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We have recently split our product guide into two!
We now have an Animal Health Product Guide that contains
a visual display of our Injectors, Drenchers, Pour-On Applicators
and Accessories. |
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| We also have a new Green Industry Product Guide that contains application equipment designed for Forestry, Horticulture, Agriculture, Arborists and Weed Control. |
A copy of both of these Guides along with our updated price lists
(effective 1st July 2011) were recently sent. |
If you did not receive these, or would like another copy, please contact
our Australian Sales & Customer Service Officer, Nerida James,
on 1800 247 175, or sales@njphillips.com.au; or Brenda Owens at bowens@njphillips.com.au if you are overseas. |
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| G'day to you all, |
| In this edition of Outback Matt, I show you just how easy it is to use our new Flexible Needle Extension. You may find it useful to use when injecting in cramped spaces or if you have an unruly animal. |
| Also, check out our new Green Industry brochure which can be downloaded from our website, or contact Nerida James (Australian enquiries) or Brenda Owens (overseas enquiries), and they'll send one right out to you. |
| And finally, I answer an Outback Matt enquiry; "Where is my nearest distributor?" |
| As always, I will keep you informed with more ground-breaking developments from NJ Phillips, in the near future. |
| Regards, |
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"I love a sunburnt country." Well, there's plenty of that on display if you should decide to take a journey on the Ghan Rail Line. A journey that covers a mere 2979 km, running up through the heart of Australia from Adelaide to Darwin. A journey that will take you 48 hours, but in the old days could take weeks or months, if you were lucky enough to get there at all.
The Ghan rail line is considered an Aussie living legend. What started in 1878 as a motley group of Afghans and their camels traipsing through the rugged desert is now considered one of the great railway journeys of the world.
By the 1920's the camels were being superseded by the railway. Eventually, as with many introduced species into Australia, the camel population exploded and they soon came to be considered a pest. In 1925 a new law was introduced in South Australia allowing camels to be shot on sight if they were not wearing a registration disc, or were considered to be trespassers.
Taking a trip on the Ghan was a bit of an adventure. You had a ticket and a destination in mind, but no one could guarantee when you would arrive.
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In the past the Ghan has been stranded in the middle of nowhere for up to days or weeks at a time. Occasionally the staff on the trains having to resort to shooting local goats, and fishing out of flood waters to feed the passengers. It was not uncommon for food supplies to be airlifted out to the stranded trains to keep the passengers alive. This is in sharp contrast to the 5 star Aussie fine cuisine passengers can now enjoy on their train trip. Exotic meals such as kangaroo and barramundi are available in the first class dining car.
The rail line that started in 1878 in Port Augusta eventually reached Alice Springs in 1929. Prior to this, the passengers wanting to travel through to Alice had to finish their journey on camels. There were always plans to continue the line through to Darwin and in 2004 this plan eventuated, a mere 70 years later, and at an estimated cost of $1.3 billion.
Despite the many jokes about the reliability and punctuality of the Ghan, there is no doubt that without this invaluable service, inland Australia would not have been able to survive. While taking public transport delays to a whole new level, the Ghan gave lifeblood to the country between Adelaide and Alice Springs. |
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