Kangaroo

I was wandering around Chapel Street Bazaar yesterday afternoon when this caught my eye: A SKIPPY PLATE! My brother and I had these exact melamine plates with Sonny and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo on them when we were young uns. I'm not sure what happened to them, but I'd long forgotten about them. There were two plates at the bazaar, in pretty good condition considering they're more than 30 years old. Yes, I bought one. According to the Skippy Wiki (hehe), Skippy was banned in Sweden because…

Joey

Mirages and F16's at RNZAF Base Ohakea 1984. Operation TRIAD

War is hell. It's especially hellish when the entire world is involved in a conflict that boils down to complicated alliances and diplomatic ass-hattery. So every little happy piece of home helps.

2014 marks the centenary of military aviation in Australia. To commemorate this I am writing a six-part series of articles on the key stages of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF): The Early Year…

2014 marks the centenary of military aviation in Australia. To commemorate this I am writing a six-part series of articles on the key stages of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF): The Early Year…

2014 marks the centenary of military aviation in Australia. To commemorate this I am writing a six-part series of articles on the key stages of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF): The Early Year…

2014 marks the centenary of military aviation in Australia. To commemorate this I am writing a six-part series of articles on the key stages of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF): The Early Year…

2014 marks the centenary of military aviation in Australia. To commemorate this I am writing a six-part series of articles on the key stages of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF): The Early Year…

2014 marks the centenary of military aviation in Australia. To commemorate this I am writing a six-part series of articles on the key stages of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF): The Early Year…

This wonderful vintage / antique military cap badge features a kangaroo hopping in front of a rising sun. It's marked Australasian across the bottom and I believe was used by a pre-World War I (Boer War) squadron of Australians and New Zealanders. This is a rare military badge (and I've seen conflicting information on its origin). The badge has wonderful details, with all sorts of plants surrounding the kangaroo. On the back it has two copper loops for attaching to a beret or slouch hat. I…

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Kangaroos 1908 - 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain - Wikipedia

2014 marks the centenary of military aviation in Australia. To commemorate this I am writing a six-part series of articles on the key stages of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF): The Early Year…

Trent ParkeAUSTRALIA. Outback West Australia. Bush tucker kangaroo. 2004.