The Bennelong Twins
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Gum Trees the silent keepers of Sydney Opera House

Nation salutes the strong, silent type Bob Beale – Sydney Morning Herald March 29, 2008 Paul Keating is right: Sydney was tapped on the shoulder by a rainbow when it got its amazing Opera House. We are right to celebrate it and be super-sensitive to its conservation and the integrity of its setting. But the…

The Spirit of Australia – Why?
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The Spirit of Australia – Why?

“Spirit of Australia”  In 1937 Harold Cazneaux photographed a red gum in Wilpena Pound, in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges. The photograph, titled The Spirit of Endurance, was reproduced on calendars and posters all over the world and won many awards in Australian and International exhibitions. The tree became then known as the Cazneaux Tree.

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