The bulk of our time will have to be devoted to famous OUTLAWS. Australia sports names of many brave men who chose to stand against their opressors, but the two which are the most important, and have become part of Aussie culture and mentality, are Ned Kelly and Ben Hall.
More reading on these two characters from my most beloved website (click on the pictures)
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Since bushrangers chose OUTBACK as their real home, we'll have a closer look at just how it is portrayed in modern culture.
Those of you who caught Not Quite Hollywood in our Film Club will undoubtedly be relieved to learn that we'll revisit such golden nuggets of Aussie cinema as Razorback and The Long Weekend... Yes, I know you're happy ;-)
And those of you who haven't the slightest idea what we're talking about here, just follow the links ;-)
If we have time, we'll celebrate Australian OSCAR winners and nominees.
(I'll be adding more links tomorrow)
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