Month: April 2015


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    Jessie Webb Travel Record “Cape Town to Cairo” 1922 by Margaret O’Callaghan

    This monograph describes a journey undertaken from Cape Town to Cairo, from April to December in 1922 by Jessie Webb and her friend and fellow Melbourne University colleague Dr Georgina Sweet OBE, who was a parasitologist. Material has been transcribed from the handwritten diary and letters, and includes her photographs. An introduction, maps and references…

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    FROM THE ETHIOPIA EMBASSY

    “My Name is Michael Davis – Liaison Officer at the Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Canberra.  My role at the Embassy is to share all things Ethiopian with communities in Australian and New Zealand.  I promote public awareness of everything from Ethiopian food and culture, to Ethiopia’s economic growth and renewable…

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    SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSION

    Mr Sibusiso Ndebele, the High Commissioner-designate for the Republic of South Africa to Australia, has already made contact with the academic community in Canberra. On his left is Alec Thornton from UNSW Canberra, the Vice-President of the African Studies Association of Australia and the Pacific. On his right is David Lucas from the ANU. Mr…

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