This is the Index of Posts done this year, 2019.
Alex Olah’s blog: alexolah.blogspot.com
This
blog was started in February 2014 and describes the lives of Alex & Vera
Olah. After 6 years teaching English in
China (2009 – 2016) they returned to Australia in September 2016. They are now
retired and living in Canberra.
Index for 2019 (Post #186 - Post #200)
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Post
number and date posted
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Events
described in post
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Post #186 posted 5 January 2019.
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Index of posts in 2018
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Post #187 posted 31 January
2019.
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Our activities in January 2019, including Vera’s final chemo
treatment on 23 January 2019.
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Post #188 posted 28 February
2019.
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Our activities during February 2019, including the launch of Tim
Fischer’s book “Steam Australia”. Did you know that at one stage there were
22 different railway gauges in Australia?
All the States did their own thing. The Sydney to Melbourne line was
finally standardised in 1962.
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Post #189 posted 30 March
2019.
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Our activities during March 2019, including U3A courses Why is it so?
(I was on the organising committee) and Managing Superannuation (Carol
Flynn). Vera started Harmonica and German. Robert Mueller delivered his
report on Russian interference in the 2016 American Election. 15 March was
the Global Day of Action by schoolchildren demonstrating for more action on Climate
Change.
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Post #190 posted 30 April
2019.
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Our activities in April 2019, including visit by Andrew & Caz
& kids and Paul & Niniek for Easter.
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Post #191 posted 31 May 2019.
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Activities in May 2019, including the Australian General Election
held on 18 May. Against all predictions the Coalition was returned. PM Scott Morrison called it the “miracle
result”. Former PM Bob Hawke died aged
89.
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Post #192 posted 27 June 2019.
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Activities during the month of June 2019. The Toronto Raptors won the
NBA Championships; and Ashleigh Barty won the French Open and became World
#1.
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Post #193 posted 20 July 2019.
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Describes our visit to Aitutaki and Rarotonga 28 June to 12 July.
Andrew’s creation “Moana Oasis Villa”. 50th anniversary of Apollo
11 and Neil Armstrong first man on the moon “one small step for man, one
giant step for mankind”.
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Post #194 posted 26 August
2019.
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Activities during the period 13 July to 26 August 2019. Tim Fischer
died on 22 August.
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Post #195 posted 30 September
2019.
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Describes the ACFS tour of China (Beijing & Hinterland) from 28
August to 11 September: Pinggu, Chengde, Yanqing, Zhangjiakou, Beijing.
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Post #196 posted 5 October
2019.
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Describes our 6 day visit to Huangdao / China University of Petroleum
(UPC), 12 – 18 September 2019.
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Post #197 posted 21 October
2019.
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Our activities during the period 19 September to 21 October 2019. Two
memorable events: Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1h 59m 40s; and the
Canberra Raiders lost the NRL Grand Final to the Sydney Roosters 8 - 14.
President Trump pulled US troops out of Northern Syria (allowing Turkey in).
The Democrats in the HoR started impeachment investigation.
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Post #198 posted 27 November
2019.
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Describes our visit to Indonesia 26 October to 15 November 2019; main
purpose was the Sim Family reunion held at Pancawati, near Bogor. Other events: South Africa beat England to
win the Rugby World Cup in Japan; UK general election called for 12 December;
Many bushfires in Qld and NSW – and it’s not even summer yet!!!
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Post #199 posted 19 December 2019.
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Activities during the period 16 November to 19 December, including
the annual TC lunch in Sydney and the sudden passing away of Ian Loiterton.
International events included the decisive Conservative victory in UK, and
the decision by the US House of Representatives to refer a case of
impeachment to the Senate.
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Post #200 posted 21 December
2019.
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Index of posts in 2019 (Posts #186 - #200)..
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