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Our City of Mackay

Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:14:31 +1000

To Penpal,

My name is Jayde Calcutt and I am female. I turned 12 yrs old on April 7.

I live in a city that is on the North-East coast of Queensland in Australia. It is called Mackay. Mackay has a population of approximately 100 000. The climate is warm in summer and cool in winter. It does not snow here but I wish it would. Mackay has a large sugar industry and lots of sugar cane farms. They are harvested in winter.

I would love to hear from you soon.

From Jayde Calcutt
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:02:14 +1000

Dear Epal,

Hi, my name is Kirsten and I am a 12 year old female in grade seven.

I live in Mackay which is in the Northern part of Queensland, which is in Australia. The main industries in Queensland are Sugar Cane and Tourism. The Great Barrier Reef runs along the coast of Queensland and is one of Queensland's best tourist destination.

Your Epal Kirsten
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:45:27 +1000

To Penpal ,

Hi ! My name is Adam Ford . I'm eleven years old and I'm in grade seven .

I live in Mackay which is on the east coast of Australia , about 350 kilometres north of the tropic of Capricorn . In Mackay the climate is warm .

Mackay's two largest industries are sugar and tourism .

The Great Barrier Reef attracts most of our tourists as well as our beaches .

Looking forward to your reply .

Adam Ford
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:02:36 +1000

Dear Penpal,

My name is Nathan Foster. I am 12 years old and 157 cm in height.

I live in Mackay which is in Queensland. The population of Mackay is aroud 100,000 people. It is usually sunny here. Mackay is well known for its sugar industry. We have a harbour where large ships come in to import or export objects.

We have a variety of wildlife including platypuses,kangaroos,koalas and wombats.

Please E-mail me as soon as you can

Your Friend
Nathan Foster
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:46:35 +1000

Dear Penpal,

My name is Josh Carpenter and I'm 12 years old and in grade 7 at school.

I live in Mackay which is about 1000 kilometres away from Brisbane the capital of Queensland. The weather here is warm which is good for growing sugar cane. Mackay is the second largest sugar growing area in Australia.

In Mackay we have many activities for children including waterslides, movies, gocart racing and the beach.

Your penpal,
Josh
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:45:15 +1000

To Penpal,

Hello my name is Bianca Preston. I am a 12 and a half year old female.

In Mackay, you always see cane being burnt down. It is so beautiful up here. It is quiet and relaxing and a good sight seeing place.

I hope to here back from you soon. Bye for now.

Your Penpal,
Bianca
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:30:49 +1000

Dear Epal,

Hello! My name is Cassie and I'm a twelve year old girl.

In Australia we have to wear uniforms to school and here at Andergrove our uniforms are maroon.

Mackay is well known for our sugar industry.

In Australia we have a lot of native animals such as: kangaroo, cockatoos, bandicoots and blue nose dolphins.

Running along the east coast of Australia we have a reef named the Great Barrier Reef.

Your Epal,
Cassandra Ede
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:35:49 +1000

To Penpal,

My name is Kylee Gould. I am a 12 year old female.

I live in Mackay. Mackay is about 12 hours by car away from Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, the state I live in. The population in Mackay is about 80 000 people.

In summer the daily tempreature can get up to 35 degrees or higher and in winter the daily temperature can get as low as 15 degrees or lower.

The main industries in Mackay are sugar and tourism.

The Great Barrier Reef is a beautiful place to visit and also a great place to go snorkeling and see the many hundres of species of fish.

I am looking forward to receiving your reply

your friend Kylee
Andergrove State School
Mackay, Queensland
Australia

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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 13:45:34 +1000

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