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The Great Camel Ride Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute The Great Camel Ride

Magic Minute The Great Camel Ride By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // At our Primary School Twilight Fair, I talk my tentative 8-year-old daughter into an exciting camel ride around the school oval to expand her knowledge and experiences of the world. “They’re very friendly and the man will lead you,” I said to shore […]

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Magic Mountain Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Magic Mountain

Magic Minute Magic Mountain By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // When I first heard the term Tower Hill I thought, “Sounds pretty mundane and ordinary to me!” But on descending into the Tower Hill National Park I found myself at the bottom of a massive crater of an extinct volcano, 4 km wide with breathtaking

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Overnight Success! Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Overnight Success!

Magic Minute Overnight Success! By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // We all come across special people who Inspire us as we travel through life. For me it’s people like Mr. Jackman in Primary School, old Bill Menzies in the junkyard and on it goes… all part of who I am today. In this latest segment

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Snakes Alive! Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Snakes Alive!

Magic Minute Snakes Alive! By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // Ever been staring at one of those illusory pictures till something leaps out at you in 3D? Well, that’s what happened to me in Western Australia’s Yanchep Crystal Cave. While admiring a big stalagmite a 6ft tiger snake morphed from the structure into my view,

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