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...from victories in the Mediterranean. Schoolchildren in her namesake city were given a public holiday to watch her crew parade through the streets. "She was a beautiful ship, a well-experienced ship," says Ean McDonald, a former Sydney signaler. But on Nov. 19, off the coast of Western Australia, she encountered a German raider, the Kormoran. What happened next will never be known for certain, but both ships sank. The Kormoran was scuttled and more than 300 of its 400 crew were rescued or washed ashore. The Sydney and all aboard it were lost. The exact locations of both ships...
...Obama's worn shoe soles reminded me of something my grandmother said just before I got married some 45 years ago: "You can determine what a man is like by the condition of his shoes." Obama certainly wouldn't have rated with her, poor bloke! Nan Iversen, Aldgate, South Australia...
...everyone in the Soweto Gospel Choir, success and struggle have been inseparable. In 2002, a concert promoter asked Johannesburg-based events producer Beverly Bryer to put together a South African choir to fill in for a Welsh one that had pulled out of a tour of Australia and New Zealand. She called Mulovhedzi, who ran a choir she often booked. Within a month, they auditioned hundreds of singers from Soweto, picked 32 and recorded an album to accompany the tour. It topped the Billboard world-music chart in a matter of days. Then came sold-out tours...
...consistent opposition to involvement in Iraq will also stand him in good stead. He generates excitement and hope. He alone is in a position to chart fair, rational and even-handed policies that will perhaps restore the U.S. to its dominant role in the world. Reggie Albuquerque, Willeton, Western Australia...
During his final term, Howard was criticized in Australia for his unwavering support of President George W. Bush even as the war in Iraq became increasingly unpopular internationally. However, Howard’s successor, Kevin Rudd, has differed from Howard in more policy areas than just Iraq...