Den Danske Forening
Heimdal
September 2011
Images from Denmark
Medlemsblad
ContributionsNewsletter for the Danish Association ‘Heimdal’ – Established 1872
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION “HEIMDAL” INC
36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006
Contact details: 0437 612 913
www.danishclubbrisbane.org
We would love to share your news and stories. You are
welcome to send emails and other material to the
editor for publication. The closing date for the October
issue is 16 September 2011. We will endeavour to
publish all material submitted but reserve the right to
edit or not publish your contribution. Any material
published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of
the Danish Club or the Editor.
From the Editor
It was a pleasure to see many members
attending the AGM earlier this month in spite
of the cold weather and to see their support
for the committee and the club. We didn’t
get any photos from the AGM to bring in the
newsletter, unfortunately.
Putting together this newsletter was a whole
new experience with lots of contributions
from members – thank you and keep them
coming, it makes life a lot easier for the
editor.
If you have any old documents, stories or
photos from the club, you would like to share,
please send them to me. I would like to
collect material for the forty years from the
club’s centenary in 1972 in preparation for
the 140 year anniversary next year.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW
MEMBERS IN AUGUST
Winnie Andersen, Camira
Glenda & Ian Jensen, Bargara
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INTEREST AND SUPPORT
BIRTHDAYS IN
AUGUST
AND
SEPTEMBER
31 August Rene Christiansen turns 50
2 September – Glenda Livingstone
16 September – Leeanne Schmidt
18 September – Søren Høimark
Editor: Lone Schmidt
Phone: 07 3359 2026
Email: hoimark.schmidt@bigpond.com
Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen
Phone: 0423 756394
Skype: pete.at.thebathouse
Email: wagner_ph@hotmail.com
When’s your birthday?
CONGRATULATIONS
What’s on at the Danish Club?
Café Danmark
26 August 2011
from 6 pm
Come in and say hello to new and old friends and try our tasty ‘smørrebrød’: the menu varies from time to time, but you’ll often find ‘rullepølse’
(spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, pate, roast pork and
‘Esrom’ cheese. And yummy hot dogs. The bar is stocked with Tuborg
and Carlsberg from Denmark as well as your favourite Australian brews.
If you prefer a glass of wine with your food, we have a good variety of
whites, reds and sparkling on offer.
It’s also an opportunity to buy delicious Danish pastries, ryebread and
other specialty breads and organic biscuits direct from Britt’s Danish
Delights. Tea offers smallgoods and quality meats from Flemming, the
Danish butcher at Woolloongabba, as well as her own goodies including
remoulade and ‘hønsesalat’. It’s a good idea to order in advance and
pick up at the café.
Bamses Fødselsdag
Teddy Bear’s Birthday Party
11 September 2011
at 2 pm
It’s Teddy Bear’s birthday and we invite both kids and adults to celebrate
at the club with hot chocolate and birthday cake. See details inside the
newsletter.
Café Danmark
23 September 2011
Legestue
Kids’ Play Group
Every Friday 9.30-11.30
and 1st Sunday from 1012
The Danish play group is back in Austin Street. See contact details in the
newsletter or on Facebook – give your children an opportunity to speak
Danish and play with other children in their age group. And you can
catch up with the young Danes in Brisbane.
Need any snaps or other Danish or Scandinavian classics? We can help you
source it.
Price list
Snaps
Jubilæum 100 cl
Jubilæum 70 cl
Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 100 cl
Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 70 cl
Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 50 cl (PET bottle)
Aalborg Porse 70 cl
Aalborg Export 70 cl
Brøndum 100 cl
$ 70
$ 55
$ 70
$ 50
$ 35
$ 50
$ 50
$ 65
Bitters
Gammel Dansk 100 cl
$ 65
How to order and pay:
By email
hoimark.schmidt@bigpond.com
By phone 0437 612 913 or 3359 2026
Payment by EFT to Heimdal’s account at Suncorp
BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468
Payment by cheque issued to Heimdal and mailed to treasurer:
Lone Schmidt, 24 Ashley Road, Chermside West QLD 4032
ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC
Now we have also sourced herring, cod roe, salmon paste, Danish lumpfish caviar and
other goodies for our members – buy them at the August cafe
Falkeskog Anchovy Spiced Herring 630g
Viking Matjes Herring 550g
Viking Black Lumpfish Caviar 50g
Viking Salmon Paste 150g
Tyrkisk Peber 150 g
Fazer Salmiakki Mix 180 g
$9
$8
$5
$5
$ 3.50
$ 4.50
Teddy Bear’s Birthday Party
Bamse har fødselsdag, og det skal holdes i stor
stil med hjemmebagte boller og chokolade,
sodavand og kage. Kom og vær med til en rigtig
dansk børnefødselsdag. Tag din bedste bamse
med og vær med i sjove lege. KUPALEJA spiller
op til sang og dans. Tag vennerne med.
Come and participate in a real Danish birthday
party for children. It’s Teddy Bear’s Birthday
Party so bring your favourite bear and try some
homebaked birthday buns, hot chocolate or soft
drink and the yummy birthday cake. There will also
be lots of party games. KUPALEJA will provide the
musical entertainment. Bring all your friends.
When: Sunday 11 September 2011
Time: 2 – 4 pm
Cost: $5 (pay at door)
RSVP: By Thursday 8 September 2011 to Lone
3359 2026 (hoimark.schmidt@bigpond.com)
From last year’s birthday party
Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt’s Bakery at Café DANMARK
4th Friday of each month
Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products
Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød,
Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje.
For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website:
www.brittsdanishdelight.com.au
Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214
Ph: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947
Email: order@brittsdanishdelight.com.au
Dansk Sprognævn holder styr på dansk sprogbrug og udsender bl.a. en liste over truede ord.
Det er ord, der stille og roligt er ved at forsvinde fra det danske sprog, fordi de ikke længere
anvendes og er i fare for at blive slettet fra den danske retskrivningsordbog:
bajads - gavtyv, klovn
brødflov - sulten, småsulten
djærv - bramfri
dosmerseddel - huskeseddel
fjæle - skjule
flanere - drive skødesløst omkring
forfjor - året før sidste år
forskertse - forspilde
forsoren - kæk, munter, friskfyragtig
forvorpen - fræk
gebommerlig - kolossal, vældig
gelassen - overdrevent villig og hjælpsom
idelig - uafbrudt
kanalje- fræk og uopdragen person, slubbert
knibsk - afvisende, snerpet
kålhøgen - indbildsk
misliebig - mistænkelig
negerbolle - flødebolle
skellig - gyldig, rimelig
spæge - styre, tæmme
sysselsætte - beskæftige
træsk - lumsk, snu
trættekær - krakilsk, kværulantisk
tvætte - vaske
vindbøjtel - person, der skifter standpunkt efter
hvad der betaler sig bedst, pralhans
Money
Accounts for July showing a surplus of
$3,500 (July 10/11: -1,500) thanks to
two big events and membership fee
payments. About 50 members haven’t
paid membership fees for 2011/12 yet.
The committee meets once a month
and at our meeting in August we
discussed:
Correspondence
- Invitation to participate in drafting
submission re QLD Multicultural Policy
- Letters from Gambling Community
Benefit Fund and Jupiters – all
applications so far (kitchen update and
new roof) have been unsuccessful
- Final claim for insurance refunds of
approx $15,000 submitted
- Statement from auditors with
accounts
- Query regarding hotel booking service
‘Trivago’ to advertise on our website
Events
The July cafe was well attended and we
will have to increase our smorrebrod
production to ensure that nobody goes
away hungry. Licorice and Turkish
pepper lollies were great success.
For September it was decided to have a
Teddy Bear’s birthday party and ask
Kupaleja to entertain.
With both the Moose Hunt and QLD
Multicultural Festival in October, it was
decided not to have a function on the
second Saturday of the month.
Discussion whether two monthly events
is too much for both members and
committee?
Club donated $50 voucher for our bar
and kitchen to the Swiss club for their
National Day raffle.
Website
Peter has set up the new website and
advised that event photos are still on
Aage’s server. Peter will continue work
on the website and has a couple of new
suggestions up his sleeve.
Membership
2 new members came on board in the
last period. Reaching the 200 member
mark is proving elusive, with several
members leaving Queensland or
Australia.
AGM
All committee members had signed up
for another year. Nomination also
received from Henning Klinke, who will
join the committee, when he comes
back from overseas travel.
We’ll serve gløgg and æbleskiver at the
AGM.
General
Discussion re stickers/caps/t-shirts with
the ‘Aussie’ Viking motive. Alan to
investigate if Brandi has an electronic
version.
New tables and lamps, lounges, beer
and licorice ordered and we need to
find suitable chairs soon to allow the
shipment of the container to go ahead.
Annual membership fees
The annual membership fees were due
on 1 July 2011 and you’ll now have
received a letter with the details.
Please help the club by paying your
membership fees as soon as possible.
Danish Church in Brisbane
Sunday 28 August 2011 2-5 pm
St Mark’s Lutheran Church, Mount
Gravatt East
Danish Church service followed by
annual general meeting
$100 Dining Voucher
The winners of our $100 dining voucher
for paying membership fees by 20 July
2011 drawn at the July Cafe were Aase
and Andy Brodersen. Congratulations!
Club Centenary 1972
In connection with the club’s centenary
in 1972, a history of the club’s first 100
years was prepared. Has anybody got
a copy that I may borrow, asks the
editor.
Queensland Multicultural Festival
2011
is scheduled for Sunday 16 October
2011 this year and the club has again
submitted an application to Brisbane
City Council. We’ll keep you updated.
Moose Hunt with Swedes Down
Under at Belmont
15 October 2011
Kim Tvede is coordinating this event
and there will be a Moose Shoot
practice shoot on the 3rd Saturday of
September at the range. The cost of
participation is $18 sign-on as guest of
a SSAA member, $10 for 10 clays and
shotgun ammunition, $10 for centrefire
ammunition, and $5 for .22 ammunition
and targets. We have some firearms,
with any extra needed costing $10
per hour. The canteen opens around
10am for food.
So Kim can organise equipment and
coaching, persons interested in
participating should contact Kim Tvede
(kim.tvede@gmail.com) at least a week
before to confirm their attendance.
Soccer
Denmark plays Norway on 6 September
2011 at 8 pm in the qualifying rounds
to the European Championships 2012.
Note from Hanne and the kitchen
team
To all our dear members
The kitchen team at Cafe Danmark
works well behind the scenes and we
strive to make our members proud and
happy with our open-faced sandwiches.
It’s a big job and we work hard to be
ready for 6 pm when the kitchen opens.
We know you’re getting hungry, but we
just cannot start serving before 6 pm.
Come and help us on a Friday afternoon
and you’ll soon understand why.
Remember we’re all volunteers doing
our best for the club.
AGM 13 August 2011
The President’s Report 2010/11
by Soren Hoimark
Our 2010/11 season was certainly impacted by the
weather with the heavy rain resulting in the flooding of
Brisbane in January also hitting the club through
inundation by sewage water.
Fortunately the event was recognized and recorded by
Urban Utilities and our insurance cover has proved
well worthwhile as we have so far received around
$100,000 to cover repairs and damages.
We carried out the repairs quickly thanks to a
dedicated team and avoided disruption of our Cafe
Danmark nights, and even if the club a couple of nights
didn’t quite have the usual cosy look, the atmosphere
amongst club members and guests remained great as
everybody appreciated the situation.
During the repair process we also carried out some
maintenance and thanks to our very generous
members, Ivan and Maria Hansen @ Plaza Tiles, who
donated tiles to the club – again – we have improved
the look by having modern tiles laid, and to complete
the job, the club elected to have a timber floor instead
of carpets in the kids’ room.
In recognition of the state of our furniture – chairs are
worn and tables marked and very heavy to handle, we
approached some of the Danish companies with good
products in this area, and explained our situation and
asked for help.
Fritz Hansen responded to our request for a helping
hand with an overwhelmingly generous gesture by
providing the club with new tables at an absolute
symbolic price, and we are very grateful for that unique
support.
Also Le Klint responded by kindly donating Danish
design lamps for the club and the club purchased
additional lamps to cover the whole hall.
In regard to the chairs, we were not so lucky but have
located a sturdy chair in modern design in Denmark,
which will complete the makeover of the hall.
To restore our lounge area we have purchased 2 @ 3
seater leather sofas and a sofa table also in modern
Danish design, and all the items are scheduled to
arrive mid/late October, so we can look forward to our
new look prior to Christmas.
All these purchases are funded partly by some of the
insurance funds received for furniture lost during the
inundation and partly from the healthy profits we have
achieved over the last couple of years, so we are by
no means emptying the bank account.
One other change during the last months have been
change in our webmaster where I would like to thank
Aage Christoffersen very much for all his work over 13
years updating and making our website nice and
presentable under his own steam.
During the past year we have been steadily creeping
closer to 200 member families and I encourage all to
help make the 2011/12 season the year where we hit
the 200 mark – the more we are, the more we can
achieve together.
TREASURER’S REPORT –
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC.
1 JULY 2010 – 30 JUNE 2011
by Lone Schmidt
You can probably imagine what my initial
thoughts were when the club premises were
damaged. How is the club going to survive? We
had done the near impossible in the previous
financial year by generating a surplus of $23,500
and now we were going to need everything we
had to get back on track. Thanks to good
insurance and lots of hard work we achieved two
significant goals in the past year: firstly, the club
got back on its feet quickly and is looking fresh
and new and, secondly, with great support from
members and guests, we came through with
another good result of $20,500.
On the income side, bar, cafe and other events
remained at last year’s high level and we worked
hard to get more revenue from our hall hire
activities. Membership rose, although the
accounts show a drop in membership fees, but
this was due to early payments in June 2010. Our
participation in the QLD Multicultural Festival also
added nearly $5,000, which demonstrates how
important this event is for the club.
We were pleased to receive Volunteers Grant
2010 funding of $3,700, and a rate discount of
approx $1,200 from Brisbane City Council, but
were again unsuccessful in our applications to the
QLD Gambling Commission Fund for a new
kitchen and removal of the asbestos roof. Work
on the building revealed that the roof is deteriorating and needs replacement; this is certainly a
project that we’ll need to address in the next
couple of years.
On the expense side, costs were again contained,
the increasing council fees, licence fees, water
and electricity costs now make up just over 37%
of our fixed costs.
Our auditors, Wilson Ross Accountants, have
completed their review of the accounts which
were published in our August newsletter.
PS:
At the AGM the treasurer was asked to provide a
breakdown of the insurance item in the accounts:
Insurance cover
$ 4,562
Costs paid in connection with
work carried out at club
$ 98,011
Insurance refund
$ 94,909 3,102
$ 7,664
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COMMITTEE 2011/2012
President:
Committee Member:
Søren Høimark
Phone 07 3359 2026
Mobile 0431 881 513
E-mail:
soren.hoimark@hotmail.com
Kim Tvede
Phone:
E-mail: kim.tvede@gmail.com
Vice President:
Committee Member:
Alan Przybylak
Mobile 0402 691 435
E-mail:
aprzybyl@bigpond.net.au
Peter Hansen
Phone (02) 6680 3574
E-mail:
wagner_ph@hotmail.com
Treasurer :
Committee Member:
Lone Schmidt
Phone 07 3359 2026
E-mail:
hoimark.schmidt@bigpond.com
Michael Schmidt
Mobile 0418 761 515
E-mail:
melcrs@virginbroadband.com
.au
Committee Member:
Committee Member:
Henning Klinke
Lise Kopittke
Mobile: 0429 165 996
E-mail: paulise@tpg.com.au
Secretary:
Committee Member:
Vivian Lindup
Mobile 0411 084475
Iben Giessing Lund
Mobile: 0434 933 953
E-mail: igk1972@hotmail.com
PHOTO
COMING
SOON
E-mail:
vivandmikelindup@hotmail.com
The Boat
criteria, and discovered
Queensland Maple.
the
beauty
of
by David Clayton
Thirty years ago, when I began making new
silverware, I wrote of my thoughts and the
direction I wanted to follow.
The two projects allowed the timber to increase
the overall impression of the piece and also to
increase the overall size with little increase to the
material cost.
‘I believe the best classic design, from a
Viking longboat to a Concorde supersonic
aircraft, is based on strong clean lines, and
these are the qualities I strive for in my work’.
I then began to think of a boat shaped form that
could include highly stylized handles projecting a
Viking Longboat impression, without necessarily a
long boat form.
Thirty years later I still hold to those guiding
influences.
Unconsciously I think I was influenced by an
image of the Danish Viking Ship Museum’s
reconstruction warship ‘Havhingsten’ on page
371 of Thomas Dickson’s book Dansk Design. The
camera angle tended to exaggerate the strong
curves of the vessel and sail, something I have
attempted to do with the handles of my boat
shaped dish.
During that timeframe I have always been
reluctant to put handles on any of my work. This
was a reaction to the fact I had rarely seen a
handle that improved or was equal to the main
body of an object.
This changed eighteen months ago when I made
a tea set and later a water jug. During the
manufacture of these pieces I found a new way of
attaching the handle that satisfied my design
The body is made from sterling silver with the
inside gold plated. The timber handles are
Queensland Maple.
Study & Stay in Australia?
Your door to the best in Australian Education & Training….
We are Danes, with a strong background in both Danish and Australian education & training.
Though we work with people from any country, we run some especially exciting programs
between Denmark and Australia, including:
 Guiding would-be migrants to courses for recognition in 60-Point occupations
 Assisting students to enter the very best course, school/college/university for their
needs
 Study Tours – customised to meet the particular needs of the Danish
schools/colleges/universities
 Semester Study Abroad – individuals or classes come to undertake one semester of
study, and get credit back into their secondary school/undergraduate programs in
Denmark
 Placing students into workplaces in Australia for Occupational Training, which is part
of their studies in Denmark
 Consulting services for Danish institutions wishing to establish links with Australian
partners.
We’d be delighted to assist you in any of these areas. Please do not hesitate to contact us:
Riborg Andersen
riborg@studyinaustralia.com.au
Ph: 07-38 52 55 11
ONIONS
(thanks to Ulla Uhlott and the internet for an
interesting insight into the world of onions)
In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people
there was a doctor in the USA who visited many
farmers in his area to see if he could help them
combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their
family had contracted it and many died.
The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his
surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the
doctor asked the farmer what he was doing that
was different,his wife replied that she had placed
an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the
home (probably only two rooms back then). The
doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could
have one of the onions and place it under the
microscope. She gave him one and when he did
this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It
obviously absorbed the bacteria, and this seemed
to keep the family healthy.
Now, the writer heard this story from her hairdresser in Arizona. She added that one year many
of her employees were coming down with the flu
and so were many of her customers. The next
year she placed several bowls with onions around
in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got
sick. It must work. Try it and see what happens.
We did it last year and we never got the flu.
A friend in Oregon contributed her story: One
year she contracted pneumonia and needless to
say was very ill. She came across an article that
said to cut both ends off an onion, put it into an
empty jar and place the jar next to the sick
patient at night. The onion would be black in the
morning from the germs. Sure enough that’s
exactly what happened. Just like that. The onion
was a mess and I began to feel better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions
and garlic placed around the room saved many
from the black plague years ago. They have
powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
This is the other note.
Lots of times when we have stomach problems
we don't know what to blame.
Maybe it's the onions that are to blame. Onions
absorb bacteria and this is the reason why they
are so good at preventing us from getting colds
and flus. This is also the very reason we
shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting out
for some time after it has been cut open.
LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS
The writer had an opportunity to tour Mullins
Food Products, Makers of Mayonnaise.. Mullins is
huge and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in
the Mullins family.
Questions about food poisoning came up, and I
want to share what I learned from Ed, he's one of
the brothers. He is also a chemistry expert and is
involved in developing sauce formulas..
Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz.
During the tour, someone asked if we really
needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are
always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's
answer will surprise you. Ed said that all
commercially-made mayo is completely safe.
"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm
in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary."
He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at
a point where bacteria could not survive. He
then talked about the quaintessential BBQ, with
the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table and
how everyone blames the mayonnaise when
someone gets sick.
Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the
first thing the officials look for is when the 'victim'
last ate ONIONS and where those onions came
from (in the potato salad). Ed says it's not the
mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade mayo)
that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the
onions, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.
He explained that onions are a huge magnet for
bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should
never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He
says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock
bag and put it in your refrigerator.
It's already contaminated enough just by being
cut open and out for a bit. It creates toxic
bacteria which may cause adverse stomach
infections because of excess bile secretions and
even food poisoning. Ed says if you take the
leftover onion and cook it like crazy, you'll
probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover
onion and put on your sandwich, you're asking
for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato
in a potato salad will attract and grow bacteria
faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even
begin to break down. Also, dogs should never
eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize
onions.
Dansk legegruppe for medlemmer af Heimdal
Fredag 9.30-11.30 i Heimdals lokaler, 36 Austin St, Newstead QLD 4006
Første søndag i måneden 10-12
Vi er en gruppe forældre, der taler dansk med vores børn – vi ved, at de lærer dansk fra os,
men hvad de lærer gennem leg med andre danske børn er en anden ting, hvilket er grunden
til, at vi startede den danske legestue.
Gruppen er for børn i alderen 0 til skolealderen og det koster $2 pr familie pr gang (pengene
går til udgifter i forbindelse med afholdelse af gruppen).
Da vi låner lokalerne gratis, er betingelsen, at man er medlem af Heimdal. Legegruppen
startede under Playgroup Queensland, så det er også en betingelse, at man er medlem der:
http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au/qld/ - vi er bl.a. dækket af en forsikring og har adgang
til deres legetøjsbibliotek.
Hvis du er på Facebook, kan du også finde os under gruppen: Heimdal Brisbane Families
w/kids
Hvis du er interesseret eller mangler oplysninger, så kontakt:
Tea
Tlf: 3379 1667 / 0419 659 837
E-mail: depoulsen@hotmail.com
Tina
Tlf: 3191 0411 / 0403 838 663
E-mail: tina@kinkead.com.au
Iben
Mob. 0434 933 953
E-mail: igk1972@hotmail.com
Der er også en søndagsgruppe, som mødes den første søndag i måneden fra 10-12 – for dem,
som ikke kan om fredagen 
Kontakt Iben, hvis du/I er interessserede – den bliver aflyst, hvis der er for mange afbud.
Scandinavian Book club
We are back and ready to read!
Personally I have read some wonderful books
over the Northern summer and I am keen to
share them with my fellow members. Are they
all crime fiction…? Well you will just have to
come to the meeting to find out.
How many of you have met a published author?
Like to know how they got started and what
motivates them to write? I would like to
extend an invitation to an exciting upcoming
event in October.
A Conversation with Danish Author Andrea
Heiberg
Book club meeting in October
Further details to follow.
Next Book club meeting:
Café Danmark
Friday 26th August 7.15 pm
Mezzanine level
Join us for a cuppa and chat.
If you have suggestions for our upcoming
meetings, be they an idea to discuss, a book to
read, a new title, you can email me
amandamac5@hotmail.com
Are you, as I am passionate about books? Then
you know how difficult it is to throw a book
away, even if you will never read it again. Also,
you may be interested in trying a lot of books
out, and keep the ones that are great. It's a
great crime to have a book disappear, out of
print, for none to read. Avid Book readers
should check out BOOK MOOCH website:
http://bookmooch.com/
BookMooch is a community for exchanging used
books. It lets you give away books you no
longer need in exchange for books you really
want. How cool is that? BookMooch keeps
books in circulation, and finds new readers for
them. If you're not interested in getting free
books, you can donate your points to charities.
How it works: Every time you give someone a
book, you earn a point and can get any book you
want from anyone else at BookMooch. Once
you've read a book, you can keep it forever or
put it back into BookMooch for someone else,
as you wish.
No cost: Free to join this web site: your only
cost is mailing your books to others.
Points for entering books: you receive a tenthof-a-point for every book you type into our
system, and one point each time you give a book
away. In order to keep receiving books, you
need to give away at least one book for every
two you receive.
Feedback score: each time you receive a book,
you can leave feedback with the sender, just
like how eBay does it. If you keep your
feedback score up, people are most likely to
help you out when you ask for a book.
World wide: You can request books from other
countries, in other languages. You receive 3
points when you send a book out of your
country, to help compensate you for the
greater mailing cost, but it only costs the
moocher 2 points to get the book. John
Buckman, who runs BookMooch, has lived in
California, England, France and Germany, and
was frustrated by the vast number of books
that were printed in just one country and not
available in the other countries (for example,
many books are published in Britain and never
made available in America).
Wishlist: you can keep a "book wish list" that
will automatically arrive to you when you have
the points and/or the book becomes available
in our catalogue.
Help charities: you can also give your points to
charities we work with, such as children's
hospitals (so a sick kid can get a free book
delivered to their bed), Library fund, and
African literacy.
See you for Book club… Happy reading…
Amanda McLaughlin
Breve til klubben
Vi er et dansk par omkring 60 år, som har
rejst en del i Australien. Da pensionsalderen
nærmer sig, har vi besluttet at udvide vore
ophold i Australien, og ønsker derfor at købe
vort eget transportmiddel i stedet for som
tidligere at leje. I den forbindelse er det vigtigt
for os at finde et sikkert sted til opbevaring af
det køretøj, som vi forventer at købe, når vi i
begyndelsen af december kommer til
Brisbane. Om det kun bliver en bil, eller en bil
+ caravan (max 19”), eller et mindre
motorhome (max. 23”) afhænger af hvad
markedet byder på, når vi er der.
Opbevaringsstedet behøver nødvendigvis
ikke at ligge i selve Brisbane, men bare i
rimelig afstand fra Brisbane Airport (50 – 100
km) og må gerne være indendørs eller under
tag i ly for regn og sol. Opbevaringsperioden
vil de første 2 – 3 år være fra slutningen af
januar til begyndelsen af december, og
derefter vil det være fra slutningen af marts til
begyndelsen af november.
Har I selv pladsen, eller har jeres naboer,
familie eller venner plads til overs hører vi
gerne fra jer, og vi er selvfølgelig indstillet på
at betale for den store hjælp, som det vil
være for os.
Mange venlige hilsener fra
Lone og Jes Madsen
Præstemarksvej 5
4653 Karise
Tlf. (+45)40180057
kaerholm@dlgmail.dk
Besøgsvenner
Vi har for nylig fået flere henvendelser om
besøg til ældre danskere eller danskere
/dansk-talende indlagt på hospital. Er der
nogen, der har tid og kræfter til at tage ud
på besøg, næste gang vi får en henvendelse? Det er som regel Søren, der er
kontaktpersonen, så giv ham et ring, hvis
du kan hjælpe.
Forslag
Husk, at hvis du har forslag til arrangementer i klubben, artikler i bladet, gode
ideer til medlemmerne eller andet, så er
du altid velkommen til at kontakte os.
Her er Nilfisk Multi, som vi har fået
foræret af den australske
repræsentant for Nilfisk – tusind tak!
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