Archive for the ‘Hobbies & Interests’ Category
Moving Cattle The Australian Way – Bigger Than Texas
We receive each day a wide range of emails where a select few do catch our eye for posting on the website. Today’s post includes several photos of how 2,856 head of cattle were loaded onto17 road train trucks in Northern Territory for delivery to Longreach saleyards. When you read the underlying statistics of this [...]
Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade To Select Their First XI This Weekend
Following their success in winning the MarmalAshes at last year’s UK international marmalade event held in Cumbria, the Buninyong Marmalade organizers are holding their best 11 Marmalades Selection function this weekend with input of the CWA judges and Chief Selector, Prue Bentley, the Ballarat ABC presenter.
Tasmanian Car Museum’s Rare Display of Vintage & Classic Alfa Romeos
The management of the National Automobile Museum of Tasmania (NAMT) pulled off a coup last year by reaching agreement with Neville Crichton, who owns the only surviving and running 1921 Alfa Romeo G1, to ship his prized vintage Alfa to Tasmania to enable the Alfa G1 to anchor the NAMT’s special “Bella Alfa Romeo” display [...]
Alan Stokes Cracks Holden’s 63 Year Model Code Mystery
Being a past proud owner of a second hand EH Holden (1963 model) I was impressed with Alan Stokes last Saturday’s article in the Financial Review, under the heading ”Your’e not taking the Holden” where, using his barbed wit and sense of humour, he revealed in layman’s language, the rationale used by General Motors Holden [...]
John Elliott’s Critical “Iron Lady” Film Review
I am not a movie buff. The only film I saw last year, The Kings Speech which I thought was particularity good. This year I have been to see the Iron Lady. I knew Margaret Thatcher very well during her prime ministership as I was running the Courage Brewery in the UK whilst also being [...]
Cockfosters Is Not A Paul Hogan Invention
What a lot of viewers perhaps didn’t appreciate when we posted recently the Paul Hogan Fosters UK advertisement on Cockfosters that Cockfosters is a town on London’s famous underground train system as shown on the video below.
Dyson Vacuum Cleaners Enter Personal Weight Reduction Market
Dyson vacuum cleaners are considered to be cutting edge design technology and their creative marketing skills have seen them move into the large and expanding personal weight reduction sector (with a little help from digital enhancement and an astute advertising agency) as seen in this video.
Victorian Jaguar Club Celebrates E-Type’s 50th Anniversary (1961-2011)
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Classic Jaguar E-Type’s first release in 1961, the Victorian Jaguar Car Club recently held a special public display of vintage and classic Jaguar cars at Wesley College’s Waverly sports arena.
Amazing Time Lapse View Of Earth from Space
A friend sent me this link today to have a look at and I thought it was amazing so had to post. It is a time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these [...]
Special Toast To Jimmy Watson’s Wine Trophy’s 50th Anniversary
When the young Carlton flautist with a good taste for wine, Jimmy Watson opened his wine bar in 1935 at 333 Lygon Street, little did he know then the impact his future contribution to the Australian wine industry would not only be recognised by the introduction of the prestigious annual Jimmy Watson Trophy for the [...]
Laurie From North Melbourne At Carlton’s University Hotel Broo Do
On AFL Grand Final day, the John Elliott Film crew were at the University Hotel in Carlton as joint sponsors with Broo Premium Lager and the Hotel in promoting a “Good Broo Grand Final Day” where about 90% of the hotel’s patrons watching the live TV coverage were barracking for the Cats to win.
London Jazz Festival Starts November 11th 2011
If you are in London during next week a visit to one of the many Jazz Concerts being held as part of the very popular London Jazz Festival, is highly recommended. For more information on this festival, go to www.londonjazzfestival.org.uk
