When in Wellington ...
'Is it a form of intelligence that makes a melomaniac brush turkey (C8), or an enthusiastic news-watching skink?' wonders Suzanne Saunders of Wadeville. 'I like to think it's what drove our now-departed Dalmatian to instantly leave the room every time then-prime minister John Howard came on TV. She'd reappear only when he'd disappeared and not a moment before.'
'Could it be that the background music for Geoff Turnbull's lunch with a brush turkey is identifiable as the second movement of Mozart՛s piano sonata, Rondo Alla Turca?' posits Stephen Lyons of Kellyville.
Ros Turkington of Rockdale says, in reply to William Galton (C8), 'My grandmother was an Ida, and spent her entire life fending off 'Ida-down' jokes. Please, have pity, no more!'
Remaining with the bedclothes discussion, Ian Clarke of Terrigal find that 'stuffing a doona into its cover is a bit like a birth in reverse.' This is not a problem for Shelley Thomson of Mount Lofty: 'I still use wool blankets and a bedcover (not a bedspread). Sleep experts say blankets keep you warmer than doonas because when you turn over, air is created under the doona and disturbs your sleep. This does not happen with blankets and there's no inserting them into covers.'
'Donald Trump is 50 years too late with his tariffs,' reckons Bob Roobottom of Taree. 'Back in the mid-1970s I bought some hi-fi equipment, an American brand amplifier and a European brand turntable. When I got them home and unpacked them, I was surprised to find that they were both made in Japan under licence.'
'Have you noticed that the bigger and more expensive the car, the less likely it is to have working indicators?' queries Jane Howland of Cammeray. Monday's tally was two Mercs, three BMWs, an Audi, and several of those huge black utes-on-steroids called Grunt or similar, sporting green Ps.'
'Did Peter Riley (C8) notice that in Whitechapel, there was also a shoe salesman named Jack the Slipper, a gardener named Jack the Whipper-Snipper, a personal trainer named Jack the Skipper and an entertainer named Jack the Stripper?' asks Meri Will of Baulkham Hills. 'Didn't think so.'
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Mr Goyne is on a fixed budget and says he never pays much for these rare finds, but some of them are quite valuable. He did not want to disclose how much the collection was worth. Many of the items have been sourced from op shops and tip shops. Mr Goyne said Canberra is a city that is rich in historical military memorabilia. "Canberra is a military town, so there's a lot of people who served... when grandpa dies, people just send this stuff to the charity shops," he said. Other items have been sourced from private owners. Mr Goyne is not your average coin collector, but his collection does include a number of Australian pennies that were printed at the Bombay Mint during the latter stages of the war years. He explained that when American troops were stationed in Australia, they had a lot of money to spend, resulting in the Australian Government asking India to print about 400,000 pennies to make up for the shortfall. The only thing that distinguishes them from pennies printed in Australia is a small asterisk printed on their faces. Mr Goyne found the coins in op shops after researching how to identify them, paying no more than $3 per penny. Another significant item is a Liberty Loan poster, one of a series of posters that were issued to call on Australians to contribute to the ongoing campaign by investing in war bonds. Mr Goyne purchased the poster from its previous owner about five years ago and said there is an equivalent poster in the Australian War Memorial Collection. Other key items in Mr Goyne's collection include an ore sample from Mount Painter in South Australia, a disused mine that was reopened to supply the United States with uranium to assist with its Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the first atomic bombs. Another recent find is a huge volume from the Commonwealth Patents Office, featuring trademarks, patents and designs for a range of military equipment that were lodged in 1945. A selection of items from Mr Goyne's collection will be displayed at an exhibition at Canberra Museum and Gallery from August 9-February 1. While some of the items he has collected are quite valuable, Mr Goyne has no intention to resell them. For him, the collection is all about preserving an often neglected part of our wartime history. "I think that the sacrifices [of]... Australians who didn't go and serve overseas, that is not well documented... I've heard very little conversation about what was happening at home to achieve that victory, and everyone was involved in that." Following the exhibition, My Goyne said he will consider donating some of his items. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE. 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Mr Goyne is on a fixed budget and says he never pays much for these rare finds, but some of them are quite valuable. He did not want to disclose how much the collection was worth. Many of the items have been sourced from op shops and tip shops. Mr Goyne said Canberra is a city that is rich in historical military memorabilia. "Canberra is a military town, so there's a lot of people who served... when grandpa dies, people just send this stuff to the charity shops," he said. Other items have been sourced from private owners. Mr Goyne is not your average coin collector, but his collection does include a number of Australian pennies that were printed at the Bombay Mint during the latter stages of the war years. He explained that when American troops were stationed in Australia, they had a lot of money to spend, resulting in the Australian Government asking India to print about 400,000 pennies to make up for the shortfall. The only thing that distinguishes them from pennies printed in Australia is a small asterisk printed on their faces. Mr Goyne found the coins in op shops after researching how to identify them, paying no more than $3 per penny. Another significant item is a Liberty Loan poster, one of a series of posters that were issued to call on Australians to contribute to the ongoing campaign by investing in war bonds. Mr Goyne purchased the poster from its previous owner about five years ago and said there is an equivalent poster in the Australian War Memorial Collection. Other key items in Mr Goyne's collection include an ore sample from Mount Painter in South Australia, a disused mine that was reopened to supply the United States with uranium to assist with its Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the first atomic bombs. 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