When I was a kid growing up on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula (in the fifties when it was considered ‘the bush’ and before it became desirable real estate) our teacher used to teach us geography by tricking us.
Where’s Western Australia? “West!” We freckle faced kids in home knits would all shout.
Where’s the Northern Territory? “North!” (Oh this is too easy)
Where’s South Australia? “South!” We’d shout.
Wrong! It’s west!
Tricky but effective.
Hmmm maybe it’s time to go west again, to South Australia.
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If you have time, Lindsey, I hope you might like this one: https://derrickjknight.com/2013/10/09/bound-for-western-australia/
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A lovely post and I love that song. Goes well on a ukulele.
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🙂
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Wherever it is it is a long way away when you’re little!
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Oh yes!
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I am horrible at directions!
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I think that teacher nurtured my love of map reading.
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That is wonderful!
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