LEST WE FORGET，澳洲精神，我们不能忘记！

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2012年05月20日 ADELAIDE RIVER WAR CEMETERY
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深深怀念，二战期间，为反法西斯而捐躯战场的烈士们，墓碑上那些感人的话语，让我们永志难忘。

40686  LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN

J．L．VIGGERS

ROYAL  AUSTRALLIN  AIRFORCE

16 TH MARCH  1944  AGE 22

WHAT  MORE  CAN  A  MAN  GIVE  THAN  HIS  LIFE  FOR  HIS  FRIEND

8652  LEADING  AIR AFTMAN

C．J．ROSE

ROYAL  AUSTRALIAN  AIR FORCE

4 TH  APRIL  1944  AGE  24

HIS  DUTY  FEARLESSLY  AND  NOBLY  DONE。。。

LOVED  HUSBAND OF KATHLEEN

LEST WE FORCET

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2012年05月19-20日 Mataranka Thermal Pools and Rainbow Spring
History

During World War II 1500 soldiers were stationed in and around Mataranka, some of these at Mataranka Homestead. The "Diggers" decided to enlarge the narrow channel leading from the spring to the Waterhouse River and so created the "Thermal Pool", for use by officers only.

One of the diggers, Herbert Victor Smith saw the tourism potential of the Thermal Pool and was granted a sub-lease on Mataranka Homestead in 1946.
The Thermal Springs pool and the surrounding Livistonia rigida palm stand was declared a Nature Reserve in 1962. It is now part of the Elsey National Park and is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory for all to enjoy.

Mataranka Thermal Pool was dedicated as a reserve in 1967 to ensure the preservation of the thermal spring and the surrounding palm forest which has survived from an earlier age.

Rain falling over the "Top End" during the wet season travels through limestone beds of the Daly and Georgina Basins at 30 - 100m below the surface.

Where a fault exists in the overlying clay layer, such as at Mataranka, pressure forces the water to the surface in a continual flow.

The spring water rises from underground at 30.5 million litres per day, at a temperature of 34-35 degrees Celsius, and is then contained in a relaxing swimming pool surrounded by a paperbark and palm forest.
The area around the pool is a natural breeding ground for the Little Red Flying Fox. The breeding season is traditionally in the wet season but often extends into the dry. During breeding season and whilst the babies are maturing Parks and Wildlife Rangers conduct afternoon guided walks.
Every effort is made by the Conservation Commission to maintain an enjoyable visitor experience , and minimise adverse impacts from the flying fox, however they are a natural phenomenon that adds another dimension to the visitor experience, and which may not be seen again for some time.

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“清水出芙蓉，天然去雕饰”的澳洲美女
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温泉周围的野生动物
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罗威大哥

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尼特米鲁克国家公园（Nitmiluk National Park）

尼特米鲁克国家公园由十三个峡谷组成，它们是由在十亿年前被尼特米鲁克国家公园里的凯瑟琳河冲刷的沙石地区形成的，之前它被称为凯瑟琳峡谷国家公园，由当地土著人管理，并被改称为尼特米鲁克，意为“蝉地”。这个公园是由北领地gov-ern-ment和Jawoyn人根据传统的Jawoyn法律来共同管理的。

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alice spring
LEST WE FORGET

KOREA(1950--1953)、MALAYA（1950--1963）、BORNEO（1962--1966）、VIETNAN（1962--1973）

People wonder what it is that is so special here and it is because everything comes here. We connect to it, we're a part of it. Our Country is our home, and we know all the sites and all the features, our rocks, our trees, our hills. We come up with our Country. We come up with it and feel it so strongly."

人们知道这是什么地方,这里是如此的特别,因为一切都来这儿。我们连接到它,我们是它的一部分。我们的国家是我们的家,我们知道所有的站点和所有的功能,我们的岩石,我们的树木,我们的山。我们奉献了我们的国家。我们对国家的感觉如此强烈。”
REMEMBRANCE（1914--1919）

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艾丽丝泉被传统的所有者—Arrernte土著居民称作是Mpwante，在澳大利亚的地理中心以南仅200公里。这里一开始只是作为大陆电报线(Overland Telegraph Line)的一个中继站。
骆驼的引进、畜牧业的发展、冲积层中发现的砂金以及远离尘世的地理位置，造就了艾丽丝泉独特的土著社区文化，以及大量极富特色的节日和活动。
艾丽丝泉到处都流传着有关澳大利亚历史和传统的故事，传奇人物比比皆是，有阿富汗骆驼骑行者、飞行医师和内陆地区探索者。如今，这个城镇及其周边地区仍有许多景点与这些传说有关，留给后人景仰。

从山顶看爱丽斯泉的东南西北
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道处流浪

感谢LZ分享，又回想起朝夕相处的日子，明天我们又要出发了。再一次探索这神秘的大地。

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预祝道兄顺风顺水，顺顺利利！
为同行的族人加油，期待你们的凯旋归来，等待看大片！！