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DATED INFORMATION - Archive Only
 
Distances
Australia’s nearest neighbour is Papua New Guinea, 200 kilometres north.
Timor is 640 kilometres to the north-west.
New Zealand is 1920 kilometres east.
Antarctica is 2000 kilometres due south.
Across Australia east-west is 3983 kilometres.
North -south 3,138 kilometres.
Coastline, including Tasmania and off-shore islands, 36,735 kilometres.
Distances by air:
From Sydney to:
Canberra (ACT) 237km
Melbourne (VIC) 707km
Brisbane (QLD) 747km
Darwin (NT) 3154km
Perth (WA) 3284km
Adelaide (SA) 1167km
Hobart (TAS) 1040km
London 17,000km
Los Angeles 12,000km
Dictionaries
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction2.html
Also see related A-Z listings: Slang Dictionaries.
Didgeridoo
Aboriginal musical instrument.
- Possibly the world's oldest musical instrument
- A wind instrument originally found in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia.
- Is made from limbs and tree trunks hollowed out by termites (insects).
- Is cut to an average length of 1.3 metres and cleaned out with a stick or hot coals.
- Was used as an accompaniment to chants and songs.
- Produces a low-pitch, resonant sound with complex rhythmic patterns.
For further information:
http://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/music.html#index
Dreaming or Dreamtime
Aboriginal ancient history captured in storytelling and used to describe 'the time of the creation of all things'.
For text/audio/visual presentation of a number of ‘stories’ go to: http://www.dreamtime.net.au/storylist.htm#1
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