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By March '87 we're down to seven thousand, by the end of the year we're down to twelve hundred. The whole bottom just fell out of the market. It was bad for me because I was in Australia at the time.

~Eddie Campbell

Topics: Australia Bad Because Bottom Down End Fell Hundred Just March Market Me Out Seven Thousand Time Twelve Whole Year

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I developed my camera system, called the Medusa, jointly with a colleague down in Australia as a method of exploring the ocean unobtrusively. The critical thing was that we didn't use white light, which I believe has been scaring the animals away.

~Edith Widder

Topics: Animals Australia Away Been Believe Camera Colleague Critical Developed Down Exploring Light Method Ocean System Thing Use Which White I Believe

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I was born in the small city of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, in 1948. My parents were family physicians. My grandfather and great grandfather on my mother's side were geologists.

~Elizabeth Blackburn

Topics: Australia Born City Family Grandfather Great Mother Parents Physicians Side Small Were I Was Born

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I have a sense of Europe also being like home. I mean, Australia is my home, and my heart is there, but I suppose I've always felt close to Europe, given we had family there, and we would visit.

~Elizabeth Debicki

Topics: Also Always Australia Being Close Europe Family Felt Given Had Heart Home Like Mean Sense Suppose Visit Would

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I have always been attracted to Australians and Australia.

~Elizabeth Hurley

Topics: Always Attracted Australia Australians Been

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At first, I was called a quack, a charlatan, and worse, year after year, in Australia, England and the United States, by men who simply refused to believe that a nurse from 'the bush' could devise a treatment which succeeded where they had failed.

~Elizabeth Kenny

Topics: After Australia Believe Bush Could England Failed First Had Men Nurse Refused Simply States Succeeded Treatment United United States Where Which Who Worse Year

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As my name might suggest, I'm Jewish. My grandparents were Polish and Russian Jews who came to Australia in the late 1920s, and had they not, we wouldn't be talking now.

~Elliot Perlman

Topics: Australia Came Grandparents Had Jewish Jews Late Might Name Now Polish Russian Suggest Talking Were Who 1920S

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I'd really like to visit India and South America. I think India will be a great mix of sightseeing and relaxing, and I've got a feeling it will also be good for one's soul and spirit. And I'd love to go backpacking around South America at some point. I did that in Australia when I was younger, and the camaraderie was great fun.

~Emilia Fox

Topics: Also America Around Australia Camaraderie Did Feeling Fun Go Good Got Great Great Fun India Like Love Mix Point Really Relaxing Some Soul South South America Spirit Think Visit Will Younger I Think

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I had a brilliant trip to Mexico with my friend Ellie during my gap year. We thought we were being really cool and going off the beaten track while all our friends went to Thailand and Australia. The first beachside bar we walked into - there were two girls from my sixth form in there.

~Emily Berrington

Topics: Australia Bar Beaten Being Brilliant Cool First Form Friend Friends Gap Girl Going Had Mexico My Friend Off Our Really Sixth Thailand Thought Track Trip Two Walked Were While Year

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Being from Australia, I've never even touched a gun. It's so not a part of our culture.

~Emily Browning

Topics: Australia Being Culture Even Gun Never Our Part Touched

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