Speechification » families http://speechification.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:17:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 An almost practical guide to living with Queenslanders http://speechification.com/2009/06/07/an-almost-practical-guide-to-living-with-queenslanders/ http://speechification.com/2009/06/07/an-almost-practical-guide-to-living-with-queenslanders/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:39:02 +0000 dan http://speechification.com/?p=436 "What is it about Queenslanders (the house, not the people)? They're cold in winter, hot in summer, prone to white ant attack and in need of constant work, but many thousands of people wouldn't live in any other kind of house"

A great documentary about the unique domestic architecture of Queensland (here are a few of my photos of Queenslanders from a couple of years ago; or the Wikipedia definition if you prefer), but this is really about stories, memory, domestic life, families, Australia, and so on. Somewhat nostalgic, but that's how people feel about these things - rarely is a city, and state, so uniquely entwined with a particular kind of building. Very nice work by Tony McGregor. (Listen out for the crows, and also for Steve Godstone, with whom I have shared several good conversations about David Peace and Liverpool vs Spurs, but here talks beautifullly about building, structure, Australian hardwoods and suchlike.)

ABC Radio National: 360: An almost practical guide to living with Queenslanders [mp3]

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