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Port
Augusta
Monday June 18
Mayor
Joy Baluch
Gayle Mather
Tahnee Jackson
Pauline Hedger
Vince Coulthard
Hawker
Tuesday
June 19
Tracey
Spencer
Blinman
Wednesday
June 20
Lisa
& Jordan
John & Michelle Henery
Blinman
Community
Julian Todd
Leigh
Creek
Thursday
June 21
Nicole
Slater and Laurie Cowan
Rex Guthrieand Michael Diorio
Overland Telegraph Descendents
Coral
Fee
Visitor Information
Centre Staff
Iga
Warta
Friday
June 22
Coulthard
Family Members
Marree
Saturday
June 23
Chelsea Rose
Jan White
Shirley Oldfield
William
Creek
Sunday
June 24
Helen
Anderson
William Creek Hotel Staff
Oodnadatta
Monday
June 25
SOTA
Year 7 Class
Women of the Outback
Alan
Wilson and Bev Kemble
Rosanne
Woodforde
Oodnadatta Aboriginal School
Student Representative Council
Ruby Plate and Adele McCallum
Dr Terry Cutler
Lynnie
Plate
Mataranka
Tuesday
June 26
Peg McFarlane
Maryanne Lewis
Alice
Springs
Wednesday
June 27
Brenton McRae
Alec Ross
Tennant
Creek
Thursday
June 28
Alderman
Peter Davenport
SOTA Students and Parents
Jimmy Hooker
Katherine
Friday
June 29
Bill Daw
Peter Haddow
Emma & Caitlyn Lowe
Norman Rosas
Pine
Creek
Saturday
June 30
Tex
Moar
Bolda Hunter
Gaye Lawrence
Darwin
Sunday
July 1
Duguid
Children
John Ahnfeldt
Eddie Quong
Irene Patanzis
Katrina Fong Lim
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Marree Locals |
| Topic
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The
Australian Outback ~ In Marree |
| Jun
23, 14:13: |
Bongo>
back up again ... a bit like a yo-yo |
| Jun
23, 14:13: |
Bongo>
Gidday Kate |
| Jun
23, 14:14: |
Donna>
Hi Kate, Where are you from? |
| Jun
23, 14:14: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Hello everyone
from Jan |
| Jun
23, 14:14: |
Bongo>
Gidday Jan ... |
| Jun
23, 14:15: |
Donna>
Hi Jan |
| Jun
23, 14:15: |
Karen>
Hi Jan - good to see you - your audios are great about the Springs |
| Jun
23, 14:15: |
Kate>
Well believe it or not I am at Marree at the moment. But usually
I am in Adelaide - I am from the Open Access College - R-10
School of Distance Education |
| Jun
23, 14:16: |
Kate>
I thought I would test out our internet connection from the
hall |
| Jun
23, 14:16: |
Bongo>
Kate ... where in Marree are you? |
| Jun
23, 14:17: |
Kate>
You will have to come and see us later at the hall |
| Jun
23, 14:17: |
Donna>
Will you have a chat room open tonight from the hall? I would
like to say HI to my parents. |
| Jun
23, 14:17: |
Kate>
We just had a great lunch at the Oasis Cafe |
| Jun
23, 14:18: |
Karen>
Andy Dale is scheduled to be in the chat room between 7.30 &
8.30 tonight Donna, so it will be open |
| Jun
23, 14:18: |
Karen>
yo yo website - down again |
| Jun
23, 14:19: |
Kate>
I am unsure - we hope too. I think the displays are coming down
soon after 4:30 ready for the band tonight |
| Jun
23, 14:19: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> oh no god help
us - Kym, any questions for Jan |
| Jun
23, 14:20: |
Bongo>
if any of you get a chance to talk to the Advertiser dudes
in Marree ... remind them to include the web address for
this site when they do the stories ... we had 3 great stories
today and no address ... not even in the site's daily diary! |
| Jun
23, 14:21: |
Karen>
Jan, tell us a bit about your reasons for moving to Marree |
| Jun
23, 14:21: |
Kate>
Good point Bongo. I will talk to them today. They will be here
today and tonight. |
| Jun
23, 14:22: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, I moved to
Marree because I was doing nothing productive in Melbourne,
and I thought I would be more useful here. I do voluntary
work at the Arabunna Centre and help run tours as well |
| Jun
23, 14:23: |
Donna>
I saw Reg Dodd photo exibition in Alice Springs, wonderful photos
of Marree and Lake Eyre, lots had sold stickers too!! |
| Jun
23, 14:23: |
Bongo>
thanx Kate ... you are a great team player ... |
| Jun
23, 14:23: |
Kate>
How long have you been here Jan? |
| Jun
23, 14:24: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, Reg Dodd is
having another exhibition in Adelaide at Tandanya opening
on the 27th July |
| Jun
23, 14:24: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, I have been
in Marree for 5 years, going into the 6th |
| Jun
23, 14:24: |
Bongo>
I might go and see that ... onya Reg! |
| Jun
23, 14:25: |
Kate>
Who has been the most exciting visitor/ tour group you have
had through? |
| Jun
23, 14:25: |
Karen>
I have to nick off now - they're doing some work to the server
in the office here - will be back later |
| Jun
23, 14:25: |
Karen has left the room |
| Jun
23, 14:26: |
Bongo>
the site is still down ... only this chat window is alive ...
grrrrr |
| Jun
23, 14:27: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, The Arabunna
run week long tours through the winter (the tourist season
here) so it is difficult to say who has been the most interesting,
we have had people from all over Australia as well as a
few from overseas, they all love the tours and say they
have learned heaps about Aboriginal people and culture. |
| Jun
23, 14:28: |
Kate>
I must fly also - we are having visitors through. I can not
chat online and chat off line as well .... We may come back
soon .. |
| Jun
23, 14:29: |
Donna>
Jan Arabunna should have their own website, or do they already? |
| Jun
23, 14:29: |
Bongo>
seeya Kate ... say Gidday to Denise and Roger from me |
| Jun
23, 14:30: |
Kate>
Yep will do. Denise was hoping to log on at some stage. |
| Jun
23, 14:30: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, no we do not
have a website yet, but I am working on it, but the tours
are on the Net through C.A.A. tours Adelaide |
| Jun
23, 14:30: |
Kate has left the room |
| Jun
23, 14:31: |
Bongo>
jan ... if you send those tour details to Complete JABA ...
they will put 'em up on the Marree page of this site ... |
| Jun
23, 14:33: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. What is the
Address for Complete Jaba or how do I get the details to
them |
| Jun
23, 14:35: |
Donna has left the room |
| Jun
23, 14:35: |
Donna has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:35: |
Welcome Donna,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:35: |
Bongo>
e-mail them ... using the link on the bottom of all the main
pages ... info@jaba.com.au ... or go to the website ...
http://www/.jaba.com.au |
| Jun
23, 14:36: |
Donna>
Sorry my computer keeps logging me out but I am still here. |
| Jun
23, 14:36: |
Bongo>
how do you get bookings for your tours at the moment? |
| Jun
23, 14:37: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Kym - Donna get
the web cam up and I'll get steven and Trev to wave to you |
| Jun
23, 14:37: |
Bongo>
donna ... it's not your computer ... the EDS server that hosts
this site is currently crashed ... techos are working right
now to fix the problem ... should only be a few more minutes |
| Jun
23, 14:38: |
Denise has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:38: |
Welcome Denise,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:38: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, we get our
bookings through Community Aid Abroad Tours, they are our
agent. They do all the advertising etc. |
| Jun
23, 14:38: |
Bongo>
Gidday Denise ... |
| Jun
23, 14:40: |
Donna>
Can't get webcam at the moment as error message, say HI for me. |
| Jun
23, 14:40: |
Bongo>
Jan ... so does this provide enough work ... or do you need
more? |
| Jun
23, 14:41: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, we are currently
doing about 8 tours per season, we could fit in a few more,
but as its only a smallish operation we cannot go everyday,
we do not have the people nor the equipment. |
| Jun
23, 14:41: |
carol>
Hi, Bongo (us that an alias?). We are discussing taking a flight
over Lake Eyre today or tomorrow - the weather is perfect
and there is lots of water by all accounts. |
| Jun
23, 14:41: |
Bongo>
donna ... the site is still down |
| Jun
23, 14:42: |
Denise has left the room |
| Jun
23, 14:42: |
Bongo>
look out for strange men carved into the landscape ... is Brad
flying you? |
| Jun
23, 14:43: |
Donna>
I just get a URL error, a shame as I enjoy perving at the cafe
crowd. |
| Jun
23, 14:43: |
Denise has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:43: |
Welcome Denise,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:44: |
Denise>
Something crazy happened when I logged in just a little while
ago, my comment came up as Carol - so logged out and in
again - this is Denise! |
| Jun
23, 14:45: |
Denise>
Someone else is organising it, so I haven't yet heard who the
pilot is. Where is Jan actually located during this chat? |
| Jun
23, 14:45: |
Donna>
Jan what is the date of the Marree Camel Cup? |
| Jun
23, 14:45: |
Bongo>
I think Jan is in the oasis cafe ... I thought I saw her walk
in |
| Jun
23, 14:46: |
Norma has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:46: |
Welcome Norma ,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:46: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, I am in the
Oasis Cafe with the Staff, The Marree Camel Cup is on the
7th July, Saturday, starts at 10am til whenever you drop |
| Jun
23, 14:47: |
Norma
> Hello All you'll never guess where I am! |
| Jun
23, 14:47: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Kym , is that Norma
in Lismore? |
| Jun
23, 14:49: |
Norma
> No ...the time with me is 1.45 am - I am in Pittsburgh but I
come from N Ireland |
| Jun
23, 14:49: |
carol>
Bongo, I saw one of "the Advertiser dudes" and he thought that
the web address was in the article - I think he would be
very disappointed if it was editted out. |
| Jun
23, 14:49: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, welcome Norma
its nice to see people are picking this up |
| Jun
23, 14:49: |
carol>
For some reason I am Carol again?? - Denise |
| Jun
23, 14:50: |
Bongo>
well it was definitely edited out ... grrrr |
| Jun
23, 14:50: |
Denise has left the room |
| Jun
23, 14:50: |
Denise has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:50: |
Welcome Denise,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:52: |
Karen has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:52: |
Welcome Karen,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:53: |
Norma
> Jan, I don't really know how I got here but can you tell me
something about this chat please? |
| Jun
23, 14:54: |
Karen>
Hi again - have spoken to EDS and they are working very hard
to get the site going again, they don't know what is causing
it which is a problem!! Glad we are still chatting though |
| Jun
23, 14:54: |
Karen>
Jan, tell us about the nearby Springs |
| Jun
23, 14:54: |
Karen>
site is up again, by the way |
| Jun
23, 14:55: |
Karen>
i see six people sitting around the table on the webcam |
| Jun
23, 14:55: |
Bongo>
yep ... the site's back up |
| Jun
23, 14:55: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, this is a
big operation to connect people all over Australia, as a
celebration of Federation. We are in central Australia in
a Small town called Marree with a population of only about
100 people it is Marree's turn to be the chat room in this
larger connection. Tomorrow the chat room will move north
further into the centre of Australia. |
| Jun
23, 14:56: |
Bongo>
yes ... looks like the oasis cafe is doing a good trade today
... |
| Jun
23, 14:56: |
Karen>
And what on earth are you doing up at 1.45am Norma?? |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
David has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
Welcome David,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
Donna>
If my family are still there they can wave to me now. |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
Bongo>
William Creek has there online day tomorrow |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
David>
hello all |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
Karen>
Yeah - pull faces into the webcam!! |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
Karen>
Hi David |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
Bongo>
Gidday David |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
David>
howdy |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
Karen>
Hi Denise |
| Jun
23, 14:57: |
David>
hey karen where r u |
| Jun
23, 14:58: |
Karen>
Where are you from David? |
| Jun
23, 14:58: |
Norma
> I am studying about distance learning and I just can't get away
from the computer..it si easier than all the reading I'm
supposed to be doing..actually I made a mistake it's 12.45
am |
| Jun
23, 14:58: |
malcolm has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 14:58: |
Welcome malcolm,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 14:58: |
Karen>
I'm in Unley, South Australia - wishing I was in Marree and
gazing longingly into their webcam... |
| Jun
23, 14:59: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. This area
is famous for its Mound Springs, the water comes out of
the ground through cracks and fault lines from the Great
Artesian Basin which is probably the largest underground
water system in the world. The Mound Springs are in an arc
around the southern end of Lake Eyre which is an enormous
Salt Lake which lies over the Basin. They are called Mound
Springs because over the thousands of years that the water
comes out it cements with the sand and rock and forms a
small mound with a spring on the top. Some of the springs
are large with a lot of water coming out but some are small
with only a bit of soggy sand on the top. |
| Jun
23, 14:59: |
Karen>
Well if you're studying distance learning you've come to the
right place! Have you heard about our School of the Air? |
| Jun
23, 14:59: |
Donna>
Is that Stephen looking into the webcam? |
| Jun
23, 14:59: |
malcolm>
HI Iam malcolm how are you all. |
| Jun
23, 15:00: |
Norma
> Can you explain to me how you communicate - from my Geography
lessons at school you used other means of communication. |
| Jun
23, 15:00: |
Bongo>
those springs are awesome ... my favourite is Blanche Cup ...
very spectacular |
| Jun
23, 15:00: |
Karen>
G'day Malcolm |
| Jun
23, 15:00: |
Donna>
Hi Malcolm Where are you from? |
| Jun
23, 15:00: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Stephen hello |
| Jun
23, 15:00: |
malcolm>
Hi donna its your dad |
| Jun
23, 15:00: |
David>
does any body have a link for test bank for Special Tertiary
Admissions Test |
| Jun
23, 15:01: |
Norma
> Hi malcolm |
| Jun
23, 15:01: |
Donna>
Hi Dad Hi Stephen |
| Jun
23, 15:01: |
Karen>
I wish Kate was still here, she's from the Open Access College
and could explain it a lot better than me, Norma - VERY
basically that kids in remote areas get their schooling
via radio hook ups |
| Jun
23, 15:02: |
Karen>
Jan, I seem to remember in one of your audios that you were
concerned about the future of the springs... |
| Jun
23, 15:02: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, Hi David where
are you from, do you have any questions about the outback |
| Jun
23, 15:02: |
Norma
> Oh I see Karen - I thought that you'd be using streaming audio
and video nowadays |
| Jun
23, 15:03: |
malcolm>
Hi Donna Im at Marree school doing a competer course |
| Jun
23, 15:03: |
Norma
> What is the temperature in Marree? |
| Jun
23, 15:03: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, yes the springs
are under threat, there is a lot of water being drawn from
the basin now with the technology of bores so the pressure
in the basin is going down, this affects the springs. But
hopefully there is now water legislation in S.A. which says
that the environment must get water also. |
| Jun
23, 15:04: |
Bongo>
norma ... it is an amazing feat of technology that you are at
least chatting AND watching from Marree ... outback Australia
does not have the best telephone network ... |
| Jun
23, 15:04: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. the temperature
in Marree today is app. 20 celcius |
| Jun
23, 15:04: |
Mark has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:04: |
Welcome Mark,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:05: |
Bongo>
david ... wait for Kate to enter the room ... she can help you |
| Jun
23, 15:05: |
David>
ok |
| Jun
23, 15:05: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Hello Mark,
where are you |
| Jun
23, 15:05: |
David>
thanks |
| Jun
23, 15:05: |
David>
what is the discussion on again |
| Jun
23, 15:06: |
David>
anybody know anything about the UWA medical school |
| Jun
23, 15:06: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. David we are
connecting the continent of Australia so people can learn
about people living across Australia. |
| Jun
23, 15:07: |
Bongo>
Jan is our special guest ... and she is very passionate about
the local environment ... she's also very friendly ... so
ask her something |
| Jun
23, 15:07: |
Norma
> watching? I can't see any pictures - should I be pressing some
other buttons? |
| Jun
23, 15:07: |
carol>
Norma, I am a teacher with Open Access (Robin, - on Denise's
login because I am with the roadshow in Marree). I teach
Year 12 Legal Studies by distance. We supply our students
with written course materials and then we talk to them in
a telephone conference of 4-8 students and teacher for 45mins
-1 hr each week. The students also send assignments by mail
or email which we mark and send back. We also now have some
intenet-based course materials which the students access
instead of the print version. If you would like to log into
an online legal studies course to have a browse , please
let me know . |
| Jun
23, 15:07: |
Mark>
Hi Jan - I'm down here in Adelaide but thought I'd drop in for
a little while to hear what you had to say. |
| Jun
23, 15:07: |
David>
ok |
| Jun
23, 15:07: |
David>
what is Perth W. Australia like anyone |
| Jun
23, 15:08: |
David>
i gather everyone here has dial up lol |
| Jun
23, 15:08: |
David>
 |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Kym, Perth is loveley
but we are talking about outback Australia today, any Questions |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
Norma
> Robin, Carol or Denise - I can't make out who I am talking to
- I'd really love to logon to an access course- I have been
asked to "lurk" in an online course to learn the techniques. |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
Susan has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
Welcome Susan,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
David>
what part of australia is defined as outback |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
Bongo>
the site has gone down again ... this chat room is ok ... but
the rest ....grrrrr |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
malcolm>
Norma if you are at the Marree Hall I will see you in a minute |
| Jun
23, 15:09: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Hello Susan,
where are you |
| Jun
23, 15:10: |
Susan>
Hi Jan - I'm in Adelaide - lived in Marree in 1980 |
| Jun
23, 15:10: |
Norma
> what's the temperature - I imagine it's roasting outside |
| Jun
23, 15:11: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Outback Australia
is mainly those areas in the centre of Australia and those
areas away from the coast. |
| Jun
23, 15:11: |
Bongo>
whatever the outback is ...Marree is in it! |
| Jun
23, 15:11: |
Mark>
Jan - my son Stephen is with me and was asking how thre are
water (mound) springs out in the middle of the outback |
| Jun
23, 15:11: |
David>
where is the outbak area please |
| Jun
23, 15:11: |
David>
i don't know |
| Jun
23, 15:12: |
Norma
> Do people tend to stay in their towns or travel to other places?
Is it easy to get about? |
| Jun
23, 15:12: |
Anna has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:12: |
Welcome Anna,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:12: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. the springs
are formed by water coming from the Great Artesian Basin,
and as you can imagine they were very important as a source
of water for animals plants and humans before the technology
of bores was achieved. |
| Jun
23, 15:13: |
Bongo>
the main site is back up again ... |
| Jun
23, 15:13: |
David>
good luck room |
| Jun
23, 15:13: |
David has left the room |
| Jun
23, 15:13: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Marree is
130 kilometers from the nearest other town of any size,
if you do not have a car here you do not go anywhere. |
| Jun
23, 15:14: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Hello Anna
where are you |
| Jun
23, 15:14: |
Susan>
Marree had a very strong community spirit - is it still evident? |
| Jun
23, 15:14: |
Norma
> robin shall I give you my details (email) here online or can
I contact you away from this chat room? |
| Jun
23, 15:15: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Marree is
a lot smaller than when you were here probably, but we still
work together to keep the town going |
| Jun
23, 15:15: |
Anna>
Hi to everybody! Sorry for being late but I couldn't connect
to the site before, even if I woke up early. I'm from Italy.
it's 7,15 am now |
| Jun
23, 15:16: |
Bongo>
jan ... wave your hand in front of the webcam so we can time
the delay ... if that's ok |
| Jun
23, 15:16: |
Ann has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:16: |
Welcome Ann,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:16: |
Norma
> What is your source of income at Marree? Welcome Anna. |
| Jun
23, 15:17: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan Hello Ann where
are you |
| Jun
23, 15:17: |
Mark has left the room |
| Jun
23, 15:17: |
Mark has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:17: |
Welcome Mark,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:17: |
carol>
Give me your email details by whispering and Robin can contact
you. |
| Jun
23, 15:18: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. There are
not many sources of income in Marree, a few service places
like the Hotel and shops etc. Some work on the Stations
out of town but not a lot, quite a few people are on Governments
benefits. |
| Jun
23, 15:18: |
Donna>
Kym great close up in webcam love. |
| Jun
23, 15:18: |
carol>
That last statement from me was meant to be a whisper - and
it was directed to Norma regarding distance learning. |
| Jun
23, 15:18: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> THANKS |
| Jun
23, 15:19: |
Ann>
Hi everyone, I'm from Myrtle Bank, Adelaide - but my heart is
in Marree today - boy do I love that town - the whole thing
should be declared a heritage site. It's truly fascinating |
| Jun
23, 15:19: |
Susan>
Jan - what is the general response to people about whats happening
with water from the Artesian basin - is there much concern
among station people |
| Jun
23, 15:20: |
Anna>
What animals are there around you? |
| Jun
23, 15:21: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Yes the stations
rely wholly on artesian water to water their stock etc.
So it is a big concern what happens to the basin water.
There are a lot of people looking at the problems of the
basin now and how to maintain the water without wasting
it. |
| Jun
23, 15:22: |
Donna>
How much rain has Marree had this year and is the area green.
I am in Alice Springs and it is beautiful |
| Jun
23, 15:22: |
malcolm>
Susan I agree with Jan. |
| Jun
23, 15:22: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. In Marree
and the Lake Eyre area the environment is Arid or Semi Desert.
Kangaroos and Emus live here as well as Dingo's these would
be the largest animals. There are many birds and reptiles
as well in these desert environments as well as many small
mammals such as hopping mice. |
| Jun
23, 15:23: |
Norma
> Is alcohol much of a problem in the Outback? |
| Jun
23, 15:23: |
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| Jun
23, 15:23: |
Denise has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:23: |
Welcome Denise,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:23: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. There has
been quite a bit of rain this year and the environment is
a bit greener than usual but it is still desert country
and looks it |
| Jun
23, 15:23: |
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| Jun
23, 15:24: |
Ann>
Do you noticed more animals around the Marree area after rain? |
| Jun
23, 15:24: |
Bongo>
gidday Denise ... are you still being zapped into Carol ...?? |
| Jun
23, 15:25: |
sue has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:25: |
Welcome sue,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:25: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Alcohol is
a problem anywhere, but I would say that in general small
towns would consume more alcohol that in other places this
would be because there is not much else to do. But in Marree
it does not create social problems as much as it does in
other towns. |
| Jun
23, 15:26: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. After rain
you would see more movement of animals but they do not increase
in population as you would need a lot of continuous rain
to create any changes in animal breeding |
| Jun
23, 15:26: |
Norma
> Thank you for my introduction to the Australian Outback. I certainly
didn't realise I was coming from Ireland to pitssburgh to
talk to Australia! I'll be off in a moment or two. |
| Jun
23, 15:27: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Susan, Malcom
is not here but there are concerns about large industries
taking water from the basin as they require such large amounts.
I do not think that any more large companies would be allowed
to take water any more. |
| Jun
23, 15:28: |
Ann>
Jan - is the water being taken out of the great artesian basin?
How is it affecting the mound springs? |
| Jun
23, 15:29: |
Jšrg has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:29: |
Welcome Jšrg,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:29: |
Norma has left the room |
| Jun
23, 15:29: |
Mark>
Jan - Marree Man is in today's 'tiser again. We're all dying
to know who created him and given that he's fading, is there
a chance that he'll get a new lease of life? |
| Jun
23, 15:29: |
Jšrg has left the room |
| Jun
23, 15:29: |
Susan has left the room |
| Jun
23, 15:29: |
sue>
Hi all How is the computer course going at the school in Marree?
Are you coming down to have a look at the show in the hall
or are you going to wait until your course finishes today? |
| Jun
23, 15:30: |
Jšrg has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:30: |
Welcome Jšrg,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:30: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. to Ann, yes
water is being taken in large amounts from the Basin, and
the springs are being affected, but there are a lot of people
now looking at the use of the water and hopefully there
will be a more sustainable approach to water use in the
future. |
| Jun
23, 15:31: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan. Hello Jorg
where are you |
| Jun
23, 15:32: |
Jšrg>
I'm in germany. Have been to Marree several times and will be
back next autumn |
| Jun
23, 15:33: |
Anna>
What about winter? it's still hot ? |
| Jun
23, 15:33: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Hello from the
Oasis Cafe and Caravan Park call in and say g'day when you
come over |
| Jun
23, 15:33: |
malcolm>
Sue,We are on our way see you soon. |
| Jun
23, 15:34: |
Jšrg>
we stayed on the caravan the last year and the year before.
we will come in and say g'day |
| Jun
23, 15:35: |
Norma has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:35: |
Welcome Norma ,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:35: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan to Anna, It
is extremely hot in summer, 50cel. is not uncommon, but
in winter it is cooler, it would be about 20cel. today,
but we have cooler days, some of nights in Winter are extremely
cold it goes down to zero |
| Jun
23, 15:35: |
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| Jun
23, 15:36: |
Ann>
Jan - can you tell us about the Hergott Spring and its relationship
to the Dreaming? I know the Mound springs are associated
with the Wabma story |
| Jun
23, 15:36: |
sue has left the room |
| Jun
23, 15:36: |
malcolm has left the room |
| Jun
23, 15:37: |
john has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:37: |
Welcome john,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:37: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan, to Ann, I
do not know the dreaming story of Hergott Springs But there
are hundreds of springs around the Lake and they all have
different dreaming stories relating to them. The Wabma (or
Snake) dreaming is the Mound Complex called Blanche Cup
and the Bubbler. |
| Jun
23, 15:39: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jan is leaving
now, hope everything goes well, the Oasis crew are still
here to answer questions |
| Jun
23, 15:39: |
Ann>
does the Wabma story share the theme common to many dreaming
stories across Australia of the giant snae which carves
the landscape? |
| Jun
23, 15:39: |
john>
gidday to all |
| Jun
23, 15:39: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Chelsea here from
the 0asis |
| Jun
23, 15:40: |
Jšrg>
g'day john |
| Jun
23, 15:40: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Ann could well
do but at the moment I couldn't tell you as Jan has left
and she is the one with the answer to all these questions.
G'day John |
| Jun
23, 15:40: |
Anna>
how far is the nearest city? |
| Jun
23, 15:40: |
john>
hows marree c? |
| Jun
23, 15:41: |
Ann>
g'day john and jorg and chelsea |
| Jun
23, 15:41: |
Mary has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:41: |
Welcome Mary,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:42: |
Jšrg>
next time we want to head north to lake eyre. Do you know something
about this track? |
| Jun
23, 15:42: |
Mary>
G'day everybody |
| Jun
23, 15:42: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> good we are having a beautiful
busy day. we have got the centenary crew here today they
are doing a roadshow for the kids and tonight we have some
entertainment from the borderers |
| Jun
23, 15:42: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Howdy Mary |
| Jun
23, 15:43: |
Mary>
I know you are busy I couldn't get on for ages |
| Jun
23, 15:44: |
Ann>
I know wabma is the Aboriginal word for snake in a lot of Aboriginal
languages - we had some Aboriginal women at our place for
spaghetti bolognaise one night and my aprtner came through
the door with a rubber snake in hishand and called out Wabma!
All the old ladies hit the ceiling with fright. You should
have heard them all scream! |
| Jun
23, 15:44: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jorg if you want to go
to Lake Eyre South the best way is to go through Muloorina
Station, you can then travel up through to where the two
lakes meet, and see where Donald Cambell broke the ;land
speed record, But at the moment due to rain this particular
track is closed temporarily |
| Jun
23, 15:44: |
Ann>
Is there a limit on how many people can get into this chat room
at any one time? |
| Jun
23, 15:45: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> not that I know of |
| Jun
23, 15:45: |
Donna>
Chelsea have you been out to the lake? |
| Jun
23, 15:46: |
Ann>
looks from the web cam like the cafe has had a lot of people
in it today |
| Jun
23, 15:46: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> only at night time, I'm
being honest when I say that I have yet to find the time
on a day off when I don't have a hangover and can drive
out there |
| Jun
23, 15:47: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Ann we certainly have.
It has mainly been people from the centenary group, but
business is business |
| Jun
23, 15:47: |
Mary>
how does the webcam work is it a live coverage |
| Jun
23, 15:47: |
Donna>
You must go for a fly though it is magic country |
| Jun
23, 15:48: |
Anna>
to come to see you do you need a 4W car? |
| Jun
23, 15:48: |
john>
yeh i,ve heard its nice |
| Jun
23, 15:49: |
Ann>
yes, the web cam is sending live coverage down to Adelaide South
Australia and we are broadcasting it through the web site
from here - the frequency of the refresh is dicated by the
bandwidth of the phoen lines in the outback, as I understand
it |
| Jun
23, 15:49: |
Ann>
I'm glad our centenary people are keeping you busy |
| Jun
23, 15:49: |
Jšrg>
i go always by 4 wd |
| Jun
23, 15:50: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> i know that I should but
the silly pilot never seems to have a seat available in
my time off. i have seen some photos from when it rained
and it looks spectacular. As for 4wd it actually depends
on road conditions at the time. But if you really want to
see the lake the best thing to do is pop into the cafe and
book a scenic flight, and then you will truely understand
how big Lake |
| Jun
23, 15:50: |
Jšrg>
in february 2000 i got nearly stucked, a lot of rain |
| Jun
23, 15:50: |
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| Jun
23, 15:50: |
Ann>
jorg where are you from? |
| Jun
23, 15:50: |
Donna has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 15:50: |
Welcome Donna,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 15:50: |
Mary>
now I know why it's not constantly moving |
| Jun
23, 15:51: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> It is actually nice to
be able to have a break to be able to chat to you all |
| Jun
23, 15:51: |
Jšrg>
the only chance to to down to lyndhurst was by 4wd |
| Jun
23, 15:51: |
Jšrg>
cologne, germany |
| Jun
23, 15:51: |
john>
how hot does it get in marree? |
| Jun
23, 15:52: |
Jšrg>
can we book a scenic flight in the oasis cafe? |
| Jun
23, 15:52: |
Anna>
are there hotels in Maree? How far is the nearest city? |
| Jun
23, 15:52: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> jorg you where unfortunate
but for us that meant a great tourist year as the lake filled
quite considerably. it can get to 50cel in marree |
| Jun
23, 15:52: |
Ann>
Are you in Germany now Jorg? |
| Jun
23, 15:52: |
Mary>
Jorg are you in Germany now? |
| Jun
23, 15:53: |
Jšrg>
yes |
| Jun
23, 15:53: |
Mary>
snap!! |
| Jun
23, 15:53: |
Ann>
Yes, the web cam can only refresh fast if it is on broadband
phone line, as I understand it |
| Jun
23, 15:54: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> There is one hotel in Marree,
and the nearest city would have to be i guess Port Augusta,
it is about 5 hours away |
| Jun
23, 15:54: |
Jšrg>
i saw the lake filled twice |
| Jun
23, 15:54: |
Ann>
Jorg and Mary, Wilkommen to Connecting the Continent |
| Jun
23, 15:55: |
Jšrg>
danke schšn |
| Jun
23, 15:56: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Jorg you are very fortunate,
I have been here to see the lake fill this year, but for
a change it is the south lake with water |
| Jun
23, 15:56: |
Mary>
Thanks I'm in South Australia and I have enjoyed visiting Marree
a few years ago on my way to Birdsville |
| Jun
23, 15:56: |
john>
sounds good |
| Jun
23, 15:56: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Donna, Chantelle says to
say hi, and hopes that you are doing well |
| Jun
23, 15:57: |
Donna>
Hi Chantelle and Tiffany |
| Jun
23, 15:57: |
Anna>
I was in OZ last summer: it was the first time so, in the Outback,
I only visited from Uluru to Alice Spring. and I enoyed
it a lot! |
| Jun
23, 15:58: |
Karen>
Heeeeey!!! I'm back!! My computer wouldn't let me on the internet,
they are doing some work here! |
| Jun
23, 15:58: |
Ann>
it's really exciting when we get visitors into the chat room
from the other side of the world |
| Jun
23, 15:58: |
Karen>
Hallo Jorg, wie geht's? Ich war einmal in Koln! |
| Jun
23, 15:58: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> You should all come to
Marree and then we could have a chat party |
| Jun
23, 15:58: |
Jšrg>
i have to leave now, we'll see in Marree next year |
| Jun
23, 15:58: |
sue>
Testing |
| Jun
23, 15:59: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> jeepers karen you and ann
are putiing me to shame the only german word i really know
is volkswagen |
| Jun
23, 15:59: |
Karen>
Are we still chatting with Jan at Marree? |
| Jun
23, 15:59: |
Jšrg>
the chat party is a good idea |
| Jun
23, 15:59: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> seeya jorg catcha next
year |
| Jun
23, 15:59: |
Karen>
I studied German for 8 years through high school & uni and
I spent six weeks there in 1988/89 - very cold but very
excellent! |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Karen no it's chelsea again |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
john>
i agree |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
Karen>
Tschuss Jorg - seeya again? |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
Jšrg>
i will stay on the campingarea again and will come in to the
cafe to say 'hello' |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
Anna>
Are there cattle stations in Maree? |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
Jšrg>
its summer here now, warm and sunny |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
Jšrg>
you should come in july or august, thats fine |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
Jšrg>
i hate the winter too, that'a why coming down to oz |
| Jun
23, 16:00: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> You make sure you do i
willl make sure that i remember you |
| Jun
23, 16:01: |
Jšrg>
ok, i have to leave, bye |
| Jun
23, 16:01: |
Jšrg has left the room |
| Jun
23, 16:01: |
Mary>
Anna where are you chatting from? |
| Jun
23, 16:01: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Anna, yes there are several
cattle stations around Marree. Donna who is occasionaly
in the chat room is from Muloorina |
| Jun
23, 16:01: |
john>
sydney |
| Jun
23, 16:02: |
Ann>
chelsea - no shame in only knowing volkswagen - great cars -
I had one for 22 years |
| Jun
23, 16:02: |
Karen>
Mary, kommst du auch aus Koln? (Are you also from Cologne, for
the non-German speakers! ) |
| Jun
23, 16:03: |
Ann>
Nein, Ich bin from Adelaide |
| Jun
23, 16:03: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Ann so did I. I used to
have a kermit the frog green diesel golf |
| Jun
23, 16:03: |
Bongo>
and someone actually stole the veedub ... sad |
| Jun
23, 16:03: |
john>
doko ni ikimasen iie dies ne??? |
| Jun
23, 16:03: |
Anna>
It'd be great ! A chat party!! but we can come in Oz only in
August...so what about weather, in Maree? I'm chatting from
Italy |
| Jun
23, 16:04: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> now don't be like that
bongo |
| Jun
23, 16:04: |
Ann>
John are you speaking in Japanese? |
| Jun
23, 16:04: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> The weather in marree is
at it's best in August. And all the spring wild flowers
will start to show |
| Jun
23, 16:06: |
john>
Ann yes too much German to comprehend |
| Jun
23, 16:06: |
Anna>
sorry, what is a veedub? |
| Jun
23, 16:06: |
Ann>
Marree - do you think there will be flowers in the July school
holidays? |
| Jun
23, 16:06: |
Ann>
how did Marree get its name? |
| Jun
23, 16:06: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Anna Veedub is a slang
word for Volkswagen |
| Jun
23, 16:07: |
john>
how many people in marree? |
| Jun
23, 16:07: |
Mary has left the room |
| Jun
23, 16:07: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Ann, with the rain that
we just had you might be lucky with the flowers |
| Jun
23, 16:07: |
Bongo>
Vee = V and dub = W (aussie slang for double u) |
| Jun
23, 16:08: |
Ann>
Anna, here in Australia we call a Volkswagen a veedub, from
vee double u, the sound of the abbreviation |
| Jun
23, 16:08: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> John, there is approximately
eighty people in Marree and about twenty six kids |
| Jun
23, 16:08: |
Karen>
germans pronounce it 'foul vay' (VW) |
| Jun
23, 16:08: |
john>
not many then how do you cope with the lack of people and services |
| Jun
23, 16:09: |
Bongo>
hey Anna ... that should teach you to ask a silly question ...
LOL |
| Jun
23, 16:09: |
Ann>
do you get a lot of wildflowers around Marree? are the like
the flowers in the Flinders Ranges? |
| Jun
23, 16:09: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Ann Marree was originally
called Hergott Springs, but with the war they decided to
take away the German name and call it Marree which is aboriginal
for possum |
| Jun
23, 16:09: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Ann we get a lot of flowers
if we get the right amount of rainfall at the right time |
| Jun
23, 16:10: |
Ann>
what is the German nickname for a Volkswagen? |
| Jun
23, 16:10: |
john>
Hergott? funny name |
| Jun
23, 16:10: |
sue has left the room |
| Jun
23, 16:11: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> john you just learn to
get by with what facilities you have. We have a police station,
a hospital run by a sister, and a truck that comes once
a week with stock |
| Jun
23, 16:11: |
Ann>
are they wild hops, salvation jane, or native flowers? liek
everlasting daisies? |
| Jun
23, 16:11: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Hergott was actually some
poor buggers name |
| Jun
23, 16:12: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> ann we gat a variety of
flowers from sturt desert peas and hops |
| Jun
23, 16:13: |
Donna>
No Salvation Jane, many native dasies and introduced hops |
| Jun
23, 16:13: |
Anna>
What about animals? It's difficult to see them in the wild? |
| Jun
23, 16:13: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Thanks Donna |
| Jun
23, 16:14: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> We have plenty of roo's
emu's and camels |
| Jun
23, 16:14: |
Ann>
the outback is so beautiful when the flowers are out - Ive seen
central Australia as a thick carpet of everlastings 0 my
god it was beautiful |
| Jun
23, 16:15: |
Donna>
Also rabbits, goannas, native mice, lizards and snakes |
| Jun
23, 16:15: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> thanks again donna |
| Jun
23, 16:15: |
Ann>
I'm off to bake a birthday cake - thanks for talking and see
ya later |
| Jun
23, 16:15: |
Ann has left the room |
| Jun
23, 16:17: |
Anna>
Please, be patient with me...but I'm Italian as you know...so
what are goannas? |
| Jun
23, 16:17: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> A goanna is a native big
Lizard |
| Jun
23, 16:18: |
Bongo>
goanna ... like a mini dinosaur |
| Jun
23, 16:18: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> thanks bongo |
| Jun
23, 16:20: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Has everyone gone to sleep
out there |
| Jun
23, 16:20: |
Donna>
Good bye everyone, was great chatting but my shift has ended
so am off home. Love to all at Oasis Cafe |
| Jun
23, 16:21: |
Bongo>
can someone at the Oasis cafe give us a big wave in the webcam
... some of my kids don't believe that we are chatting and
watching LIVE |
| Jun
23, 16:21: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> pity Donna Shirley is about
to come on line |
| Jun
23, 16:21: |
Karen>
Seeya Donna |
| Jun
23, 16:21: |
Karen>
Not sleeping, just like Donna - working, on and off! |
| Jun
23, 16:21: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> can they see my hand |
| Jun
23, 16:22: |
Karen>
Yeah give us a close up of your eyeballs! |
| Jun
23, 16:22: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> that is acceptable karen
keep up the good work |
| Jun
23, 16:22: |
Bongo>
not yet |
| Jun
23, 16:22: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> they aren't such a pretty
site |
| Jun
23, 16:22: |
Karen>
Just going to duck out for a bit... back shortly |
| Jun
23, 16:22: |
Karen has left the room |
| Jun
23, 16:23: |
Donna has left the room |
| Jun
23, 16:23: |
Bongo>
hey I see the hand ... my kids are even convinced |
| Jun
23, 16:24: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> that's great tell them
that it's all because of their dads hard work |
| Jun
23, 16:25: |
Karen has entered the room |
| Jun
23, 16:25: |
Welcome Karen,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
23, 16:25: |
Bongo>
is Anna from Italy still with us? |
| Jun
23, 16:25: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> karen Lyall wants to know
if you had to pe? |
| Jun
23, 16:26: |
Bongo>
onya Lyall ...LOL |
| Jun
23, 16:26: |
Anna>
thank you all!! goanna sounds frightening...last August I saw
a "small" varan (I think in Kings Canyon...) Yes, I'm still
here and saw the hand waving! So exciting!! |
| Jun
23, 16:26: |
Karen>
Back again - wasn't peeing!! Have updated the outside to announce
Shirley's imminent arrival (Adrian I can even do < hrefs...> |
| Jun
23, 16:27: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> just thought I'd ask. this
is very exciting for us to. Imagine outback Australia talking
to someone in italy |
| Jun
23, 16:27: |
Karen>
a hrefs... |
| Jun
23, 16:28: |
Karen>
Who's the person with the plaited hair? |
| Jun
23, 16:28: |
oasis
cafe, Marree> Shirley is here now so
I'm gonna leave you to have a chat to them |
Created by Kate Dibben, Open
Access College, South Australia, Australia
email:
kdibben@oac.sa.edu.au
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