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Paul Lloyd's blog

Submitted by Paul Lloyd on April 10, 2008 - 1:53pm.
At the ballet
This is the Crossroads of Australia at the head of the Spencer Gulf, intersection of national highways and railways, of water and gas pipelines, fibre optic cables, botany from north, east and west, and 30 or so different Aboriginal cultures, the focus of the songlines. It might be one of the most redneck towns on the continent; but it’s also one of the prettiest, set in space and light where the Flinders Ranges touch  the sea. And there’s clearly a demand for traditional high culture.
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Submitted by Paul Lloyd on March 13, 2008 - 2:49am.
Carmen to the Country- The Great Experiment
Even in Port Augusta, the cinema was almost full for the opera Carmen, broadcast live from the Sydney Opera House; and not too many walked out during it. I didn't see anybody I knew from the SES or the local pub; but I did feel some emotional stirrings at being part of a nationwide audience of 10,000 people simultaneously sharing this experience.
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