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What if you were good enough, like Mike Denness, to play test cricke for England? The Aussies would just call you a Pommie (and I don't know whether 'Pommie' means just English, or anybody from the UK?) Different matter if you were a rugby or football player. I know three guys from Belfast, all of whom call themselves Irish, but one also calls himself British. (Clue: he's not a Celtic fan.)

But I love reading the Murdoch Press and watching Murdoch TV. Perhaps I will go for the trifecta and get his internet access too.

I must admit I have found it hard to get work, as I approach "Do You Think I'm Sixty", although my typing skills get me a certain amount of contract work. Some organizations, Bunnings for one, take on older people.

Once you are Australian citizens, you can apply for an Australian passport, but if you haven't got an Aussie passport yet, and you want to travel anywhere outside of Australia, then you would still need your British passport (with a re-entry visa for Australia.) I have let my British passport lapse but I may renew it at some point. It's more convenient to use a British one travelling to the UK and Europe (I think?) I used to use my Aussie passport to leave and enter Australia, and my British one to enter and leave the UK. You may have no intention of going to the UK, but things can change.

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I KNEW you weren't talking to me! (It's because I'm old and boring!) I was just moved by all this talk of 'Liverpool' to retreat to my 'throne room' with my chart book to peruse '1963' again, when I got a 4-speed record player for my 9th birthday on Anzac Day (though I'd never heard of Anzac Day then) and I bought 'Please Please Me' & 'She Loves You.' (and 'Like I've Never Been Gone' by Billy Fury & 'Glad All Over' by The Dave Clark Five.') Fifty years ago! It's ancient history now. The song I ended up singing in the shower was not The Beatles but 'From a Jack to a King' by Ned Miller. I remember talking to a bloke at Royal Mail who was retiring and I asked him: 'What year did you start?' '1963.' 'Before or after The Great Train Robbery?' 'Before.' 'What Beatles' song was in the charts?' 'Please Please Me,' PS I don't think I have 'Waterloo' on my spreadsheet of Sydney 'burbs' for PIO members so it must be time to both resurrect and re-activate that!

Me? 'MR2?' Can't be me, I'm not from Manchester. (Isn't it a suburb of Liverpool?) (My knowledge of UK geography is rather limited when it comes to north of the Thames (although I was born in South Shields.) I've been in Surry Hills, working or living, since 1981, albeit with a twelve year 'holiday' back in Southampton, and have owned my unit in Elizabeth St since 1987. Where does Redfern end and Waterloo begin? I walked down Regent St/Botany Road heading for Alexandria and I think it's somewhere down there. The Iron Duke, Macdonalds on McEvoy St, they are Waterloo? There's another pub about 50 metres past The Iron Duke? What is its name? And The Cauliflower. What suburb is that in!?

'Liverpool' is actually an old Aboriginal word meaning 'live by the river!' For some reason, thinking about places with the same name reminds me of my first time going to London to see Spurs play and I (naive young country bumpkin) went to Tottenham Court Road.

One of my few reasons, perhaps the only one, to go back to England, is to do The Beatles tour. Did you know that Liverpool in England is named after a town in New South Wales!!!!

One of my few reasons, perhaps the only one, is to do The Beatles tour. Did you know that Liverpool in England is named after a town in New South Wales!!!!

As a Beatles (and Gerry & The Pacemakers, Searchers, & more up to date, Echo and The Bunnymen) 'tragic' I've always had a soft spot for Liverpool. Reminds me, I must try and get a copy of Gerry and The Pacemakers' movie 'Ferry Cross The Mersey', although, come to think of it, I think bloody Jimmy Saville has a small part!? I don't even mind the two (or is it three, including Tranmere?) footie teams, unlike the ones from just down (or up) the road. I just bought a red T shirt in Vinnies with 'Liverpool - probably the finest city in the world' on the front.

Have you looked at the ANMAC site? I think there is an example of how the professional reference should be set out. [h=3]Nurse or midwife registered in Australia or New Zealand | ANMAC ...[/h] http://www.anmac.org.au/nurse-or-midwife-registered-australia-or-n...CachedShareShared on Google+. View the post. You +1'd this publicly. Undo Charlie has read the ANMAC professional reference requirements and provided his employers with a copy of the ANMAC professional reference example ... [PDF] [h=3]Professional reference example - Australian Nursing & Midwifery ...[/h]www.anmac.org.au/.../ANMAC_Professional_reference_exam...ShareShared on Google+. View the post. You +1'd this publicly. Undo File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View Professional reference example. A brief guide to help you prepare your professional reference for submission to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery ... What information do my professional references need to provide?On official letterhead your professional references need to provide: your dates of employment your areas of experience a statement about your professional competence as a nurse or midwife examples of your professional competence as a nurse or midwife. Your referee needs to date their original letter and include their name, position and signature on it. ANMAC has provided an example (24 KB) that helps to explain the criteria listed above. If your professional references do not meet these criteria then we will not accept their reference. This will slow down your application processing time because you will have to find another reference Policy: Recognition of Nurses and Midwives from Member States of the European Union ANMAC recognises the education and training of EU member states as similar in theory and practical content to Australian standards if they meet the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.  Where the ANMAC is satisfied that the education program undertaken by a nurse/midwife in a member state of the European Union is/was consistent with the European Union Standard for the education of “nurses / midwives responsible for general care”, (European Directive 2005/36/EC), then the nurse/midwife will be suitable for migration without having to complete a competency based assessment program, providing all other standards are met.  Previous ANMAC recognition for migration policies continue to apply where a nurse/midwife from a member state of the European Union is able to provide evidence of completion of an education program that is consistent with the European Union Standard for the education of “nurses / midwives responsible for general care” (Directive 77/453, 80/155, 2005/36/EC).  Proof of English language proficiency will be required. Requirements for the Competency Based Assessment Program to be Waived: The requirement for nurses / midwives from member states of the European Union to undertake a competency based assessment program before being suitable for migration will be waived if all of the following requirements are met:  The education program in nursing was conducted in a member state of the European Union;  Appropriate documentation, issued by the education institution or appropriate registering authority, verifies that the education program complies with European Union directive 2005/36/EC; and  Registration as a nurse / midwife was granted by the relevant nurse / midwife registering authority in the jurisdiction where the education program was undertaken. Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Codes To apply under any of the new ANZSCO codes applicants must have evidence that they are currently registered as a nurse or midwife. Descriptions of each occupation can be found on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) website: http://www.abs.gov.au/ Maintaining the Standards in Nursing and Midwifery Education Previously known as the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC), the inclusion of “Accreditation” into our name in 2010 reflects the new business of the organisation, with ANMAC now the independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. It sets standards for accreditation and accredits nursing and midwifery courses and providers. ANMAC website www.anmac.org.au

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I was only there for six weeks before my parents moved to Hants as my dad got a job at Fawley Refinery.

On the other hand, I was born in South Shields, and my mother was a Geordie, so perhaps some of that northern grit rubbed off on me.

I'm not a northerner! I'm a 'Mexican!' The only place further south than me was the Isle of Wight.

I did not realize that 'patriotism' was a bad word? 'To love or defend one's country sound like noble sentiments to me. Real estate agents have always been more than enthusiastic in promoting the buying and selling of property but then again Aussies LOVE their homes. Judging by the numbers of estate agents in the UK, it seems equally as popular there. The only differences I noticed in Britain was that selling by auction did not seem as popular and neither are 'open homes.' Perhaps if more Britons HAD done more 'stopping and questioning' whether Britain was good, the GFC might not have hit so hard there. How many of the big four Aussie banks had to be propped up by the Aussie Government?

You should be OK then as March is often nicer, not so humid. I intend to swim throughout the year again.

I came back to Sydney in 2008 after twelve years in the UK. I woke up from my Sunday siesta thinking 'Dave, you idiot, you should have stayed with Royal Mail for a few more years.' It's been hard for me to get work since I came back, just the odd casual contract. I had no problems settling back in though as I'd never severed my links, - Medicare cards, bank accounts, etc. Just had to evict my tenant and move back into my old home in Surry Hills. It would be the same if I did go back to the UK again too, evict my tenant, move back into my home. It's like emigrating all over again in some ways though, doesn't matter which country you are going to, so you might have some problems adjusting. Most people seem to cope after a few months but a few can't put down new roots. It might be worth renting your house out rather than selling and you'll get an income from it too. I don't have any problems getting on with Aussies or Pommies. Most Aussies like drinking beer and watching footie, so that's not too onerous a chore to 'convert' other than learning the rules of a new code! Just try not to patronise them! They are not very courteous on the roads though. In the UK it's almost unheard of for a driver not to give you a wave if you give way to them. It's just the problem with getting a job that has got me down a bit, although I also enjoy being a beach bludger - which is where I'm going now at 6.30pm. Stuff that Pommie snow and ice! It was fun when I was a kid but as an adult it terrified me!

I worked for The Aussie Customs Service a few years back and there was a regular flow of outraged people coming in demanding to know why they were charged duty on presents they sent from Italy - Murano Glass - UK - Wedgewood - Ireland - Waterford Crystal - etc. Some of those companies would pack goods up separate parcels to post back to OZ - did not matter as we soon put them all together. Every country charges customs duties - that's the way it is.

Lots of people SAY they're going to write a story but not many actually do! Funny, I was down the pub the other night, got talking to the landlord, and he told me he is writing one, has done 200,000 words already. I have kept a diary more or less since 1978 and I always remind myself of that when I say I have not got a book in me!

You should write (or type!) your life story Bob. The extracts I have read are very vivid so I think you have a story teller's 'knack' to bring things alive. - 'Show' not 'Tell'' for instance. Or why not create a blog. Someone on here told me to do it and I made a start using 'Blogger' which is free. Take a look at this link to a book called 'Diary of a New Chum' written by a French guy who came out here over a hundred years ago. He had the knack to bring the bush alive too. [PDF] Diary of a New Chum

PPS forgot to mention that the BBC article mis-spells Surry as Surrey! BUT I'm sure one of the pubs spells it with an 'e' AND there is a SurrEy Hills in Melbourne!