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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1965
Page
3
A narrator describes Dan's and Bamboo Lounge in Darwin as a smoky social hub. He contrasts shabby real life with high colonial fantasies, notes Aboriginal patrons gaining drink rights since February, and observes uneasy but hopeful race integration themes amid dim lights and music.
An English writer recalls Sam Samon a 25 year old Canburi chef at a Civic restaurant in Darwin. he blends haute cuisine with playful artistry producing edible sculptures from potatoes, beets and crayfish while juggling host chef and bouncer roles. The piece weaves Aborigine culture and Territory expansion into a vivid, if uneven, portrait of life in northern Australia.
A bird feeding guide recommends elevated tables and trays to attract ground wary species, plus water and varied foods. It notes a private expedition led by Nigel Duckworth seeks evidence of the extinct bush moa in Dusky Sound, mentioning Dr KR A Falla and remnant finds in a 1989 limestone cave in Takahe Valley.
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