wandering down on Saturday; merging with neighbours in that communal action.<br/><br/>This will be a trend #Canberra. As polling places close due to low turnouts, their former regulars will vote elsewhere - and many will vote early and online. (Like I just did.)<br/><br/>#DemocracySausage and cake stalls may become a distant memory. 2024-10-17T21:38:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszel5fak8wxg7qpzfl7rn0689c20a5w65ngzek9l0t6rs5pulynjczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uxe5kza For the first time I won’t be voting at my local school. It’s no longer a polling place. Good I read the official Voting Guide. No gentle wandering down on Saturday. No P&amp;C cake stall. #Canberra 2024-10-17T03:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswru02arggldnmlevs0d00pfhlwkc8zedwxnead9lrx20lq6jc3zszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26ufkrm8s #FakeOrFortune is being repeated on #ABCTVAU and the William Nicholson “Glass Jug” episode reflects badly on the expert. A clear gulf between weight of evidence and critical thinking on the one hand and an “expert’s feeling” on the other. <br/><br/>See feedback on the controversy at <a href="https://www.williamnicholson.net/post/fake-or-fortune-sparks-controversy">https://www.williamnicholson.net/post/fake-or-fortune-sparks-controversy</a><br/><br/>#artHistory #catalogueRaisonné 2024-10-11T21:34:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgqhe7ynlyjdjtrp6nhyml8jaahz670tkw08ppc75wwnw6yh2xsczyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26unp6w6n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0yqnrjkygs64lzde6eveewcjctwfxtmw3trzvwfwf85pafzuufcmkkjyf'>nevent1q…kjyf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was particularly thinking of other types of organisations that may be dominated by seniors. 2024-10-10T08:50:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr92l0ej06807err2lj2qkqlpwu8crpmefd6e3m7cdyt9fcfarkkgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u5nk65y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8x8q43ngx5049ljlurzuppz8yfd6svcmd4p8p9urz7t6x0a3upqxuuv47'>nevent1q…uv47</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>demographics: recent retirees may find organisations are run by their long-lived parents’ generation 2024-10-10T08:02:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvq74kyc786jdlchqzsqvhzpakakrc9arpfmyh5ry0n88u6eazc3szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uh4uskx Accidentally got in the winners photo (image 4, red top) at the Australasia Gaelic Games on the weekend.<br/><br/>More importantly: a great event thoroughly enjoyed.<br/><br/><a href="https://x.com/gfhaaustralasia/status/1843223444768555247?s=46&amp;t=HFimttOeT2RUc4pVVOnUpw">https://x.com/gfhaaustralasia/status/1843223444768555247?s=46&amp;t=HFimttOeT2RUc4pVVOnUpw</a> 2024-10-07T10:06:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvfcl2qyjdt7xs89a7jzh2p5gda9envfyalew6gcc8lewqrw8jdhszyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26usn8xcq I hadn’t watched Tony Armstrong on #ABCTVAU until “Monday&#39;s Experts” aired. Armstrong and co-host Catherine Murphy were both brilliant. However at the time I was uncomfortable with what I saw as ongoing belittling / bullying behaviour by regular guest Guy Williams. I could see Armstrong and <br/>Murphy were also uncomfortable and were blindsided. It wasn’t good and it wasn’t funny. I didn’t post about this before as the show seemed to steady itself. But now think it’s worth saying given today’s piece in #ABCNewsAU.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/abc-independent-racism-review/104416776">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/abc-independent-racism-review/104416776</a> 2024-10-03T01:44:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfquc79wjcwmxy4439tulvvwvt3z2xlkyahj4hhhxgvltspje8p8szyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uscfa0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqtn7w20zh8928sc30yysce4lhxt0vj78k3nkzle4dntpqzkye4cs24j0j'>nevent1q…4j0j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>really well written! 2024-09-20T22:40:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0p2xxsvue9chshy522kq6jp7kstrm5udrhc0afpvm943xczhgf3qzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26u7a6lju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv9t74cxj7a3hqkp8gwznsrxuduhuyp5srrm9fpxdte7g5al8catqegh6fu'>nevent1q…h6fu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>or that escooter that did 100 near Monaro Parkway. Hi-vis no help at those speeds. 2024-09-16T00:53:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjs8z3hdl8qvm96gnyznzh5r3rj73np4papzwh7ezzg7pzdclpsgzyzvgezk3hanndmx9fuec2mvlwmum5lg47ghzqulhn9d5qfdxye26uz4ctpn &#34;Someone came past on an electric bike going at about 70 kilometres an hour” - #WesternAustralia Nationals MP.<br/><br/>A bike really? Or an electric motorbike? Worth some fact checking by #ABCNewsAU. #wapol 2024-09-15T10:54:51Z