the elements that formulate the Gold Coast Airport Marathon. It is considered to be one of the premier marathon races in the world. It has been a successfully run event for 35 years and this will continue into the future. A competitor event is the Kokoda Challenge which is held within the same month as the marathon and is located on the Gold Coast. The course is approximately double the length and it contains a larger fundraising element than the marathon. It is up to individual interest as to which
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Elizabeth Marie Cotter on 23 March 1944‚ and his son‚ producer Damien Parer‚ was born posthumously. He was also the uncle of Australian politician Warwick Parer and film-maker David Parer. He was cinematographer for Australia’s first Oscar winning film‚ Kokoda Front Line‚ an edition of the weekly newsreel‚ Cinesound Review which was produced by Ken Hall. Damien Parer was born at Malvern in Melbourne‚ the tenth child of Teresa and John Arthur Parer‚ a hotel manager on King Island‚ Tasmania. In 1923‚ he
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food and clothing – stealing Dead man’s boots • Young boys (14) fighting • 8 may 1945 Germany Surrender (Hitler 20 April) • AUSTRALIA LITTLE INVOLVEMENT IN LAST CAMPAIGNS (EXCEPT some aircrew) WHY VICTORY in Pacific • After Kokoda (Nov 1942) defeats at Milne Bay‚ Kokoda‚ and Midway – force japan back • General MacArthur – Head in Pacific • Policy ISLAND hopping (US troops) – attack of important Japanese occupied Islands – US Bases established – bomb Japan • Aussie soldiers used for fighting
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JJ Selwyn IV DJM AUH ESSAY – WORLD WAR II How significant a contribution did Australian troops make to the course and outcome of World War II? During World War II‚ of the 7 million people who lived in Australia‚ 550 000 served overseas in the armed forces. While this was a high proportion of the population and they all fought bravely in battle‚ it still can not be said that their efforts made a significant contribution to the course and outcome of the war. In campaigns such as Tobruk and El Alamein
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Drinking too much water can lead to hyponatremia‚ water intoxication‚ water poisoning and death Liquid H2O is the sine qua non of life. Making up about 66 percent of the human body‚ water runs through the blood‚ inhabits the cells‚ and lurks in the spaces between. At every moment water escapes the body through sweat‚ urination‚ defecation or exhaled breath‚ among other routes. Replacing these lost stores is essential but rehydration can be overdone. There is such a thing as a fatal water overdose
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The country I chose to do my geographic research paper was Fiji. Fiji is one of the the home of 330 islands‚ only having about one third being inhabited. Everyone dreams of the dream vacation. Arriving on one of the island’s‚ checking in the hotel‚ and seeing the ocean view. Taking walks on the beach‚ hiking in the forest to find hidden waterfalls‚ then later in the night‚ going to the night shows. This dream can be a reality visiting one of Fiji’s beautiful islands. All these aspects and many
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its last resort‚ the US‚ for support. Austalia made a valuable ally to the US for its geographical position in south Asia‚ the perfect place to launch its attack on the japanese. The “line in the sand” was drawn in Papua New Guinea‚ in the legendary kokoda trail. After this battle‚ US-Australia ties have always been strong. The US. first suggested a pact to Australia in the wake of the US-Japan Security Treaty and fears of Japanese rearmament. This was called ANZUS (Australia New Zealand United States)
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The battle of the coral sea was a colossal naval battle between the Imperial Japanese navy and and air forces from the United States and Australia‚ this fight went on from 4 to 8 May in 1942. It took place in the pacific theatre of WW2. This fight was remembered for its first action in which aircraft carries matched against each other. In early May 1942‚ the Japanese despatched an invasion fleet from Rabaul to take Port Moresby‚ Papua. They also sent a carrier force &to patrol into the Coral Sea
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Tony Palmer in the novel “Break of day” was set pre post and during world war two. Palmer uses these three themes of family‚ bravery‚ cowardice and the long term suffering of death. Palmer explores the notion of family secrets and complexity’s. Bravery and how it is conveyed as not being a gift given at birth but is something that needs to be practiced. Death and how it can be seen to be a harsh part of reality that bring great pain short term and long term to characters in the novel. Family
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“Free speech is not to be regulated. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today‚ even for the same performance.” –Michael Douglas Undoubtedly‚ a speaker moulds his/ her speech by the principles of purpose‚ and the audience who are to receive the given speech. More than this however- the responder’s context also shapes the way in which they interpret a speech. Michael Douglas- famed actor and movie director‚ contrasts an audience’s response in his quote‚ to emphasise that a responder’s
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