Sale season

In Australia, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving (unless you have American connections) but we do Black Friday in a major, major way. It starts with Singles Day (a sale on the 11/11 which I think came from some of the countries in Asia), then we have 3 weeks of Black Friday sales for some reason, then actual Black Friday sale and then 3 days of Cyber Monday sales and then apparently, this year, on the Tuesday following Cyber Monday is Cyber Week Sales!

Even with our cost of living crisis, apparently Australians have been saving up to spend in the sales and it is forecast we will spend $6.7 billion in four days from actual black Friday to close of Cyber Monday.

I am beginning to this November is the weirdest month in Australia.

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Australiana

 

Australians will know Mary Reibey from the $20 note, but for the overseas people, she was sent out as a convict (about 12?) for stealing a horse. She had runaway from the grandparents who raised her and was living disguised as boy (called James Burrow - I'm assuming for safety not trans). She married one of the ship crew at 17 and they settled into farming out at Hawkesbury. As the businesses evolved and grew they moved to Sydney. When he died, Mary, who had been managing her husbands business affairs while he was away, took over completely and grew the fortune. She also started many new enterprises, became a Governor on a school board and continued with her charities and church work, while also raising 7 children.

She eventually moved to Newtown and lived there until she died.

I hadn't noticed how much Australian themed street art there is in the inner city. 

This one (below) is the full mural that I talked about here. 

Linking with #MuralMondays