tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8736985316380447886..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The kangaroo in WW1 - nationalist pride and homesicknessHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-56383668090970059672018-07-09T23:14:05.919+10:002018-07-09T23:14:05.919+10:00Mike
For the younger generations, WW1 history is ...Mike<br /><br />For the younger generations, WW1 history is like the Tudors and Stuarts - they did things differently back then. So I sincerely hope that ANZAC Day and Armistice Day are commemorated not just with football matches and picnics, but with lectures and museum exhibitions.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-85235641251784419692018-07-09T21:38:23.821+10:002018-07-09T21:38:23.821+10:00That was really interesting - and a perspective no...That was really interesting - and a perspective not often seen over here, so very welcome.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32045194567310836712018-07-08T22:19:58.888+10:002018-07-08T22:19:58.888+10:00Jenny
I wish I had known more about Mena Camp in ...Jenny<br /><br />I wish I had known more about Mena Camp in Egypt. After all it had been an important AIF Training Base before the landings that made Gallipoli so famous or infamous. <br /><br />Because my grandfather was a Russian who also spoke German, Hebrew, French, Polish and English, he played an important role in both Egypt and Ottoman Palestine as a translator. It all ended when the Revolution made the Russians withdraw in 1917.<br /><br />Thank you for the link. I will add your blog address to my list.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-71936425247297829522018-07-08T22:05:11.209+10:002018-07-08T22:05:11.209+10:00Cherrie
I lived overseas for 5 years, relying on ...Cherrie<br /><br />I lived overseas for 5 years, relying on aerogrammes because there were no computers, emails or mobile phones in the 1960s and 70s. Not war time of course, but I still missed my family, friends, uni and country badly. Australian TV programmes and films became essential!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-28861866648306485322018-07-08T20:46:25.365+10:002018-07-08T20:46:25.365+10:00I participated in a schools project about WW1 bas... I participated in a schools project about WW1 based around a family hand-down, a paperknife made from a bullet. I came across quite a few souvenirs of the war in my research, and still occasionally see those little fabric postcards with flags, etc. in antique shops. Anyhow in my research I didn't come across kangaroos, probably because I am not in Australia and there must be very few here. So I was very interested to read your post. <br /><br />I once saw wallabies in fields here in Britain, and it seems they don't mind it here climate wise. And I would guess that most sorts of kangaroo are used to very hot temperatures so wouldn't mind Egypt. A bigger risk might be leaving the poor thing in the care of the local zoo. Our family has tales of Mena, but it has changed a lot from those days. I wrote a post about a visit if you are interested - go to my blog and search for "Cairo" . Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61749952622588733052018-07-08T09:03:14.603+10:002018-07-08T09:03:14.603+10:00Fascinating, thank you for sharing the history.
I...Fascinating, thank you for sharing the history.<br /><br />I live in England, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was one of the programmes that was aired frequently when I was a child. It was one of my favourite TV programmes :-)CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-74334441231972677812018-07-08T00:42:19.464+10:002018-07-08T00:42:19.464+10:00Liz
Many thanks. I didn't even realise Austra...Liz<br /><br />Many thanks. I didn't even realise Australian soldiers were living in camps on the Serbian front in Salonica. I spent some time in Salonica and loved it, but noone talked about the Australian contribution in WW1 (as they still talk about Australians in Jerusalem and Villers-Bretonneux, for example). Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50506319209841891592018-07-08T00:35:09.484+10:002018-07-08T00:35:09.484+10:00Andrew
none of the animals and birds that arrived...Andrew<br /><br />none of the animals and birds that arrived from Australia during the 1914-18 war could survive in the long term. There are kangaroos, koalas etc in Egyptian zoos now, but they were gifted by the Australian zoos relatively recently and can breed in happy conditions.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70258729897784995012018-07-08T00:28:41.886+10:002018-07-08T00:28:41.886+10:00Parnassus
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was the Austra...Parnassus<br /><br />Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was the Australian television equivalent of the Mickey Mouse Club or Lassie. Until it finished in 1970, I assume every family across the nation encouraged their children to see this delightful tv programme. It was filmed in a distant National Park, so even children who never visited the countryside... would grow to love Skippy.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54620327413228371602018-07-08T00:20:28.402+10:002018-07-08T00:20:28.402+10:00Joseph
that was so true. Most young men would hav...Joseph<br /><br />that was so true. Most young men would have been so lonely and homesick when they lived in foreign countries, they truly valued any relic from home. A photo of the parents, for example, would have been treasured. And we know that soldiers camps had kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, possums and even cats delighted lonely Australians. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76746844786817838082018-07-07T19:57:11.552+10:002018-07-07T19:57:11.552+10:00Fondness for the iconic Australian mascot is evide...Fondness for the iconic Australian mascot is evident in a photograph taken on the Serbian front in Salonica Greece during WW1. A nurse from the Scottish Women's Hospital kneels in the stone-riddled dirt to paint the words Kangaroos Only on a water can.<br /><br />Liz Ginis<br />Australian Geographic<br />April 2015Liz Ginisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49122335047481102072018-07-07T13:39:15.344+10:002018-07-07T13:39:15.344+10:00I am amazed that they took live kangaroos and wall...I am amazed that they took live kangaroos and wallabies to Egypt. What were they thinking? I hope they were well treated by the Cairo zoo. I wonder if there was any breeding and there are still kangas in Cairo. I like the Christmas card image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79199816195979792192018-07-07T13:33:21.241+10:002018-07-07T13:33:21.241+10:00Hello Hels, Australia is lucky to have a mascot t...Hello Hels, Australia is lucky to have a mascot that is so lovable and easy to identify with, and which I am sure provided a real support for the armed services. America's eagle has been imbued with noble sentiments that have served a similar purpose, but we all know that Australia is cute wildlife capital of the world. <br /><br />There was some kind of Australian television show called Skippy the Kangaroo. I saw an episode on Youtube, and the little kid who was supposed to love Skippy seemed terrified to get too close to the powerful animal.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49693395402389429812018-07-07T11:59:36.148+10:002018-07-07T11:59:36.148+10:00Hel, most 18 and 19 year old city boys would never...Hel, most 18 and 19 year old city boys would never have seen a kangaroo at home. So its powerful symbolism must have reminded the soldiers of their beloved parents, as well as their homeland.Josephnoreply@blogger.com