Barrier Reef Festival spotlight shifts to tourism and transit
The Barrier Festival across Whitsunday Islands blends revelry with a tourist push in Queensland. Islands such as Lindeman and Hayman draw visitors, with inter island tug o war and feats like catching a seven foot groper. Growth in aviation and hotel development reshapes locals from family runs to corporate investment, signaling a new era for island life and access to the Barrier Reef.
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Melbourne
Queensland
Autralia
Barrier Reef
Whitsunday Palape
Cishtedn
Interisland
Lindeman
Whitsunday Passage
Captain Cook
Brampton
Long
South Molle
Hayman
Australia
Cri Jin
North Queensland
Wpe
Sunshine State
Insecticide Threat to Birds of Prey Across Regions
An amateur naturalist notes insecticides depress eagles and other raptors worldwide. Poisoned birds are eaten by parents, harming fertility and hunting. Reports from Florida, Connecticut, Britain, Israel, and Australia show declines. in Scotland, raptors helped control disease but were overharvested. Conservation efforts grow.
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Florida
Smy Pita
Connecticut
Pre
Israel
Middle East
Britain
Holland
Scotland
National
Angus
Spanish artist Vidal Quadras fascinates London set at Bond Street Salon
Alejo Vidal Quadras, hailed as the Goya of today, arrives in London to showcase glossy portraits of Europe, Americas and the U S elite at Frank Partridge’s Bond Street Salon. His commissions command £300 for charcoal and £2000 for oil portraits, with access limited to top celebrities and royals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alejo Vidal Quadras
London
Gulbenkian
Bond Street
Frank Partridge
Britain
Vidal Quadras
Royal
Europe
South America
United States
Duchess of Windsor
Maria Catas
Painter of Old Style Portraits Draws Global Sitters
Muriel Colville in London profiles an artist whose new method links to medieval practice by painting complete families and notable figures from around the world. Portraits include the Comte de Paris eleven children, Iran’s Imperial family, Archduchess Helen of Austria with three children, and British sitters like the Marquess of Blandford and Lady Rotherwick. The artist also creates dual charcoal studies of Marilyn Monroe and a centrepiece panel of Audrey Hepburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goya
Comte de Paris
Iran
Helen of Austria
Marquess of Blandford
Rotherwick
Grace
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Adelaide
By Jean Battersby
Helpmann
Ram, Tire and Shipping
Ourisix
Ansett
Outback
Alice Springs
Mount Isa
Charma
Marilin Monroe
Nubur
Monaco
David Niven
Stephen Cook
Pavavce
Suars
Auiez
Wie2
Abe
Mbes
Alles, Ake
Wegar
Muriel Colville
Marilyn Monroe
Audrey Hepburn
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