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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Canberra

Story filed: Marbles

Hi people, it's leo here. Today I visited the Glass Factory. We saw all kinds of marbles in an art exhibition; they were on the floor, on the wall, in cases. In the big chimney furnace there was a video installation that saw lines being drawn on the floor with light. It drew over over my shoes! The photo here shows a marble, not in jail, but in school detention. It shows DETENTION, is like jail. In one of the Glass Factory rooms, everyone was watching a man teaching another man a lesson in how to make a big marble circle - a glass paperweight. I liked it, it was interesting and I wish I could have a lesson too. 

 

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

Canberra Glassworks artwork by Mikki Trail, Detention Marble, 2016

glass, silver, stainless steel

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Sydney

Story filed: My own city

Hi people it's Leo here. When I was in Sydney I visited my friend called Helen. I brought some paper money - it was Greek money and she had a little book with all kinds of words in the book. They were nice words and it said lots of different things - and guess who wrote it? Helen! She also had some rulers that you can bend; you can make a star or triangle shape with them. And there were feathers and a trophy and even an old book that she never let me see inside, it was really old. I made a little city out all these things. I found a little man, a little boy and I put the little boy in the city, with a sign next to him. And there was a queen. And I had a weight turned upside down, also a clear rock (I think it was a crystal) and that was my city.

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst

Story filed: Mystery destination

Hi people, it's Leo here. On the way to the Autumn Fair we stopped at Machattie Park and we went into the garden house. There were lovely, lovely flowers and some statues in there. We went and had a look and we played a game of hide and seek for a while. The sounds in the ferney kept going fhh fhh fhh.....the sounds of a waterfall. The garden made me feel like I was in a jungle because it was just a like a jungle - because a jungle has all those lovely green, green plants and all also plants of all different kinds of colours. I think the statues were locked up behind bars because everyone, well not everyone maybe some people, might have scratched them or threw stuff at them. To me they look like prisoners disguised as a statues.

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people, it's Leo here. As you all know, the Royal Bathurst Show is coming on soon. There is going to be motorbike jumping and if it's really cold there might be a kettle drum fire down near the dog trials, like there was a couple of years ago. There will be some things to eat like hot chips and sauce. I want to go to the show this year because I liked it last year and it could be the same - you know, good! I like the Show because I like watching the motorbikes go over the jumps. I also like the sheep shearing, the snake man and the CWA sandwiches. The snake man was in this big pit and it had plastic and a roof over it and that's where he kept the snakes. The best thing is being at the showground and seeing all the stuff.

 

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter