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Hey all,
Well, I have just packed up my job as a teacher (way too stressful!) and are soon to head off to Australia with my fiance, to work around the country on ranches. Yep, gonna be a cowboy...Yee HA!
We will have internet access, so will keep frequenting these pages. Though I was wondering whether there are any Aussies on this site, or anyone who has been to australia, who can recommend a good magic distributer, name any magicians worth keeping an eye out for over there, and just share any info about whether there is much of a magic 'scene' down there?

First of all, best of luck with your new lifestyle! My youngest son did 2 years in Oz on a working visa and he'd go back there like a shot given half a chance. We went to visit him at the time and I spent a small forune at a shop in Melbourne called Bernard's Magic, 211 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria - Tel 030 9670 9270, Fax: 03 9600 4545. That was 4 years ago so they may not still be there but a Google search will show quite a few Magic suppliers in Oz. Not sure about live magic but, as there are about 9 pubs to the square yard in the big cities, I'd guess there are plenty of opportunity for an enterprising magish to amaze folks down under!

BTW, in OZ I had up to now only ever seen bridge sized decks. But magic shops like http://www.themagicstore.com.au/
seem to sell poker decks! Does anyone find this strange?

yeh im from Oz in sydney theres a shop called hey presto its got a pretty good website thats where i get my goods from the owners a good guy whos willing to give ya a lil help to make things easier for you. not much live stuff around here but not a big magic community at all actually.

The very best of luck to you.

HI,

I know it's been a while since you first posted this but a late reply is better than no reply at all...

Magic in Oz: -
Here are some websites that might help.
http://www.taylorsmagicshop.com/
http://www.achieving.com.au/australi.htm
http://www.adelaidemagic.com/
http://www.users.bigpond.com/kblackmore/ibm.html
http://www.users.bigpond.com/kblackmore/index.html
http://www.users.bigpond.com/kblackmore/geniis.html

Hope this helps!

Steven

No way - you have the same idea as I do -
i teach year 1 and am hoping to emigrate - got to apply in july
as thye have a points system for teachers thought it may be good idea having something else "up my sleeve" to do out there -
hope you get on well out there

You might be OK on the points system if you are a teacher - they are in demand here although more in the rural areas I would think.

PM if you have any questions - my wife is a primary teacher here in Sydney

Cheers

lee-harper

your avatar is scaring me lol

i would like to go to aussie land one day maybe in a few years, spend a year there, do some performing for money.

i also wanna spend some time in tokyo thats a cool place.