This week at Mawson 26 September 2008
This weeks illustration
Why can't I go out into the field like my other farmyard friends?
 Why can't I go out into the field? |
At play
Over the past number of weeks we've shown many many photos of us hard at work, it's about time we showed you a few photos of us at play.
Last week we celebrated two birthdays : Tony turned 40 and Charlie, he's another year older too...
Tony
Tony handled the big four '0' pretty well, and so did his colleagues on station…
 Tony at his 40th birthday party |
|  I don't look a day over 39 |
|  Charlie and his friend at the 40th |
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 Jock at the party |
|  Tony and Zane |
|  Nick and Geoff at Tony's party |
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And for Charlie's birthday we had a spa and BBQ at the dieso's workshop followed by a night of Red Faces – the judges (Peter, Gary and Robyn) were kept busy scoring over 14 acts on the night...
 Robyn and Jodi in the spa |
|  Charlie as Daryl Sommers, The Doc as Red, and Gary and Robyn as guest judges |
|  Act 1 : Nick and Tony on guitar, Narelle playing the harmonica |
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 Charlie and Tony's version of Rolf Harris's 'Two Little Boys' |
|  Act 3, The Dieso's Geoff and Dom as The Soggy Bottom Boys |
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 The Doc meets the Dalek |
|  Boj and Dave – revenge of the wind turbines |
|  AJ and his trained elephant |
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 Narelle and 'Trevor' – ventriloquist act |
|  Narelle and 'Trevor' ventriloquist act while drinking jug of water |
|  Robyn and Gary as 'Little People' |
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 Graeme as the 'Yobo' |
|  Zane the rabbit |
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AFL Football Grand Final
Don't forget to grab a copy of the Melbourne Age's Friday (26th Sept) edition – turn to page 5 and you'll see a few of the Mawson team in Hawthorn and Geelong colours getting ready for the big grand final for this Saturday... pies, hamburgers and a few beers are definitely on the cards...
 Play AFL on the sea ice |
|  AFL fans at Mawson |
|  May the best team win |
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Auster Rookery and its wildlife
And here's a few of our favourite penguin photos for the week :
 A Proud Family |
|  Graeme at Auster Rookery |
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