O-fest!
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Stanford's Presidental Seal |
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Stanford University is modeled on Humbolt University in Berlin. |
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Another Mural from the Berlin Wall. |
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omaal-(meal), Afternoon tea is meal in Australia. |
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omeel-(flour or meal), Seeds ground with Aboriginal grinding stones |
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omeer-(lake), Lake Hume- in the arid interior of Australia |
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omerg-(marrow), Witchetty grubs eat out the interior of the roots of trees and have an almond-like taste. |
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omes-(knife), Crocodile Dundee's "That's not a knife, THATS a knife." |
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omerk-(mark), Internet symbol for Australia
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omoes-(pulp, mash, mush), The Platypus doesn't have teeth, but "chews" by scooping up food and gravel from the bottom of streams, and grinding the mix to a pulp with it's bill. |
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onest-(nest), Ant nest in the Mount Isa District. |
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onet-(net), Net around swimming area to protect against jellyfish. |
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oniews-(news), The surprise Japanese attack on Darwin was similar to Pearl Harbour. |
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onut-(usefulness), Aboriginal Bush Tucker (food) |
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oons-(ounce)-There are 20 ounces in an Imperal Pint, 2 Pints in a Quart, and 4 Quarts in a Gallon. |
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ooord-(place). The most spectacular of the Aboriginal Sacred Sites. |
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opaard-(horse). 'Camel Cup' in Alice Springs. (Camels are a close relative of the horse.) |
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opad-(path), Ring around Australia Highway |
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opak-(pack), A hobo's (itenerant worker's) pack was called his "swag" or "Mathilda". This is the origin of the song "Waltzing Mathilda" (Walking with a Pack). |
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opark-(park). The Archibald Fountain is the focal point of the large park complex in Downtown Sydney. |
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opart-(part), After New South Wales was named, New Holland was reduced in size to just the Western half of Australia. |
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opeil-(level or level marker), Statue commemorating the great flood of Brisbane. |
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operk-(boundaried area), Tasmania with National Parks |
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oplan-(plan), Burnum Burnum declaration of Aboriginal intent to recolonize Australia. |
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oplebs-(rabble), Australian Aboriginal Rugby match vs. the Maori Hakahaka team of New Zealand. A common saying about the two styles of Rugby played in Australia is that "Rugby League is a gentleman's game played by thugs, and Rugby Union is a thug's game played by gentlemen". |
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oplein-(plain), Australia's Wheat Bowl |
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oprul-(rubbish) and opuin-(rubbish). Tailings of gold prospectors circa 1900. |
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opunt-(point), Centerpoint of Australia near Alice Springs. |
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oraam-(frame), Goal at Rugby match. |
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orad-(wheel), The Tour Down Under |
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oras-(race), Kai Kai Aboriginal |
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oriet-(reed or straw), Didgeridoo |
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orecht-(right or justice), Governor Davey's proclamation of equality before the Law |
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orek-shelf, Old Australian bars were designed for effecient bar tending and no-frills drinking, with few frills. |
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orif-(reef), The Great Barrier Reef |
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orijk-(kingdom), Australia was a colony of England until 1901. |
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orijs-(rice), Australia is one of the worlds major rice exporters and achieves one of highest yields per acre- here with the help of a robot. |
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oroest-rust, Aboriginal painting colors were often derived from oxidized(rusted) ochre rocks... |
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oroet-(soot) or a charcoal/ochre combination could be blown by mouth to create a stencil. |
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orond-(circle or hemisphere). A map of the Southern Hemisphere circa 1650. The incomplete outline of Australia is at the top. |
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oros-(steed), Charge of the Light Horse Brigade in WWI in Palestine. The statue is in Beersheva in Israel. |
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osap-(sap), Bloodwood Eucalyptus tree |
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oschaap-(sheep), Sheep shearing competitions are similar to bull riding or cattle roping events in U.S. Rodeos. |
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oscheid-seperation, Soccer Field with two halves. (There are actually 5 types of 'Football' in Australia- Soccer, 2 types of Rugby, Australian rules football and American rules football! |
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oscherm-(screen), Mel Gibson is the preimmanent Australian actor (except he was born in America) |
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oschild-(shield), The shield and the boomerang are the main accoutrements of an Aboriginal warrior. |
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oschip-(schip), As Captain of the Endeavor, James Cook mapped out the last "unknown" parts of the planet, including the East Coast of Australia. |
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oschot-(gunshot or gun shell) One of the guns in the ring of Forts around Australia- this one on Rottnest (Rat's Nest) Island. |
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oschrift-(writing), Aboriginal 'Message Stick'. |
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oschuim-(foam) Beer laces. |
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osein-(sign), Drawings at Uluru (Ayer's Rock) |
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oslib-(ooze), oslijk-(mud/mire), and slijm-(slijm) Advertisement for Nickelodeon's yearly musical festival which includes musicians and participants getting covered in slime. |
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oslop-(dead end or cul de sac) Bicycle path on Rottnest Island, just beyond Perth- the self proclaimed "fringe" of Australia. Also the end point of the discoveries of Willem de Vlamingh (Bill from Flanders) in 1697. |
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oslot-(lock), Lock on the ultimate convict cell in Australia, built specifically for Joe Moondyne (who could break out of anywhere). He broke out of this prison too. |
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osmeer-(oil, grease) |
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osop-(soup) Soup line during the Great Depression- 1934. |
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ospek-(bacon) Australia has more pigs than people! Unfortunately all the wild pigs have diseases that make them unedible. |
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ospel-(game) Both Cricket and Australian Rules Football have round fields. |
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ospit-(pointed land mass) The northern tip of Queensland is only 11 degrees from the Equator. |
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osplit-(slit) Devils Marbles. |
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ospoor-(railway or track) The Great Southern Rail line runs 1500 miles from Adelaide to Perth. |
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ospook-(ghost) |
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ospul-(stuff, group of things such as tools) Aboriginal hunting tools. |
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osteen-(stone) "Thin Mint" Opal |
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ostel-(set) The Twelve Apostles |
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ostof-(dust) |
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ostrand-(beach) Gold Coast |
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stuk-(piece) Four thousand years ago the Henbury comet, which was rich in iron, landed in Australia. For the Aborigines, it was as if iron tools fell out of heaven. |
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ostuur-(wheel) Steering wheels in Australia are on the opposite side of the car than those in the U.S.. |
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otal-(number) During WWI 1/8th of all Australian men were killed or wounded. |
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otij-tide, Stromatolites, or "Living Rocks", that grow in the presence of tides, like these in Shark Bay, have a mushroom shape. If they are always under water, they grow as columns. |
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tuig-(tools, harness, or implement). The Airplane (Flying-tuig) Monument to the Flying Doctors of Australia. |
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ouur, Hour Australia has three time zones during the winter, and five during the summer. Picture courtesy of UCSB. |
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ovak-(pouch, compartment, or specialty) The Wallaby, like the Kangaroo, rears it's young in a pouch. |
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ovat-(cask, barrel) Water wagons used to be essential in Australia. |
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vee-(livestock) A statue of the Water Buffalo in Crocodile Dundee. |
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veen-(bog) Bog snorkelling is a competitive event in Australia. |
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oveer-(feather) The Emu is also called the New Holland Cassowary. |
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ovel-(skin), An Aborigine displays his rite-of-passagescaars |
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oveld-(field) The field of Austrailan Rules Foot ball is oblong! |
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| The Overs-(Verse)s of 'Waltzing Matilda' . Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled: "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?" . Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong. Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag: "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." . Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred. Down came the troopers, one, two, and three. "Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag? You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." . Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong. "You'll never take me alive!" said he And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong: "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?"
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ovest-(vest) |
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ovet-(Grease) Olivia Newton John is Australia's all-time female megastar. (Except she is from England.) |
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ovlak-(flat area or surface) View from the top of Mt. Uluru. |
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ovlees-(meat) Outback Steakhouse was actually started in Florida! |
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ovlies-(membrane) Box Jellyfish |
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ovlot-(fleet) The 'First Fleet' of convicts arriving in Botany Bay, 1788. (Prior to the Revolutionary War, England sent convicts to the U.S. colonies.) |
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ovoer-(feed) |
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ovolk-(people, inhabitants) The Aboriginal flag represents: Black skin, Yellow Sun, and Red Earth. |
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ovoud-(multitude or multiple) Monument to the Ancestors at the National Gallery. (National Gallery photo) |
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owaas-(haze) Bushfire smoke. |
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oweb-(web) Spider collection in the Australian Museum |
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oweer-(weather) Adelaide storm. |
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owerk-(work) Convict laborers |
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owerp-(something thrown or created) |
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owicht-(little rascal or fool) Tasmanian Devil |
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owiel-(wheel) Queens Park in Sydney |
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owier-(seaweed) Harvesting Japanese Kelp. Unfortunately the kelp is a non-native plant that is rapidly destroying native species. |
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owild-(wildlife) Road warning sign. |
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owoord-(word) Actually two words. |
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owoud-(woods) Kuranda Rainforest "skytrail" |
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owrak-(wreck) Road warning sign. |
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ozand-(sand), A bit of the billions of tons of red sand in Australia. |
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ozeil-(sail) Sydney-Hobart Race |
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ozicht-(view) Sydney Tower |
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ozog-(wake) Collins Class Submarine of the Australian Navy |
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ozout-(salt) Dry Creek Salt Works |
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ozuur-(acid) Mangoes contain a half dozen types of acids. |
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ozwaard-(sword) Aboriginal stone knife |
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ozweet-(sweat) From a land "where women glow and men plunder"-'Men at Work'. |
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