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Australia Map

How to use the map:

To zoom in press the + button, that you find on the left side of the map
To zoom out press the - button, that you find on the left side of the map
To move the map left, right, up or down use the arrow buttons or drag the map using the mouse
To change the view of the map press the buttons MAP, SAT or TER (where SAT is satellite and TER is terrain). After you press the button SAT you will notice that you have a checkbox called labels. If you wish to have the main streets labeled make sure the checkbox is checked. Otherwise uncheck the box.

Note: Drag the map if you want to see a different region.

21 November

1789 - James Ruse becomes the first convict to receive a land grant.

1936 - Victor Chang is born, Chinese-Australian physician (d. 1986). He performed the first heart transplant in Australia.

Australian slang

banana bender a person from QLD
swagman tramp, bum, hobo
cat burying shit, as busy as a busy
BA bloody awful
trough lolly round solid piece of perfumed disinfectant in a men's urinal
boob tube strapless, shapeless bra
dingo Australian wild dog
Abo derogatory appellative for Aboriginal
zonked exhausted

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