The Australia Times - Kids magazine. Volume 2, issue 1

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KIDS ACTIVITIES: 3++

Colouring Boys and Girls 5

Introduction to Addition (Part 3) 15

KIDS POETRY: All Ages

Fairy Penguins 32

KIDS STORY: Ages 5++

Winston Helps Daddy 35

Colour in Section 49

KIDS STORY: Ages 7++

Coming to Australia 63

Colour in Section 73

More Than One Solution:

Footy Versus Cane Toads 79

Colour in Section 89

Happy New Year 2014 and

Welcome to the January 2014 issue of

The Australia Times Kids magazine.

In this issue, we have colouring boys and girls and

the ﬁnal part of the Introduction of Addition. Both

of these activities are suitable for children ages

3++. We also have a kids poetry and More than

One Solution: Footy versus Cane Toads story from

Barbara Scott who is from Rowville Aspiring Writers

rowvillewriters.wordpress.com. Furthermore, we

have a story from a young 11 years girl, Sarah

Fildes and she tells us how her Grandparents came

to Australia. In addition, we have a new contributor

Paul F. Carr writing Winston Helps Daddy story.

We do hope that you will enjoy this issue of the

magazine.

Anies Hannawati

TAT Kids Editor

A Welcome

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FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHY:

Illustrated by L.E. Joslin

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Paul F. Carr

Sarah Fildes

Barbara Scott

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Girls and boys vectors are taken from

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Cute Animals are taken from http://yurikell.devianart.com

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3 ladybugs were on a ﬂower.

2 more ladybugs came.

How many ladybugs were

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5 ladybugs.

5 ladybugs were on a ﬂower.

3 more ladybugs came.

How many ladybugs were

there altogether?

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4 ladybugs were on a ﬂower.

4 more ladybugs came.

How many ladybugs were

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2 ladybugs were on a ﬂower.

5 more ladybugs came.

How many ladybugs were

there altogether?

ladybugs.

4 ladybugs were on a ﬂower.

6 more ladybugs came.

How many ladybugs were

there altogether?

ladybugs.

5 ladybugs were on a ﬂower.

1 more ladybugs came.

How many ladybugs were

there altogether?

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4 mice were on a piece of cheese.

3 more mice came.

How many mice were there

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mice.

5 mice were on a piece of cheese.

No more mice came.

How many mice were there

altogether?

mice.

6 mice were on a piece of cheese.

2 more mice came.

How many mice were there

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3 mice were on a piece of cheese.

7 more mice came.

How many mice were there

altogether?

mice.

2 mice were on a piece of cheese.

1 more mice came.

How many mice were there

altogether?

mice.

2 mice were on a piece of cheese.

1 more mice came.

How many mice were there

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6 pigs were in the mud.

2 more pigs came.

How many pig were there

altogether?

pigs.

3 pigs were in the mud.

4 more pigs came.

How many pig were there

altogether?

pigs.

2 pigs were in the mud.

2 more pigs came.

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9 pigs were in the mud.

No more pigs came.

How many pig were there

altogether?

pigs.

5 pigs were in the mud.

1 more pigs came.

How many pig were there

altogether?

pigs.

7 pigs were in the mud.

3 more pigs came.

How many pig were there

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Have you seen the fairy penguins

As they come in from the sea?

They cross the beach at evening

So the birds of prey won’t see.

Their bellies are so full of fish

They bring for their babies’ tea,

That they can barely waddle.

So comical to see.

They struggle up the sand dunes,

Through the coastal scrub to home.

You wonder if they’ll make it

To the chicks they left alone.

Ignoring other babies

Till they recognize their own,

The straightaway they feed them

And nestle down at home.

Do they dream? I wonder,

Of the days they spent at sea?

Of sunny days, or thunder,

Of the joy of swimming free?

Do they recall the dangers

They sometimes faced at sea?

Or just the loving thoughts of babies

Left at home without their tea?

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Winston Helps Daddy

written by Paul F. Carr

illustrated by L.E. Joslin

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Today is Saturday. Daddy has some work to do around

the house. Daddy needs Winston to help him. Daddy

puts on his work shirt. Winston puts on his work shirt.

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Daddy puts on his work socks. Winston puts on his work

socks. They fall down. Daddy puts on his work boots.

“Put on some strong shoes, Winston,” says Daddy.

Winston pulls on his gum boots. They are black and

go all the way up to his knees.

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“Let’s mow the lawn Winston,” says Daddy.

Daddy uses his mower to mow the lawn. Winston uses

his mower to mow the lawn. Winston has a bright

green mower with red wheels. Daddy wears a hat to

protect him from the hot sun. Winston wears a hat to

protect him from the hot sun. Daddy’s mower goes

roar roar

. Winston goes “Vroom vroom”.

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Daddy rakes the cut grass with a big rake.

“Be careful around the rake Winston,” says Daddy.

Winston picks up the grass clippings and puts them

into the wheelbarrow. He is careful to not walk on

the rake.

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Daddy puts the grass clippings on the compost heap.

Winston helps to spread them evenly over the compost.

“Good boy Winston. The compost will help the plants

grow,” says Daddy.

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“Now we will paint the garden chair,” says Daddy.

Daddy gets the paint from the garden shed. Winston

gets the paint brushes from the garage. One paint

brush for Daddy. One paint brush for Winston.

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Daddy paints the chair. Winston paints the chair. Some

paint splashes on Winston’s face. Daddy laughs.

“You look funny Winston,” giggles Daddy. “What would

Mummy say?”

Winston laughs too. Daddy wipes the paint off

Winston’s face.

“You must be careful with paint Winston,” says Daddy.

“But you did look funny.”

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The painting is ﬁnished. Daddy washes the brushes.

Winston helps to wash the brushes. Winston gets

very wet.

“Always clean up after painting, Winston,” says Daddy.

“But try and keep dry.”

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“Winston, now its time to give Spot a bath,” says

Daddy.

Winston gets the big plastic bowl. Daddy gets the soap.

Then Daddy ﬁlls the big plastic bowl with water.

“Now Winston, where is Spot?,” asks Daddy.

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Daddy looks for Spot. Winston looks for Spot.

“There she is Daddy. Spot is hiding under the bush,”

says Winston. “Here Spot.”

Spot doesn’t like having a bath. Spot doesn’t come

when Winston calls. “Naughty Spot,” warns Winston.

Spot sneaks out from under the bush.

“Look Daddy,” shouts Winston with joy. “Spot’s tail is

between her legs.”

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Winston washes Spot in the big plastic bowl. Daddy

washes Spot in the big plastic bowl. Winston is

covered in bubbles. Daddy is covered in bubbles. Spot

is covered in bubbles.

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“Our work is done now Winston,” says Daddy after they

had ﬁnished bathing Spot. “Thank you for your help.”

“I like helping you Daddy,” answers Winston.

Daddy and Winston go inside for a big drink of milk.

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Coming to Australia

written by Sarah Fildes

illustrated by L.E. Joslin

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It was one gloomy day in England and a man

called Bill, was packing away the rest of the

things in his house. Bill was 49 years old and

was about to leave for Australia with his wife,

Yvonne and his 3 children Maureen, Melvyn

and Jackie.

They wanted a new life after the Blitz in World

War 2. Bill and his wife had both been ﬁre

ﬁghters during the terrible Blitz and wanted to

leave the memories behind for new adventures.

Bill said “This will be a big adventure!” but

Yvonne was a little bit nervous about coming

to Australia. She would be leaving her family

and friends behind and she did not know when

she would see them again. Australia was very

far away and they were going to go there by

boat. The children were overwhelmed with

excitement about coming for a new life. Bill had

worked and saved his money and paid 10 pounds

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for all of them to go to a new country. He was

an electrician and had already had a job waiting

for him in Australia.

Bill and his family headed to a town called

Southampton and got on a big boat that was

headed to Australia. The boat was called the

Iberia and had other families going to Australia

on it too. The sailors on the boat liked to show

all the children funny things—they saw monkeys

in Gibraltar and ﬂying ﬁsh near the equator.

It took a long time for them to come to Australia.

At ﬁrst they landed in Perth. Bill was waiting

for his job but all the job’s had gone so they

headed on to Sydney. Bill was getting worried

that he wouldn’t get enough money to look after

his family but he tried not to show it. Finally he

found a new job in Qld and it was cane cutting.

He got money for his job so he could look after

his family again.

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Sometimes Yvonne would be frightened when

Bill and the other workers lit ﬁres in the cane

ﬁelds but Bill would tell her that everything

was ok and that the ﬁres moved the snakes out

of the ﬁeld and made the cane easier to cut.

Bill and Yvonne worked very hard and saved up

every spare cent that they could. Soon they had

enough money to buy a shop of their own. They

sold groceries and newspapers. The shop was on

a road that ran by the Brisbane River and Bill

liked to watch the boats and ships sail along the

river. It reminded him of the days he had been

a sailor when he was a young man and he had

sailed the world looking for adventure and now

he was in Australia.

When Bill and his family came his job was to be

an electrician for his trade but he worked many

jobs in the end. He had been a cane cutter, a

shop owner, a security guard for the Ampol fuel

reﬁnery and a wards man in a special hospital for

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This true story was written by Sarah, 11 years of

age, for her Humanities “Ten Pound Poms” Assignment

in Term 3. She received a B+ for it.

old people too. They were ﬁnally settling into

Australia and Yvonne wasn’t nervous anymore

plus the kids were having a blast and everyone

was happy in this sunny land.

Eventually they retired to the country and enjoyed

visits from their children, their grandchildren

and even their great grandchildren and one

of them is me. This is the story of my great

grandparents Bill and Yvonne as they came out

from England for a new life in Australia.

--THE END--

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This magazine is intending to reﬂect the unique

character of the everyday people of Australia's vast

outback country.

It will present the stories, verses, humour, photography

and art of those who have lived there in the past,

or who live there now: lives often reﬂecting extreme

isolation in a sometimes temperamental landscape,

tales of survival and tragedy, every aspect of life in a

land that was old when man himself was young. Its

pages will also preserve the thoughts and aspirations,

of men and women who desire to acquaint themselves

with the beauties and terrors of that ancient, whispering

country that is the essential substance of Australia's

true spirit, far beyond sight of the coastal cities, towns

and settlements where the majority of the population

congregate.

Our pages will not only carry the experiences of

successful entrepreneurs, but also the vision of

ordinary adventurers, the battlers and victims, including

those who left their dreams and bones in waterless

deserts and sleep for ever beneath the sands, safe

from the swirling, ﬂaring bushﬁres, the blinding dust

storms and the ﬂoods that wash away droughts.

Writers wishing to submit articles to TAT OUTBACK

Should Contact:

bryan.clark@theaustraliatimes.com.au

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written by Barbara Scott

illustrated by L.E. Joslin

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Damian was saying ‘Goodbye’ to the last of his

friends when he saw his grandfather’s car arrive

at the football ground. Grandad always drove him

home after the Saturday practice game. The footy

coach had picked up hamburgers and cokes to give

a bit of a farewell party at the end of the practice

session. Damian and his family were leaving to live

in Queensland and he wasn’t very happy about it.

He hadn’t been able to ﬁnd out if they had Junior

Football teams in Queensland. A.F.L., that is. He had

a sneaking suspicion that they only played Rugby

there, and he hadn’t the foggiest idea how to play

that game. He would miss all his friends from the

Wombats team, too, and that was the worst thing

about it.

Everybody said things like “Stop complaining.”

“You’ll make friends playing Rugby.”

“They’ll have Junior Teams up there.”

‘Well how would they know?’ he thought, ‘Anyway,

I don’t even know how to play Rugby. It’s a stupid

game. Not as good as football.’

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Damian mumbled away to himself as he slouched

across the soggy ﬁeld to meet Grandad. The wind

felt colder than usual.

“Why so glum, mate? Where’s the sunshine gone? I

thought you’d be excited to be going to Queensland

to live: making new friends, seeing new places, trying

out new things.”

‘Not Grandad too!’ thought Damian. ‘I don’t need any

more cheering up or good advice.’

“I’ve got friends here, Grandad. I don’t know any of

the kids up there, and they wouldn’t be as good as

the ones I have down here, anyway.” Damian slammed

the car door and scrunched down in his seat. “They

play Rugby up there. I don’t know how to play Rugby.”

Granddad started the car’s engine. Then he stopped

it again. He scratched his head and thought a bit.

“Well I don’t know about that. All I know is; something

like this happened to me when I was about your age.

I didn’t die of boredom or loneliness. I thought I

would, but I found a way somehow; to make friends,

I mean.”

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Grandad moved his cap back on his head and thought

a bit more, trying to remember how he found a way

to make friends in a new place.

Damian was silent. He had a lot of time for

Grandad; he was fond of him, so he didn’t want

to be rude. The silence went on for a bit, then at

last Damian sighed and asked “What DID you do,

Grandad?”

“Mmm, Well--- .” Grandad was thinking hard. “There

were the Cane Toad Races for one thing.”

Damian couldn’t believe what Grandad was saying.

“Cane Toad Races! What’s that? How could that be

as good as playing football?”

But Grandad did not allow Damian to interrupt him.

He was on a roll. “I thought you were more interested

in making new friends? And I’m saying that you can

make new friends in many ways. I’m saying you can

enjoy learning new things; any new things. It doesn’t

have to be football... sorry, Rugby.” Was Damian

listening?

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“Well I didn’t understand that myself, then. When

I heard about the Cane Toad Races, I had to ﬁnd

out.” Yes, he seemed to be listening.

“You see there was a lot involved in ﬁnding the right

toad, selecting and catching the right one; where to

look for a start. Then there was the training. I had

no idea of how to train a cane toad to win a race; what

the aim was, what the rules were. How to head it in

the right direction and keep it heading towards the

winning line,—and all that stuff. I asked one of the

boys at my new school. He had some pet toads and

hoped to eventually be the owner of the Champion

Cane Toad.”

“The toad he was training for the honour was a

whopper! The ugliest thing you could ever see, and

he loved it...talked to it and everything. He belonged

to a group that raced their toads on Saturdays. They

practiced after school during the week. He promised

to teach me what I needed to know and to introduce

me into the club.”

“He came with me into the bush to ﬁnd the right toad.

He taught me a lot and we became best friends....and

I soon made more friends in the Cane Toad Club.”

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“And guess what? They gave me tips about Rugby, too.

And did you know that the Queensland Rugby Team,

the Maroons, has the Cane Toad as it’s mascot?”

Grandad slyly eyed Damian to see if the mention

of Rugby and its mascot was having any effect on

him. He was listening politely; only because Grandad

sometimes said something worth hearing, but he

wasn’t too sure about the Cane Toads.

Grandad reached across, put his arm around Damian’s

shoulders, and shook him gently.

“You’ll be right mate. A champion footy player like you

can succeed at anything. Making new friends...even

learning to play Rugby... if absolutely necessary.”

He started the engine, put the car into gear and

winked at Damian. Did the boy seem to be a little

less glum? Stunned perhaps, he thought, and deep in

thought.

‘Ah.’ Grandad sighed. ‘He’ll ﬁnd a way. There is always