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Tortoises for sale at tourist shop, Sousse, Tunisia. Gift shop vendor attempting to sell a small indigenous spur-thighed tortoise to tourist (without success).
Being popular popular as pets in many countries they are often taken from the wild.
Tunisian tortoise or Nabeul tortoise – Testudo graeca nabeulensis.
Photos 2002.
Robertson Showground, NSW Australia. From the Coronation Day series
Port Kembla, NSW, Australia. Anti AUKUS protest rally, 6 May 2023.
Poster features a quote attributed to Stephen Jones “There is no absolute fail-safe when it comes to nuclear” 11/3/11
From the Coronation Day photo series.
The annual Wollongong May Day march was combined with an anti-AUKUS rally in Port Kembla. The Wollongong community has marked May Day, or International Labour Day, since 1912. The University of Wollongong Archive has an online article providing further historical information which may be of interest.
The weekend long Robertson Potato Festival was held in Robertson, NSW, an area known for it’s outstanding potato farms. A chance for the local community to celebrate this humble, but socio-economic important vegetable.
Also on this day in the UK, a billionaire had a very expensive piece of jewellery placed on his head.
Once upon a time the annual Tulip Time Flower Festival in Bowral, New South Wales, was heralded by early morning road races and a lively community parade along Bong Bong Street.
The parade was popular and enjoyed strong local support. Nevertheless, it was cancelled after 2018 and no longer takes place.
These images capture a glimpse of spectators and local organisations participating in the final two Tulip Time Parades of 2017 and 2018.
Belmore Park, Sydney. Gadigal land. January 26 2023.
