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Add Location| Owner: | makalii  |
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| Plant date: | Jun 10, 2008 |
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| City: | Epsom |
| County: | Merrimack |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Found by: | agilelab |
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| Last found: | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Jun 10, 2008 |
THIS BOX IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO REDECORATING AT THE LIBRARY
Find your way to Epsom’s beautiful new public library off of Route 4 in Epsom, New Hampshire.
This year’s summer reading program has to do with Australia, so my son and I decided to do a letterbox series in honor of this event.
KOALA
Koalas are often called as "koala bears" - this is not correct. Koala is not a bear but a marsupial. The closest relative of koala is a wombat, which also has cute and cuddly appearance, but it's never called a "wombat bear"
Size: 70 - 90cm (27 - 36 inch)
Weight: 4 - 9kg (9 - 20 lb)
The males are larger than females.
Southern koalas are 30% larger than the Northern koalas
Koala's fur is thick soft and pleasant to touch. Ears have long white hairs on the tips.
Koalas can live as long as 17 years, however males life expectancy is less than 10 years (due to injuries during fights, dogs and cars). Females generally live longer. Koalas living in an undisturbed habitat would have a greater life expectancy than those living in suburbia.
Koalas prefer to move around just after sunset spending daytimes asleep in the fork of a tree. Koala spends sleeping 75% of its time. Just after sunset koalas move around and can often be heard "barking" aggressively at other koalas.
Fossil remains of koala-like animals have been found dating back to 25 - 40 million years ago.
Koalas, like all Australian animals, are an important part of Aboriginal culture and featured in many myths and legends.
European settlers identified the koala as a source of fur to trade, and millions of koalas were shot for their pelts.
By 1924 koalas were extinct in South Australia, severely depleted in New South Wales and estimates for Victoria go as low as 500 animals.
Public forced governments in all states to declare the koala a 'Protected Species' by the late 1930's.
Presently, up to 4,000 koalas are being killed each year by cars and dogs.
TO FIND THE KOALA, PARK IN THE PARKING LOT AND HEAD TOWARDS THE BIKE RACK. THE KOALA CAN BE FOUND IN THE CORNER NEAR THE DOOR UNDER TWO OUT OF PLACE ROCKS.
BOOMERANG
Boomerangs are probably the first heavier-than-air flying machine ever invented by human beings. The oldest Australian Aboriginal boomerangs are ten thousand years old but older hunting sticks have been discovered in Europe, where they seem to have formed part of the stone age arsenal of weapons.
King Tutankhamun, the famous Pharao of ancient Egypt, who died 2,000 years ago, owned a collection of boomerangs of both the straight flying (hunting) and returning variety.
No one knows for sure how the returning boomerang was first invented, but some modern boomerang makers speculate that it developed from the flattened throwing stick, still used by the Australian Aborigines and some other tribal people around the world (eg the Navajo Indians in America). A hunting boomerang is delicately balanced and much harder to make than a returning one. Probably, the curving flight characteristic of returning boomerangs was first noticed by stone age hunters trying to "tune" their hunting sticks to fly straight. At some point, someone must have noticed the recreational possibilities of a stick that comes back when you throw it away and the rest is (pre) history.
For some reason the boomerang (both hunting and returning) was preserved in it's highest state of development by the Australian Aborigines - so much so that most people associate boomerangs only with Australia. It has been suggested that this may be due to the unique suitability of the hunting stick as weapon against upright standing prey (kangaroos and emus) in relatively open country. This, combined with the curious fact that the Australian Aborigines are amongst the few cultures in the world never to have developed the bow and arrow may have ensured its preservation as a living tradition.
TO FIND THE BOOMERANG YOU NEED TO ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS OF THE LIBRARY. FIND YOUR WAY TO THE REFERENCE ROOM (IT IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE CIRCULATION DESK). FIND THE ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA’S AND LOOK BEHIND THE BOOK WITH THE APPROPRIATE LETTER.
FLAG
due to the unique suitability of the hunting stick as weapon against upright standing prey (kangaroos and emus) in relatively open country. This, combined with the curious fact that the Australian Aborigines are a
The Australian National Flag features the five stars of the constellation of the Southern Cross and the Commonwealth Star, and the combined crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. The union of crosses represents Australia’s early settlers. The Commonwealth Star with its seven points represents the unity of the six Australian states and the seventh point stands for all Australian Territories. Under the Flags Act of 1953, passed unanimously by parliament, it was confirmed that our "Stars and Crosses" design be the chief national symbol by law, custom and tradition and that it be honored with the title "Australian National Flag". The new status of the national flag was emphasized when the act of parliament received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, on Her Majesty’s visit to Australia in 1954. The Australian rules of flag etiquette are designed to ensure that the national flag is displayed with the dignity befitting its status.
The Australian National Flag identifies a free and democratic people in a nation united in purpose. Our national flag belongs equally to all Australians whatever their origins. Each of the symbols on the flag has a special meaning for Australians. The stars of the Southern Cross represent our geographic position in the Southern Hemisphere; the Commonwealth star stands for our federation of States and Territories; the Crosses represent the principles on which our nation is based, namely, parliamentary democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech.
In 1996 the Governor-General, Sir William Deane, proclaimed 3rd September as Australian National Flag Day, to commemorate the day in 1901 on which our national flag of "Stars and Crosses" was first flown. It is the right and privilege of every Australian to fly the Australian National Flag.
OUR LAST BOX CAN BE FOUND IN THE GORGEOUS READING ROOM. HAVE A SEAT AND WATCH THE FIRE. THE FLAG IS HIDING BEHIND SOME FOLIAGE AND A FRIENDLY BUNNY.
PLEASE REHIDE ALL THE BOXES BETTER THAN YOU FOUND THEM, AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PASTTIME! BE CAREFUL THAT NO ONE SEES WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! If you need help, feel free to ask a librarian, they are wonderful!
THE LIBRARY IS OPEN MON-THURS 10-7 AND SAT 9-1
Find your way to Epsom’s beautiful new public library off of Route 4 in Epsom, New Hampshire.
This year’s summer reading program has to do with Australia, so my son and I decided to do a letterbox series in honor of this event.
KOALA
Koalas are often called as "koala bears" - this is not correct. Koala is not a bear but a marsupial. The closest relative of koala is a wombat, which also has cute and cuddly appearance, but it's never called a "wombat bear"
Size: 70 - 90cm (27 - 36 inch)
Weight: 4 - 9kg (9 - 20 lb)
The males are larger than females.
Southern koalas are 30% larger than the Northern koalas
Koala's fur is thick soft and pleasant to touch. Ears have long white hairs on the tips.
Koalas can live as long as 17 years, however males life expectancy is less than 10 years (due to injuries during fights, dogs and cars). Females generally live longer. Koalas living in an undisturbed habitat would have a greater life expectancy than those living in suburbia.
Koalas prefer to move around just after sunset spending daytimes asleep in the fork of a tree. Koala spends sleeping 75% of its time. Just after sunset koalas move around and can often be heard "barking" aggressively at other koalas.
Fossil remains of koala-like animals have been found dating back to 25 - 40 million years ago.
Koalas, like all Australian animals, are an important part of Aboriginal culture and featured in many myths and legends.
European settlers identified the koala as a source of fur to trade, and millions of koalas were shot for their pelts.
By 1924 koalas were extinct in South Australia, severely depleted in New South Wales and estimates for Victoria go as low as 500 animals.
Public forced governments in all states to declare the koala a 'Protected Species' by the late 1930's.
Presently, up to 4,000 koalas are being killed each year by cars and dogs.
TO FIND THE KOALA, PARK IN THE PARKING LOT AND HEAD TOWARDS THE BIKE RACK. THE KOALA CAN BE FOUND IN THE CORNER NEAR THE DOOR UNDER TWO OUT OF PLACE ROCKS.
BOOMERANG
Boomerangs are probably the first heavier-than-air flying machine ever invented by human beings. The oldest Australian Aboriginal boomerangs are ten thousand years old but older hunting sticks have been discovered in Europe, where they seem to have formed part of the stone age arsenal of weapons.
King Tutankhamun, the famous Pharao of ancient Egypt, who died 2,000 years ago, owned a collection of boomerangs of both the straight flying (hunting) and returning variety.
No one knows for sure how the returning boomerang was first invented, but some modern boomerang makers speculate that it developed from the flattened throwing stick, still used by the Australian Aborigines and some other tribal people around the world (eg the Navajo Indians in America). A hunting boomerang is delicately balanced and much harder to make than a returning one. Probably, the curving flight characteristic of returning boomerangs was first noticed by stone age hunters trying to "tune" their hunting sticks to fly straight. At some point, someone must have noticed the recreational possibilities of a stick that comes back when you throw it away and the rest is (pre) history.
For some reason the boomerang (both hunting and returning) was preserved in it's highest state of development by the Australian Aborigines - so much so that most people associate boomerangs only with Australia. It has been suggested that this may be due to the unique suitability of the hunting stick as weapon against upright standing prey (kangaroos and emus) in relatively open country. This, combined with the curious fact that the Australian Aborigines are amongst the few cultures in the world never to have developed the bow and arrow may have ensured its preservation as a living tradition.
TO FIND THE BOOMERANG YOU NEED TO ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS OF THE LIBRARY. FIND YOUR WAY TO THE REFERENCE ROOM (IT IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE CIRCULATION DESK). FIND THE ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA’S AND LOOK BEHIND THE BOOK WITH THE APPROPRIATE LETTER.
FLAG
due to the unique suitability of the hunting stick as weapon against upright standing prey (kangaroos and emus) in relatively open country. This, combined with the curious fact that the Australian Aborigines are a
The Australian National Flag features the five stars of the constellation of the Southern Cross and the Commonwealth Star, and the combined crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. The union of crosses represents Australia’s early settlers. The Commonwealth Star with its seven points represents the unity of the six Australian states and the seventh point stands for all Australian Territories. Under the Flags Act of 1953, passed unanimously by parliament, it was confirmed that our "Stars and Crosses" design be the chief national symbol by law, custom and tradition and that it be honored with the title "Australian National Flag". The new status of the national flag was emphasized when the act of parliament received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, on Her Majesty’s visit to Australia in 1954. The Australian rules of flag etiquette are designed to ensure that the national flag is displayed with the dignity befitting its status.
The Australian National Flag identifies a free and democratic people in a nation united in purpose. Our national flag belongs equally to all Australians whatever their origins. Each of the symbols on the flag has a special meaning for Australians. The stars of the Southern Cross represent our geographic position in the Southern Hemisphere; the Commonwealth star stands for our federation of States and Territories; the Crosses represent the principles on which our nation is based, namely, parliamentary democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech.
In 1996 the Governor-General, Sir William Deane, proclaimed 3rd September as Australian National Flag Day, to commemorate the day in 1901 on which our national flag of "Stars and Crosses" was first flown. It is the right and privilege of every Australian to fly the Australian National Flag.
OUR LAST BOX CAN BE FOUND IN THE GORGEOUS READING ROOM. HAVE A SEAT AND WATCH THE FIRE. THE FLAG IS HIDING BEHIND SOME FOLIAGE AND A FRIENDLY BUNNY.
PLEASE REHIDE ALL THE BOXES BETTER THAN YOU FOUND THEM, AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PASTTIME! BE CAREFUL THAT NO ONE SEES WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! If you need help, feel free to ask a librarian, they are wonderful!
THE LIBRARY IS OPEN MON-THURS 10-7 AND SAT 9-1