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The White Hat Melbourne Newsletter
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Newsletter No.49 - 28 May 2003
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The Society for Creative Anachronism is a wonderful organisation that recreates the Middle Ages “as it should have been” You will often see them in costume at festivals jousting, knitting chain mail and having a generally “ye olde goode time”. If you end up with a headache after a jousting session you can still take an un-Medieval Aspro (Readers of this newsletter will know that Aspro is a Melbourne invention). If you want to see the SCA in action, turn up at the John Gardiner Reserve (Melways ref 59 F3) this Saturday afternoon. You will no doubt find someone with whom to have a chat about history “as it should have been”
The St Kilda Film Festival starts this weekend. Details at Film Festivals in Melbourne.
Yesterday (29th May) marked the anniversary of John Batman’s famous and oft-misrepresented treaty (by recent attempts to right past skewed history by replacing it with an equally skewed "history as it should have been") with local Aborigines at Indented Head in 1835. (This section of the newsletter has been removed since it can now be found in our short profile of John Batman)
The popular lunchtime theatre returns next week. Theatre and a meal for $8 is pretty hard to beat. Details at Theatre in Melbourne.
The Hawthorn Craft Market Winter Festival is on this weekend. If you are running low on macramé plant holders, this is just the place to stock up. Details at Craft Festivals in Melbourne.
A ladies only night with candles, soft music, male models. $10 entry fee includes a complimentary martini, manicure and two hours of free interactive games (I don't know who these games are with). If this sounds like your sort of thing, get down to Barcode at the Crown Complex on the first Wednesday of the month. You can alway wear the mou-mou you picked up at the Hawthorn Craft Market.
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Hidden reminders of Aboriginal history in Melbourne
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We have decided to cease our occasional free tours. This is for a variety of reasons – particular the enormous rise in cost of insurance. However we will try to keep you informed about selected free tours around town where these costs are picked up by the taxpayer. These tours are of variable quality. Maybe I will include a section on 'tour guide howlers'. Eventually some of these guides will learn that rather using a tour to spread misinformation and dubious opinions to 30 people at a time they can do what we do. Write a newsletter and spread misinformation and dubious opinions to 3,000 people at a time. For those of you who would love to go to Venice but can’t afford it, you can do the next best thing. Take a free tour of the Elwood Canal. Details at Events in Melbourne.
Kale has appeared at the Vic Market. If you get there early, you will find it in the lower half of Shed A and in the organic section. Kale only seems to be available for a short period each year and the Vic Market is the only market where it seems to regularly appear. It must be something about the fertilizer there.
The Postmasters Gallery has an exhibition of artwork of rare and endangered birds. We have not seen the exhibition yet, but their presentations are usually small, fascinating, well researched and often contain rarely seen material. Entry is free. If you are interested in birds that went the way of the dodo, spare a thought for the Australian mega fauna. They became extinct soon after the arrival of Aboriginals 40,000 plus years ago, and one prevailing theory is that, like the dodo, they were so tame that Aboriginals were able to walk right up to them and kill them. Whatever the reason, they seem to get practically no attention from places like our museum even though they are fascinating and important to our history. Maybe more about that next week.
"I have been forwarding your email to my friends overseas who are interested to know what's going on in Victoria. They love it, especially those visiting Melbourne and like to explore Victoria - so what better way to promote Victoria but via your web.
Pearl "
(Pearl - don't forget to tell them about the glories of the Elwood Canal) "As I am very interested in mexican cuisine, I was disturbed to find your description of mexican food, quote ( it is hard to get excited about a cuisine that had as one of its staples refried beans. This isn't helped by the fact that most mexican restaurants in Australia serve the predictable mix of blah blah blah and if you wish to cook your own and I recommend that option blahhh blahhhhh) I have cooked mexican cuisine for over 15 years and I take these comments personally Mexican food should not be so easily dismissed by the writer of this article. the food it self is very healthy in the ingredients and is only limited by the cook or chefs imagination,there are many fine Mexican Restaurants around Australia, this website should promote the well being of all cuisines not the ones that happen to be deemed as trendy by such people as you.
Robyn"
(Try subscribing to our newsletter Robyn. You will find we are not anti-Mexican - we offend a wide and diverse range of people. By the way, our overseas readers may not be aware that Sydneysiders often refer to us Melbournians as 'Mexicans'.) "I just wanted to say how much I love getting your newsletters! They are not only very informative but also hilariously funny! I always have a bit of a laugh at the amusing comments you make. Keep up the wonderful job. Oh and do you have any information on any small town markets that happen around the outskirts of Melbourne.
Felix, South Melbourne"
(Felix. We'll see what we can do about small town markets some time in the next couple of newsletters.) "I have just received your newsletter this week, containing the article about Fed Square. I'm also part of the 5% who thinks Fed Square is a unique landmark for Melbourne. Until recently however, I was on the other side of the fence. That was, until I saw images and photos taken of Fed Square in different weather conditions. Whether it be a sunny day or overcast (as Melbourne usually is), the building always stands out with it's textured/pattered facade. So, taking into account that changeable weather conditions we have here in Melbourne, the building always appears at its best. I think that is a unique effect to achieve.
Thanks, Leonie."
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