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According to <a href="http://www.southern-cross-group.org/">The Southern Cross Group</a>, there are 200,000 Australians living in London. As you might expect, that means you'll hear the distinctive accent around the place a lot. Most of that number would be young Australians on Working Holidaymaker Visas, a reciprocal arrangement allowing under-30s Australians to live and work in the UK for two years. Traditionally the areas of [[Locale Earl's Court|Earl's Court]], [[Locale Shepherd's Bush|Shepherd's Bush]], [[Locale Willesden|Willesden]] and [[Locale Acton|Acton]] have had lots of Australians, mainly due to their cheaper rents and central locations. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068173/">The Adventures of Barry McKenzie</a> was set in 1970s Earl's Court. == Facilities == * [[Australia House]] on [[Aldwych]] is the location of the Australian High Commission, where you can get your passport renewed and other services, including voting in elections. * [[TNT]] is a weekly free magazine that can be found in bins outside tube stations, pubs frequented by antiopdeans and the like. * The [[Australia Shop]] in [[Locale Covent Garden|Covent Garden]] stocks Australian products including Vegemite and Tim Tams. * [[Tesco]] and [[Safeway]] stock Tim Tams and small jars of Vegemite. * Many Australian pubs, including the ubiquitous [[Walkabout]], are scattered around London, particularly in the aforementioned Aussie ghettos. address='' category='Category' edit_type='Normal edit' fax='' formatted_website_text='' host='81.1.77.126' hours_text='' map_link='' opening_hours_text='' phone='' postcode='' website='' |
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