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    Royal Exhibition History

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    Historical context The Royal Exhibition Building is the architecture which assembles the history and spirits of the city of Melbourne. It was built in 1880 by Reed and Barnes, who won the design competition of this building, for Melbourne’s first international exhibition with the purpose of demonstrating the achievements acquired by industrialization and bringing people with confidence and enthusiasm. The Centennial International Exhibition was subsequently held in 1888 in the building as Melbourne's

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    What to Love about Brisbane While Brisbane is not as famous as its southern siblings like Sydney and Melbourne, it has possibly the best things to offer to its residents and visitors. Brisbane has a balance of nature and urbanisation which visitors will surely fall in love with. It is one of the cities that is ideal to live in with your love ones. From the stunning architectures to lovely parks and beaches, you can say that Brisbane could be your forever homeland. Here are some things about Brisbane

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    Rushcutters Bay is a neighbor to Darlinghurst and Potts Point in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. It’s within walking distance of the CBD at 3 kilometres away and features a beautiful expanse of green space where its two foreshore parks sit. It has many appealing traits that attract the 20 to 50 something crowds. The Parks and Playgrounds • Rushcutters Bay Park Playground is the most picturesque park in Sydney and features tennis courts and is designed for playing sports like rugby, soccer, and cricket

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    History of Urban Renewal at Docklands The Docklands is a site of urban renewal, which is to redevelop a runout city area. In 1991, Docklands Authorities established to oversee regeneration of Docklands and in 1995, Victoria Government released a plan for Docklands and committed to developing the area which means that urban renewal work began. Prior to that, Docklands gradually had fallen into disrepair and disuse. As a result, the population in Docklands gradually decreased. It is also difficult

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    Struggle Street Satire

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    Wide, sunny beaches, yellow sand and clear water paints the picture perfect Sydney. Cut to Mount Druitt, a town filled with graffiti, garbage, and government housing, where the controversial new documentary Struggle Street is set. This borderline ‘mockumentary’ aims to show a side of Sydney that is rarely seen, but unless the producer – David Galloway - set out to do this in the most depreciating manner possible, the documentary has missed the mark. Although the audience duly tries to feel sympathy

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    Bondi-beach is one of Australia’s most famous beaches in Sydney. It is located on the east coast of Australia and is a suburb of the city of Sydney. ‘Bondi’ or ‘Boondi’ is an Aboriginal word meaning water breaking over rocks or noise of water breaking over rocks (Frances Pollon, 1990). In 1851, Francis O’Brien and Edward Smith Hall purchased 200 acres of the Bondi area which was named ‘The Bondi Estate’. During this period the beach was accessible to the public as a picnic ground and playground for

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    Jason Swartwood Wisdom

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    Wisdom is a bit of an elusive topic. There seems to be a general consensus of what counts as wisdom, however, when asked for a definition ‘acting with regards to knowledge and understanding’ is commonly used. While this definition is certainly workable, it does not go very deep into this vast concept. How exactly do knowledge and understanding interact to reach the level of wisdom? There is not a whole lot of work done analyzing the process of acting wisely. One such attempt is made by Jason Swartwood

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    The population in our city, Sydney, Australia, is over 5.07 million as of this year and still growing year by year. Our city was founded in January 26, 1788. Sydney is located in Australia by the pacific, southern and indian oceans. Matter of fact, our city is partly on the ocean. Important areas are trading, manufacturing, finance and distribution. And out of all of Australia, Sydney has the biggest economy. It is also one of the youngest cities in the world and still has physical space to grow

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    Melbourne Research Paper

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    Melbourne Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria. It is the second largest city Australia. Melbourne is located on the bay of Port Philip and covers an area of almost 10,000 square km.In 2018 the estimated population of the city is 4.96137 million. According to Australian Census the top 5 ancestries are English, Australian, Irish, Scottish and Italian. Other languages spoken in Melbourne are Italian, Greek, Mandarin, Vietnamese and Cantonese. The area was inhabited by less than 2000 indigenous

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    UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY RESEARCH REPORT: What are the perceptions of domestic violence amongst individuals who live in western Sydney? ------------------------------------------------- 101041 – Communication Research Spring 2012 Student Name: Ferah Arslan Student Number: 17530620 RESEARCH REPORT SUBJECT: WHAT ARE THE PERCEPTIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONGST INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN WESTERN SYDNEY? ABSTRACT: What are the perceptions of domestic violence amongst individuals

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