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Loganair's Britten-Norman Islander prepared for it's next 300 flying hours of air service between Orkney islands.
Three sting rays disturned form their primal sleep as I cruised above the sandy floor adjacent to Punta Espinoza in frigid waters.
It was day three in the Galápagos: We started out by crossed the equator with porpoises playing and on our left the sheer, half crater of Punta Vicente Roca, on the huge island of Isabela, whose collapse is thought to have spawned a mega-Tsunami: not sobering a bit as we danced and frolicked. We boarded Zodiacs after anchoring in an ocean swell within 70 feet of shore -- a very good anchor I can assure you -- hunting and finding a right whale, and the elusive sunfish -- some weighing in at two tons -- with their ineffective fins flitting lazily against the surface chop. We toured caves cut into the volcanic TUFF -- the compressed volcanic ash that has become rock and ended our day just off of Punta Espinoza, on the most Western Galapagos island of Fernandina -- these western islands so cold that they sport penguins.
Please see the set www.flickr.com/photos/gcquinn/sets/72157627539568995/ (Sorry .. but there was a major glitch and I had to replace the initial Galapagos series)
Loganair's Britten-Norman Islander prepared for it's next 300 flying hours of air service between Orkney islands.
Loganair's Britten-Norman Islander prepared for it's next 300 flying hours of air service between Orkney islands.
Loganair's Britten-Norman Islander prepared for it's next 300 flying hours of air service between Orkney islands.
This islands need no introduction nor could I define because of the kindness the islanders have shown towards me and helped me so much in bringing out one of the most successful projects ever implemented by UNDP Maldives.
With the help of Force of Nature Aid foundation, a donor agency from Malaysia - UNDP piloted a project on AUOTPOT SYSTEM, which was very successful in the island and as result of the project, the local community started to believe in themselves and have already gathered enough momentum to make it a much bigger success.
This picture was taken during the final evaluation of the project by the donor agency and the two ladies you see (one sitting and the other one taking the picture) are the senior grant officers from the agency. They jelled very well with the community and had a very successful trip both work wise and enjoyment wise.
Location:
Noonu Atoll Kendhikulhudhoo (Kulhudhoo Ward), Jetty
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Britten-Norman Islander G-TEMI at the Farnborough International air show on 8th September 1984. This was a AEW version with a nose-mounted radar.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby and New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey look on as the puck bounces around off the corner glass during the March 22, 2013 game between the Penguins and the Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
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Queensland State Archives Item ID 510665, Correspondence file
Commonwealth Games protested
Source: Deadly Story
In 1982 the Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people used the international focus on the event to their benefit, bringing to light the injustices they faced every day by staging a protest.
Brisbane 1982 - Highlighting injustices
The Commonwealth Games is an international sporting event between current and former colonies of the British Empire held every 4 years. In 1982 they were held in Brisbane. The international attention the Games brought about provided an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to highlight the injustices and discrimination they were facing.
The objectives of the protest were many and covered a range of different areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life but two of the significant issues raised were land rights and control of Aboriginal affairs. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community wanted complete ownership of their lands in Queensland and to be able to protect Country from mining.
Legalities of the marches
It became clear as early as January of 1982 that activists were planning some sort of action for the Games. As the supposed ‘threat’ of Indigenous activity grew closer, the then Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Peterson declared a State of Emergency and proclaimed street marches illegal. Only two marches were approved by Queensland police making all other marches illegal. This meant that anyone who took part in unapproved marches could be arrested and charged under the new Games legislation. If a protestor was found guilty they faced a fine of up to $2,000 or two years in prison.
The protest
As the games drew near the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community began calling out for people to come and support the protests and demonstrations against the discrimination they were suffering.
Leaders of the Community had differing views what kind of action would get the best results. Some believed peaceful rallies and cultural festivities would best get the message across while others felt that it would make little impact and that they needed to be more forceful.
On September 26 around 2,000 people marched for land rights. Protesters carried placards and banners and walked peacefully from the city to a park across the Brisbane River. It was considered Queensland’s biggest Aboriginal march at the time.
On September 29 another 1,000 people marched peacefully across central Brisbane in support of land rights. Hey held placards, banners and wore badges that read:
Stop playing games: land rights now!
A demonstration was held during the opening ceremony and police were called to have protesters removed. As the police moved in and began arresting people, protestors chanted 'the whole world is watching.' Thirty-nine people were arrested in that demonstration.
A further 104 protesters were arrested on October 4 during a land rights sit-in near the athletics stadium. According to The Age newspaper those who were arrested were the first people to be charged under the Queensland Government's Games security laws. Most charges were dropped over the next year. On the same day around 20 spectators sat quietly in the stands of the athletics stadium holding Aboriginal flags for the duration of the program.
Another rally was held on October 7. Around 500 people attended. Brisbane activist, Ross Watson, spoke to the crowd saying that "we are going to march today…we have no permit…we will be breaking the law. If you march you are likely to be arrested." About 400 police descended on a group of protestors who broke off from the main and arrested around 260 protesters including the then Governor-General’s daughter Ann Stephen.
This was a stark example of police and government suppression of our people’s right to protest and free speech. Despite the harm caused by the authorities, the people involved fought hard to have their message heard.
Sources:
•Commonwealth Games Brisbane & Aboriginal Protest, 1982, Museums Victoria
•Commonwealth Games Demonstrations - Brisbane 1982, The Koori History Website
•Activists plan to protest during the 'Stolenwealth' games, NITV
•'The fight never left': Stolenwealth Games protesters draw on long tradition, The Guardian.
Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander (AAIP) Stole Ceremony, Class of 2023. An alum of Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander descent presented identifying senior graduates with a red satin stole to wear with their caps and gowns during Commencement. This ceremony marks the seniors’ transition to the world outside Vassar and welcomes them to the alum community. May 20, 2023
Photo credit: Karl Rabe/Vassar College
An acrylic painting of an exotic islander leaning against a palm tree.
To see more of my artwork, go to: www.geminiart.net
I named her Asia Pacific, is that right?, such photogenic but she has too many Poppy rivals to bit first before she could get into
my top fav list!
N27MR
Britten Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Redemption Inc
Built 1979
C/N 884
Recently arrived, registered to the same owner as long term resident N5891V, also operated by Island Air Service of Kodiak AK, which was listed as written off back in Jun 2007 aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070617-0 Like a DHC, you can't write off an Islander...