Last post on this blog?

I have now left Darwin for good it seems..

To follow my blog head to my new blog: southernvalestales.blogspot.com from South Australia and Meadows
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Mindil Beach market on a balmy sunday evening

Even though it was a V8 motor racing weekend,it was suprisingly quiet at Mindil Beach market, but I did not mind as it was easy to park and walk around.
I got a bite to eat and had a chat and came away early as I am packing to leave town next weekend
This UK busker had a large crowd with a very funny patter entertaining.



Great sunset as usual

World Refugee Day, Malak, Darwin

To raise the awareness of refugee-related issues, World Refugee Day events are held worldwide on 20 June each year.Darwin's World Refugee Day event was held at
Holzerland Park, Malak. Jeanette called in the afternoon to see if I was interested in going. I joined her in going although she was quickly asked to help with face painting the big queue of children.









It was a really great afternoon and evening with great dancing, food and colour and some sobering refugee films. It was organised by the local Melaleuca Refugee Centre and other organisations such as the Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory

There was a Citizenship ceremony as well,Jeanette chatted to this gentleman,





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A slight detour

Having left the Northern Territory for a few weeks I am heading back to packup and leave Darwin and am heading to.....?
Meanwhile recent blogging is at southernvalestales.blogspot.com/ which I created for my time in Adelaide.

Breakfast meeting at the Adelaide Zoo for ALIA Specials SA

At the invitation of Philip Keane, I joined the ALIA Special SA Group for a breakfast meeting at the new library at the Zoo,










It was good to chat to librarians and new and old Zoo Directors ( Chris West with Ed McCallister)

Lots of excitement building at the Zoo as they prepare for the Pandas to arrive

I then took the oppotunity to take a walk around the Zoo with a volunteer guide after the meeting

SA History week talks for Law Librarians

I accompanied Barbara to her talk to the Australian Law Librarians Group.
Barbara gave an excellent presentation on the history of law librarianship in South Australia.

She was proceeded by a fascinating talk by Master Lunn on the life of Justice Jeffcott in the colonial era.

Judge Lunn and Peter Ivkovic.

Mothers Day at Ironbank

With her family I visited Barbara's mother on Mother's Day at Iron Bank

"Triple J" Dinner in Darwin

Last Monday evening,in what was to be my last night in Darwin for a while, Hugh and I entertained three friends for dinner who by coincidence all have first names starting with "J".

They were Jayshree, James and Jeannette. I served one of my regular dinner offerings of Chicken Wellingtons and we enjoyed the "Keyneton Estate Euphonium 2006" given to me by the staff of the Health Library at Royal Darwin Hospital as a parting gift


Some hours later I flew out of Darwin for a few weeks at 2:20 am
Ps Thanks Jayshree for the images you shot and sent.

My last Mindil for a while

After the trip bush to the Daly, James and I took a quick walk around Mindil Market





After this it was off to Jeanettes for a pleasant al freco meal