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ODE TO BILLY TEA

On October 15, 2024 / Blog / 2 Comments

Tags: Archbishop Frederick Head, Australian Social History, Billy tea., Boiling the billy, Camping billy, James Inglis

Yes, there really was a brand called Billy Tea. And what a great advertisement. The company was established by James Inglis in the 1880s. ICON OF OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY We are an increasingly urbanised society, but the image of the Aussie swagman watching his billy boil will

ODE TO THE GUM LEAF

On October 1, 2017 / Blog / 4 Comments

Tags: Australia, Australian native plants, Billy tea., Blackheath, Blue Mountains, Editor Des, Eucalypt, Gum leaf dyed fabric, Gum leaves, Helen Keller, Jeff Willmott, Jen Eddington, May Gibbs

How wonderful a gum leaf is. More on gum leaf playing further down, but meanwhile, look how beautiful the leaves can be; We Australians have an almost spiritual connection to gum leaves. Expats can be reduced to tears by a whiff of their aroma. Campers in the

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ODE TO THE GUM LEAF

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