Olympic Ecstasy and Currency Agony
Wonderful Olympic Games were staged in Australia's centre of culture and commerce. The pre-Games torch relay, which visited far-flung points across the continent, elicited great interest. Visitors, participants and officials marvelled at ... [... more]
Leithner |
Horse Culling
One of the proudest moments of the Sydney Olympic Games was the opening ceremony, when dozens of mounted stockmen rode into the stadium, each carrying an Australian flag. The notion of wild bush horses and brave mountain stockmen is one that is ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Bryan Collier
From the moment a fired-up teenager from Kentucky won 1960 Olympic gold to the day in 1996 when a... Twelve Rounds to Glory The Story of Muhammad Ali Charles R. Smith Jr. Bryan Collier [... more]
Random House |
Ron Hotchkiss
It is July 1928, and Canada's first women's Olympic team - "The Matchless Six" - is heading to Amsterdam, the site of the ninth Olympiad of the modern era. Canada's finest female track-and-field athletes, having survived rigorous training and [... more]
Random House |
Paul Goldberg
PAUL GOLDBERG has worked with Olympic and professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and NCAA, among others. He currently works with the Colorado Avalanche hockey team and continues to train athletes in many different sports. He is a certified ... [... more]
Random House |
Bindo Creek Cabins
Get a slice of Olympic memorabilia when you spend a night in a 2000 Olympics cabin. Thursday, November 28, 2002 Get a slice of Olympic memorabilia when you spend a night in a 2000 Olympics cabin. Chris and Janet McEwen can claim to have been part ... [... more]
Getaway |
Sydney Olympic Park Golf Centre
This week Matty is out to learn the skill golf as he takes in a few lessons and tee's off at one our most exclusive golf clubs. Saturday, July 24, 2004 This week Matty is out to learn the skill golf as he takes in a few lessons and tee's off at ... [... more]
Getaway |
Ye'abesha Gomen (Ethiopian Collard Greens)
I live in Los Angeles and eat in some of the many restaurants on Fairfax Avenue between Olympic and Pico Boulevards. Vegetable dishes are served on one huge sourdough pancake, called an _injera_. The veggies are dolloped on the huge injera and a ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Dave Mirra
Dave mirra began competing in BMX events in 1987, and in the years since he has won numerous worldwide competitions, created his own traveling BMX tour, and showcased his talent during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. He lives in ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Crushed Sandstone
The largest horticultural activity that has ever occurred in Australia's history is taking place at Homebush Bay in Sydney. The development of the Olympic Park and Millennium Parklands areas has been an enormous undertaking, requiring millions of ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Celebrity Gardener - Shirley Strickland
Our celebrity gardener this week is nuclear physicist, Shirley De La Hunty. Many people remember her as track and field star Shirley Strickland, who competed in three Olympic Games (1948, 1952 and 1956) and won 7 medals including 3 gold. Shirley ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Celebrity Gardener - Shane Gould
Don and the Burke's Backyard team travelled to Margaret River, in Western Australia, to meet this week's celebrity gardener, Olympic champion swimmer, Shane Gould. At the 1972 Munich Olympics Shane won 5 individual medals - 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
