Definitions by Blu_leef
Western Australia
Western Australia - is a state of Australia on the westcoast
of Australia, excluding external territories.It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north & west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, & South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state & it's capital is Perth.
The 1st human inhabitants of Australia arrived from the north about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. Over thousands of years they eventually spread across the whole landmass. These Indigenous Australians were long established throughout Western Australia by the time European explorers came in the early 17th century.
Western Australia is home to 1 of the country's leading performance training institutions, the acclaimed Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), as well as a burgeoning theatrical & musical scene.
Sports
Baseball: The Perth Heat compete in the Australian Baseball League.
Basketball: The Perth Wildcats (men) and Perth Lynx (women) compete in the National Basketball League & Women's National Basketball League, respectively
Netball: The West Coast Fever compete in the ANZ Championship.
Popular food here
Pavlova
Manjimup Truffles by Superior Perigord Truffles
Wine & craft beer
Seafood
Lamb & Lupins
Pasta
Meat pies
Kangaroo meat
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of Australia, excluding external territories.It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north & west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, & South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state & it's capital is Perth.
The 1st human inhabitants of Australia arrived from the north about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. Over thousands of years they eventually spread across the whole landmass. These Indigenous Australians were long established throughout Western Australia by the time European explorers came in the early 17th century.
Western Australia is home to 1 of the country's leading performance training institutions, the acclaimed Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), as well as a burgeoning theatrical & musical scene.
Sports
Baseball: The Perth Heat compete in the Australian Baseball League.
Basketball: The Perth Wildcats (men) and Perth Lynx (women) compete in the National Basketball League & Women's National Basketball League, respectively
Netball: The West Coast Fever compete in the ANZ Championship.
Popular food here
Pavlova
Manjimup Truffles by Superior Perigord Truffles
Wine & craft beer
Seafood
Lamb & Lupins
Pasta
Meat pies
Kangaroo meat
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Western Australia :
The Emu Wars , aka the Great Emu war
In 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. The unsuccessful attempts to curb the population of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, employed Royal Australian Artillery soldiers armed with machine guns , rifles & jeeps leading the media to adopt the name "Emu War" when referring to the incident. While a number of the birds were killed, the emu population persisted & continued to cause crop destruction.
By December 1932, word of the Emu War had spread, reaching the UK. Some conservationists there protested the cull as "extermination of the rare emu".Dominic Serventy & Hubert Whittell, the eminent Australian ornithologists, described the "war" as "an attempt at the mass destruction of the birds".
Throughout 1930s onward, exclusion barrier fencing became a popular means of keeping emus out of agricultural areas (in addition to other vermin, such as dingoes & rabbits).
It lasted from 2 November ,1932 – 10 December, 1932
(1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
Long story short the Emu birds won.
The Emu Wars , aka the Great Emu war
In 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. The unsuccessful attempts to curb the population of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, employed Royal Australian Artillery soldiers armed with machine guns , rifles & jeeps leading the media to adopt the name "Emu War" when referring to the incident. While a number of the birds were killed, the emu population persisted & continued to cause crop destruction.
By December 1932, word of the Emu War had spread, reaching the UK. Some conservationists there protested the cull as "extermination of the rare emu".Dominic Serventy & Hubert Whittell, the eminent Australian ornithologists, described the "war" as "an attempt at the mass destruction of the birds".
Throughout 1930s onward, exclusion barrier fencing became a popular means of keeping emus out of agricultural areas (in addition to other vermin, such as dingoes & rabbits).
It lasted from 2 November ,1932 – 10 December, 1932
(1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
Long story short the Emu birds won.
Western Australia by Blu_leef May 18, 2023
Eat’n Park smiley cookies
Eat’n Park smiley cookies - Pennsylvania signature cookie Made fresh daily in their bakery, and hand iced. Each one is an original!
The Smiley Cookie was first produced by Warner's Bakery, a small bakery in Titusville, Pennsylvania. It was trademarked in 1987. The Smiley Cookie became so popular that it was added to the logo of Eat'n Park.
The Smiley cookie is a trademarked cookie that is distributed by the Eat'n Park Corporation of Homestead, Pennsylvania through their restaurants and online business, smileycookie.com. The signature Smiley Cookie was adapted from a cookie an employee enjoyed as a child.
The Smiley Cookie was first produced by Warner's Bakery, a small bakery in Titusville, Pennsylvania. It was trademarked in 1987. The Smiley Cookie became so popular that it was added to the logo of Eat'n Park.
The Smiley cookie is a trademarked cookie that is distributed by the Eat'n Park Corporation of Homestead, Pennsylvania through their restaurants and online business, smileycookie.com. The signature Smiley Cookie was adapted from a cookie an employee enjoyed as a child.
Eat’n Park smiley cookies
Smiley is more than a cookie; he’s a life-sized representation of Eat’n Park’s commitment to making people smile. And we’re committed to bringing smiles to our guests and neighbors both inside and outside of our restaurants.
Where will Smiley and his Cookie Cruiser be next?
Smiley is more than a cookie; he’s a life-sized representation of Eat’n Park’s commitment to making people smile. And we’re committed to bringing smiles to our guests and neighbors both inside and outside of our restaurants.
Where will Smiley and his Cookie Cruiser be next?
Eat’n Park smiley cookies by Blu_leef May 17, 2023
South Australia
South Australia - is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most dry parts of the country. is the 4th-largest of Australia's states & territories by area, & 2nd smallest state by population.
South Australia is bordered by western Australia to the west ,
North territories to the north , Queensland to the north east ,
& both new south Wales & Victoria to the south east .
Adelaide is it's capital & The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people.
It was Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia opposed to the penal colonies,
Adelaide is known by its many festivals & sporting events, its food & wine .
South Australia has been known as "the Festival State" for many years, for its abundance of arts & food festivals.
Australian rules football is the most popular spectator sport in South Australia. In 2006, South Australians had the highest attendance rate for the sport of any state. South Australia fields 2 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL) the Adelaide Football Club & Port Adelaide Football Club. The 2 teams have an intense rivalry called the Showdown.
Cricket
Cricket is the most popular summer sport in South Australia and attracts big crowds. South Australia has a professional cricket team, the West End Redbacks.
In 2013 Adelaide was ranked the safest capital city in Australia.
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South Australia is bordered by western Australia to the west ,
North territories to the north , Queensland to the north east ,
& both new south Wales & Victoria to the south east .
Adelaide is it's capital & The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people.
It was Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia opposed to the penal colonies,
Adelaide is known by its many festivals & sporting events, its food & wine .
South Australia has been known as "the Festival State" for many years, for its abundance of arts & food festivals.
Australian rules football is the most popular spectator sport in South Australia. In 2006, South Australians had the highest attendance rate for the sport of any state. South Australia fields 2 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL) the Adelaide Football Club & Port Adelaide Football Club. The 2 teams have an intense rivalry called the Showdown.
Cricket
Cricket is the most popular summer sport in South Australia and attracts big crowds. South Australia has a professional cricket team, the West End Redbacks.
In 2013 Adelaide was ranked the safest capital city in Australia.
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South Australia
Despite strong reference to the rights of the native population in the initial proclamation by the Governor, there were many conflicts & deaths in the Australian Frontier Wars in South Australia.
Some popular foods here are
Menz Fruchocs - little balls of fruit wrapped in chocolate
apricot & milk chocolate, cherry, strawberry & mango with milk, white or dark chocolate.
Pie Floater - Australian-style meat pie drowned in a chunky pea & ham soup, topped with tomato sauce.
Fritz / Bung Fritz aka bologna.
Balfours Frogcakes - square base of vanilla sponge cake, with some cream on top. The whole shape is then covered in fondant icing & decorated to look like a frog. Commonly they come in green, pink, or brown .
Farmer’s Union Iced Coffee
Coffin Bay Oysters
Wine 🍷🍾
Golden North Ice Cream
Coopers Pale Ale beer
Despite strong reference to the rights of the native population in the initial proclamation by the Governor, there were many conflicts & deaths in the Australian Frontier Wars in South Australia.
Some popular foods here are
Menz Fruchocs - little balls of fruit wrapped in chocolate
apricot & milk chocolate, cherry, strawberry & mango with milk, white or dark chocolate.
Pie Floater - Australian-style meat pie drowned in a chunky pea & ham soup, topped with tomato sauce.
Fritz / Bung Fritz aka bologna.
Balfours Frogcakes - square base of vanilla sponge cake, with some cream on top. The whole shape is then covered in fondant icing & decorated to look like a frog. Commonly they come in green, pink, or brown .
Farmer’s Union Iced Coffee
Coffin Bay Oysters
Wine 🍷🍾
Golden North Ice Cream
Coopers Pale Ale beer
South Australia by Blu_leef May 17, 2023
Northern Territory Australia
Northern Territory Australia - is an Australian territory in the central & central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west , South Australia to the south , & Queensland to the east To the north, the territory looks out to the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea & the Gulf of Carpentaria, including Western New Guinea & other islands of the Indonesian archipelago
( chain of islands for you dum dums),
The capital city is Darwin.
Yulara is a town in the southern region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Uluru / Ayers Rock is near here & Alice springs the 3rd-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. . Uluru is one of Australia's most recognisable natural landmarks & has been a popular destination for tourists since the late 1930s. It is also one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia ( native aborigines get mad if you try to hike / climb it )
The Northern Territory is the most sparsely populated state or territory in Australia.
Popular foods here are
barramundi
Quandong
Kakadu Plum
Crocodile meat
Asian food such as pho & Laksa
Meat pies
Unrelated to Australia , there is a northwestern territories
In Canada as well .
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( chain of islands for you dum dums),
The capital city is Darwin.
Yulara is a town in the southern region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Uluru / Ayers Rock is near here & Alice springs the 3rd-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. . Uluru is one of Australia's most recognisable natural landmarks & has been a popular destination for tourists since the late 1930s. It is also one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia ( native aborigines get mad if you try to hike / climb it )
The Northern Territory is the most sparsely populated state or territory in Australia.
Popular foods here are
barramundi
Quandong
Kakadu Plum
Crocodile meat
Asian food such as pho & Laksa
Meat pies
Unrelated to Australia , there is a northwestern territories
In Canada as well .
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Northern Territory Australia ,
Sports
Australian rules football is the NT's most popular sport, particularly with Indigenous Australian communities in Darwin, Alice Springs the Tiwi Islands. Indigenous All-Stars team as well as Flying Boomerangs are the underage Indigenous Australian Australian rules football team for men , the underage women's team is known as the Woomeras . Baseball , basketball and field hockey are also popular here
Hockey was 1st played in the Northern Territory in Darwin in 1940s
NT Stingers & NT Pearls compete in the Australian Hockey League.
Basketball Northern Territory (BNT)
In 2022, the Darwin Salties debut in the Queensland-based NBL1 North competition, making the NBL1 the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in & playing out of every state & territory in Australia
the south of the Territory, Australia's biggest Off-Road Race, the Finke Desert Race is held over a long circuit which takes in the settlement of Aputula on the Finke River. The event is based out of Alice Springs Inland Dragway.
Netball
Territory Storm, aka Northern Territory Storm or NT Storm, is an Australian netball team that represented Netball Northern Territory in the Australian Netball League.
Sports
Australian rules football is the NT's most popular sport, particularly with Indigenous Australian communities in Darwin, Alice Springs the Tiwi Islands. Indigenous All-Stars team as well as Flying Boomerangs are the underage Indigenous Australian Australian rules football team for men , the underage women's team is known as the Woomeras . Baseball , basketball and field hockey are also popular here
Hockey was 1st played in the Northern Territory in Darwin in 1940s
NT Stingers & NT Pearls compete in the Australian Hockey League.
Basketball Northern Territory (BNT)
In 2022, the Darwin Salties debut in the Queensland-based NBL1 North competition, making the NBL1 the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in & playing out of every state & territory in Australia
the south of the Territory, Australia's biggest Off-Road Race, the Finke Desert Race is held over a long circuit which takes in the settlement of Aputula on the Finke River. The event is based out of Alice Springs Inland Dragway.
Netball
Territory Storm, aka Northern Territory Storm or NT Storm, is an Australian netball team that represented Netball Northern Territory in the Australian Netball League.
Northern Territory Australia by Blu_leef May 16, 2023
Northwest Territories Canada
Northwest Territories Canada - a federal territory of Canada
is bordered by the territories of Nunavut to the east & Yukon to the west, & by the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, & Saskatchewan to the south; it also touches Manitoba to the southeast at a quadripoint that includes Nunavut & Saskatchewan. It's Capital
(& largest city) is Yellowknife canada .
Popular food here
Traditional foods such as bannock, freshly caught fish, bison, musk Ox are widely eaten in Northwest Territories restaurants & homes.
There is also a northwest territory in Australia
Not to be confused with the Canadian counter part
As canada has providnces while Australia has states .
The Northwest Territories is the only jurisdiction in North America to issue a non rectangular standard license plate. Instead, the territory issues a polar bear shaped license plate.
Over 90% of the polar bears in Canada occur in 2 of Canada's northernmost territories: Nunavut & the Northwest Territories.
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is bordered by the territories of Nunavut to the east & Yukon to the west, & by the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, & Saskatchewan to the south; it also touches Manitoba to the southeast at a quadripoint that includes Nunavut & Saskatchewan. It's Capital
(& largest city) is Yellowknife canada .
Popular food here
Traditional foods such as bannock, freshly caught fish, bison, musk Ox are widely eaten in Northwest Territories restaurants & homes.
There is also a northwest territory in Australia
Not to be confused with the Canadian counter part
As canada has providnces while Australia has states .
The Northwest Territories is the only jurisdiction in North America to issue a non rectangular standard license plate. Instead, the territory issues a polar bear shaped license plate.
Over 90% of the polar bears in Canada occur in 2 of Canada's northernmost territories: Nunavut & the Northwest Territories.
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Northwest Territories Canada
The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. Since then, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999.
There has been racial tension based on a history of violent conflict between the Dene and the Inuit people
See The Bloody Falls massacre ,Canada on 17 July 1771.
The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. Since then, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999.
There has been racial tension based on a history of violent conflict between the Dene and the Inuit people
See The Bloody Falls massacre ,Canada on 17 July 1771.
Northwest Territories Canada by Blu_leef May 16, 2023
New South Wales Australia
New South Wales Australia - is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, & South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral & Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory & Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney,
Sports
Cricket is 1 of the most popular sports in New South Wales. The NSW Blues are by far the most successful domestic cricket team .
Basketball
The Sydney Kings & Illawarra Hawks are the state's representatives in the National Basketball League (NBL),Australia's premier Men's basketball competition .
New South Wales is home to Australia's highest snow country, oldest skifields & largest resorts. Recreational Skiing in Australia began around 1861 at Kiandra, New South Wales, when Norwegian gold miners introduced the idea to the frozen hills around the town. Netball Suncorp Super Netball features New South Wales [based teams. The New South Wales Swifts having played in the ANZ Championship & the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.
Food popular here
Sydney rock oysters
Red & whites wines
Barbecued snags (aka sausages)
Meat pies.
Barramundi
Vegemite
Avocados
Pears
Passion fruit
Beef
Lamb
Cheeses
Olives
Prawns / shrimp
Fish such as yellowfin tun , red mullet, snapper,
john dory aka saltwater fish.
James Squire beers with Amber's & ale's
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Sports
Cricket is 1 of the most popular sports in New South Wales. The NSW Blues are by far the most successful domestic cricket team .
Basketball
The Sydney Kings & Illawarra Hawks are the state's representatives in the National Basketball League (NBL),Australia's premier Men's basketball competition .
New South Wales is home to Australia's highest snow country, oldest skifields & largest resorts. Recreational Skiing in Australia began around 1861 at Kiandra, New South Wales, when Norwegian gold miners introduced the idea to the frozen hills around the town. Netball Suncorp Super Netball features New South Wales [based teams. The New South Wales Swifts having played in the ANZ Championship & the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.
Food popular here
Sydney rock oysters
Red & whites wines
Barbecued snags (aka sausages)
Meat pies.
Barramundi
Vegemite
Avocados
Pears
Passion fruit
Beef
Lamb
Cheeses
Olives
Prawns / shrimp
Fish such as yellowfin tun , red mullet, snapper,
john dory aka saltwater fish.
James Squire beers with Amber's & ale's
🇭🇲
New South Wales Australia ,
The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788
New South Wales is bordered on the north by Queensland, on the west by South Australia, on the south by Victoria and on the east by the Coral and Tasman Seas. The Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory form a separately administered entity that is bordered entirely by New South Wales. The state can be divided geographically into four areas. New South Wales's three largest cities, Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong
The original inhabitants of New South Wales were the Aboriginal tribes who arrived in Australia about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. Before European settlement there were an estimated 250,000 Aboriginal people in the region
In 1770 James Cook charted the unmapped eastern coast of the continent of New Holland, now Australia, & claimed the entire coastline that he had just explored as British territory.Cook first named the land New Wales which was later amended to New South Wales (NSW).
New South WalesNickname(s): The First State The Premier State.
The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788
New South Wales is bordered on the north by Queensland, on the west by South Australia, on the south by Victoria and on the east by the Coral and Tasman Seas. The Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory form a separately administered entity that is bordered entirely by New South Wales. The state can be divided geographically into four areas. New South Wales's three largest cities, Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong
The original inhabitants of New South Wales were the Aboriginal tribes who arrived in Australia about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. Before European settlement there were an estimated 250,000 Aboriginal people in the region
In 1770 James Cook charted the unmapped eastern coast of the continent of New Holland, now Australia, & claimed the entire coastline that he had just explored as British territory.Cook first named the land New Wales which was later amended to New South Wales (NSW).
New South WalesNickname(s): The First State The Premier State.
New South Wales Australia by Blu_leef May 16, 2023
Yukon Canada
Yukon Canada - the smallest & westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the 2nd-least populated province or territory in Canada .
bordering the U.S. state of Alaska to the west & northwest , The Northwest Territories to the east & British Columbia to the south mostly northern coast is on the Beaufort Sea. Its ragged eastern boundary mostly follows the divide between the Yukon Basin and the Mackenzie River drainage basin to the east in the Mackenzie mountains.
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon.
Whitehorse is known for many things. It played a major role in the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush as a supply center for prospectors and stampeders heading to Dawson City.
The Yukon has a wide array of cultural & sporting events that attract artists, local residents, & tourists. Annual events include Klondike Gold Rush memorials.
The Yukon's Aboriginal culture is also strongly reflected in such areas as winter sports, as in the Yukon Quest sled dog races .
Aside from Yukon's influential First Nations groups, which include about 25 % of the total population, the territory also contains a strong French-speaking community. Several trading posts & art galleries sell handmade jewelry, carvings, & clothing made by talented locals.
Traditional First Nations dishes such as bannock & smoked salmon are a hallmark of Yukon's cuisine as well as caribou
Meat ( venison) lest we forget Poutine.
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bordering the U.S. state of Alaska to the west & northwest , The Northwest Territories to the east & British Columbia to the south mostly northern coast is on the Beaufort Sea. Its ragged eastern boundary mostly follows the divide between the Yukon Basin and the Mackenzie River drainage basin to the east in the Mackenzie mountains.
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon.
Whitehorse is known for many things. It played a major role in the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush as a supply center for prospectors and stampeders heading to Dawson City.
The Yukon has a wide array of cultural & sporting events that attract artists, local residents, & tourists. Annual events include Klondike Gold Rush memorials.
The Yukon's Aboriginal culture is also strongly reflected in such areas as winter sports, as in the Yukon Quest sled dog races .
Aside from Yukon's influential First Nations groups, which include about 25 % of the total population, the territory also contains a strong French-speaking community. Several trading posts & art galleries sell handmade jewelry, carvings, & clothing made by talented locals.
Traditional First Nations dishes such as bannock & smoked salmon are a hallmark of Yukon's cuisine as well as caribou
Meat ( venison) lest we forget Poutine.
🇨🇦
Yukon Canada was split from the North-West Territories in 1898 as the Yukon Territory. The federal government's Yukon Act, which received royal assent on March 27, 2002
Though officially bilingual (English & French), the Yukon government also recognizes First Nations languages.
The Klondike Gold Rush attracted prospectors who flocked to the Yukon & dog sleds became the standard mode of transportation.
If you grew up in the 1990s you may remember a cartoon
Called Yoink of the Yukon
Though officially bilingual (English & French), the Yukon government also recognizes First Nations languages.
The Klondike Gold Rush attracted prospectors who flocked to the Yukon & dog sleds became the standard mode of transportation.
If you grew up in the 1990s you may remember a cartoon
Called Yoink of the Yukon
Yukon Canada by Blu_leef May 15, 2023