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Diego Garcia - "The most important military base on the planet"

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B2 bomber, Diego Garcia, 2006. Contents Stupid decision Chronology Alien base References ------------------- 1. "Stupid decision" Diego Garcia is a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean and the most important United States military base outside of America. It is the main island in the Chagos archipelago known as the Chagos Islands. The then uninhabited archipelago was discovered by Portuguese explorers in 1512 and later claimed by the French in 1715. Since 1814 it has been "owned" by the United Kingdom.  During the 18th and 19th centuries various agricultural activities were introduced to the island group, such as the development of coconut plantations and production of copra. People were brought in from nearby locations such as Africa, Mauritius, India and the Malay penninsula to work on the plantations. These people later become part of what is known as the Chagossians . As Wikipedia noted: The Chagossians, also known as Chagos Is...
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Burrinjuck Greens electorate information

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1. Introduction The Burrinjuck Greens is a local, New South Wales-based Australian Greens group which is based on Ngunnawal Country in Yass Valley, New South Wales and operates out of the Southern Tablelands town of Yass. Its boundaries of electoral responsibility can cover a variety of federal, state and local electorates, centred around the Yass Valley Council boundaries, though extending west towards Temora, Junee and Wagga Wagga, north to Cowra and Crookwell, and south as far as the Snowy Valleys and Victorian border. It is surrounded by a number of Greens groups administratively managed centrally, where necessary, by the New South Wales Greens , Sydney. The Australian Greens are managed from Canberra and federal member (House of Representatives and Senate) offices. NB: This is not an official Greens webpage. To contact the  Burrinjuck Greens , or to join the  Australian Greens , refer to the links below in the References section. ---------------- 2. Local gro...
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Australia Post commemorative postage-paid envelopes PPEs

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Australia: Airmail 1931 | Australia in Space 2024 | Commemorative PPE | Rare Covers | Souvenir Covers 1970-1997 + Varieties | Souvenirs Covers 1997+ | World Youth Day 2008 | WWF 50 Years | Papua New Guinea: 1934 3½d Pink | 1952 6½d | 1952 7½d | 2/6 Lakatois | FDCs | Forgeries | Hutt PNCs | Japan | Leaflets | OS Lakatois | Overprints | Peter & Horse | Philatelic Bureau | PSEs/PSPs/Aerogrammes | Rare | Revenue & Postage Due | Souvenir Covers | 50 Years of Probus in Australia, pre-paid envelope, released: 24 February 2026, price: $2. 1. Commemorative PPE Australia Post pre-paid envelopes (PPE) - usually indicated by Postage Paid Australia text in the top right corner either singularly, in the body of a printed stamp, or next to a printed stamp - have primarily exist as generic or definitive postal items issued for relatively long periods of time and only in the last decade to commem...
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Rose Farm Cottage 1820, Ermington (Parramatta)

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Parramatta: Bramshaw House, Oatlands 1890 | Campbell (Verge) / Broughton House 1838-9 | Oatlands House 1833-40+ | Rose Farm Cottage 1820 | UFO encounter, Parramatta 1868 | Rose Farm Cottage, view looking northwest Source: Pello Real Estate 2025. Michael Organ & Graham Shirley   Contents Introduction Chronology Images  Comments  References ----------------- Introduction Late in 2025 the historic Rose Farm Cottage circa 1820, formerly part of the Rose Hill Estate, Ermington (Parramatta), was put up for sale, with a list price of circa Aus$2.5 million. The advertisement informed us it was situated upon a block of approximately 1.8 hectares, with a suggestion of the possible subdivision into two. The cottage sat awkwardly at an angle, in line with direct sight towards the Parramatta River as per its 1820 origins, but out of sync with later street alignment. It is surrounded by residential development, and any subdivision woul...
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Calcium

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The following is a list of foods with regards to their calcium content.  Calcium (mg) Food Quantity / Serving Type 400 Soy, calcium enriched 200ml Milk 380 Sheep milk 200ml Milk 360 Milkshake 200ml Milk 270 Feta 60g Cheese 244 Milk, skimmed 200ml Milk 242 Mozzarella 60g Cheese 240 Milk, semi-skimmed 200ml Milk 240 Hard cheese 30g Cheese 240 Soft cheese 60g Cheese 240 Sardines, oil, canned 60g Fish 236 Milk, whole 200ml Milk 207 Yoghurt, natural 150g Yoghurt 197 Yoghurt, flavoured 150g Yoghurt 180 Cream cheese 60g Cheese 169 Yoghurt, with fruit pieces 150g Yoghurt 138 Fresh cheese 200g Cheese 132 Oysters 100g Fish 112 Broccoli 120 raw Veggies ...
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