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ANONYMOUS JONES'
AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION NEWSLETTER #10
-=*SPORTING EVENTS IN AUSTRALIA*=-
Australia, like the United States, enjoys the occasional
outdoor sports event such as, for instance, the festival
of Henley-on-Todd, which features rowing competition, among
other things. Unfortunately, the Todd River is dry during
the event, a fact which does not daunt the residents of
host town Alice Springs, who hold their rowing festival
on the dry riverbed, anyway. Even more unfortunately,
Henley-on-Todd is held in the early Spring (that means
August in the land down-under) which has caused occasional
problems. In at least one instance, the river was flowing
with water on race day, and the Town had to hire a contractor
to divert the river around the rowing course and create
enough dry land for the sand-surfing events. Other popular
sporting events include the Alice Springs Bangtail Muster
Rodeo, the Darwin Beer Can Regatta, the Australian World
Gum Boot Throwing Championship, and the National Cow Chip
Throwing Competition. Grafton also hosts the Australian
Country Music Awards each year, but to date has been unable
to provide any musicians as outstanding as America's Dolly
Parton.
(C) 1985 by Anonymous Jones. All comments are welcome. Leave
them in the <C>omments Message Base addressed to ANONYMOUS JONES.