Saturday, October 31, 2015

TEOTWAWKI Australia. Practicle Primitive Survival. Part One.

This series of articles will mainly focus on pre 19th century equipment & methods, but may include some modern gear where practicle.
Cumbungi.

1) Where best to start. Probably the best place to start is getting things clear in our minds about what we intend to do if life as we know it now changes. If the economy falls into a depression, then we will all probably be staying at home IF we can still afford to pay the rent. Home owners will still be expected to pay the local council tax/rates. IF you can’t afford to pay rent or rates, then you will have to find somewhere else to live. Hopefully, as illegal as the local council is in assuming it is in fact a local government, it will see fit to lower the cost of the tax/rates or cancel them all together until the depression is over. Either way, there will be a lot of people out of work, & these people need to have shelter, food & water. These things may still be available in the cities & towns, but these areas will increasingly become more dangerous to live in the longer the depression lasts, so we can now add a fourth need, safety.
 Keep these priorities in mind when looking for a place to settle in the bush. Water will be the most important; water will provide game & other foods. Look for a place where Cumbungi grows if possible. 

Keeping the above in mind, we will continue with material needs. If you are to leave the city or town, or if you have to hunt & forage, you will need some form of backpack. This can be a simple sack with rope straps tied to the lower corners & gathered around the top, to an inexpensive knapsack purchased at an op-shop. There are plenty of alternatives. I have made several different types of carriers from converted haversacks to 18th century market wallets & snapsacks.


Image from Diderot.

 This is what the French call a Havresac Double. It is similar to the pack known as a Rucksack, & is also much the same as the simple sack method I mentioned above with the straps attached to the lower corners & the gathered top. If you have the time & a sewing kit, you can sew cloth straps top & bottom instead of having to attach the straps at the top to the gathered neck. Now you may be thinking that this knowledge is of little use to you because you already have a good back pack, but remember, every member of your family or group may need to have a back pack each, & it is also possible that you may lose the one you have in some incident along the trail. 




This is a knapsack I made from converting an inexpensive “made in China” old school haversack. These come in a couple of different sizes.


Here is the smaller version of the above with blanket roll & oil cloth secured to the carry straps.



 Here is my own personal knapsack which is also a converted haversack that my wife made for me many years ago. I found that as a haversack it simply did not perform well on the trail carrying more than any haversack was intended to carry, so I cut the carry strap & added more length to turn it into a knapsack. This one also has a chest strap attached. As you can see my oil cloth is secured under the flap closure, & my blanket roll & spare moccasins are tied to the carry straps. Try & avoid zippers on packs, they are usually the first thing to break. If you have buttons, keep them handy so you can repair these packs when the zippers malfunction.

The Snapsack. This one is made from lined. One strap, carried on the back or by your side. The opening can be tied closed.

The Market Wallet. No straps, can be carried over the arm or shoulder. I use mine secured under the flap closure of my knapsack to carry extra light goods.

My haversack, made from a piece of old stockman's coat. Good for foraging or carrying water bottles or food.



Black Hole. Environmental Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Candlewood.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Candlewood.: http://www.gofastandlight.com/Fistful-of-Fatwood-TM-Fire-Tinder-Sticks/productinfo/SU-FATFIST/ I have recieved enquiries regarding the...

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Australian Gun Control BUSTED!!!


We are a group of legal firearm owners who will write true facts,those who post on their sites fake stories will end up here.BUSTED.

WHO IS ON THE HUSH LIST. A post where you can Bust crime and criminals that have been hushed by our Government and Law Enforcement.
Silence......Amanda Vanstone and friends,The Australian Mafia...BUSTED...
Silence..... Where is the gun and who owned it,i'm talking about the Russian Roulette kid Josh Taylor....BUSTED...


Colin Barnett Is Trying To Criminalise A 'Thing'. Literally.


West Australia’s Barnett government is in the process of criminalising the possession of a “thing”. What kind of “thing”? Well, it could be any “thing” really.
Under anti-protest laws currently before the parliament the police need only suspect a “thing” may be used “for the purpose of preventing a lawful activity”, and the onus is on the ‘thing-haver’ to prove that’s not the case.
The bill also criminalises the creation of “a physical barrier to carrying on the lawful activity”.
If they can’t prove their innocence, offenders will face a year in the slammer or a $12,000 fine – and two years or $24,000 in certain circumstances.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Interesting Video, 2 in 1.

This has been put together by one of our members. The rise of radical islam is a symptom of how corrupt and broken our system!!! Once we treat the cause, the symptoms will stop!

Posted by The United Australian Front on Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Self Defense Laws In Australia are Woeful!!!


Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Water Safety. Survival In The Water.

Old Navy / Marine survival skill...Next time your out on the water this tip can come in handy...

Posted by DJ Reminise on Friday, 28 August 2015

Friday, October 9, 2015

New Firearms Rules In West Australia. Ammo & Gunpowder.



In WA gun powder storage laws have just been changed.

You may have no more than 2 kg of gun powder in any one container.
On the outside of the container there must be a clearly visible sign saying “Explosives”.
The container must be made of, or lined with, a material other than a ferrous metal. 
You have to be able to close and lock it.
When closed, it must protect the explosive from the weather and contamination and sources of ignition; and not allow the powder to escape or leak from it.
When locked, the container must prevent removal of or access to the powder by unauthorised people.
The container must be kept closed and locked except when it needs to be opened to deal with the powder in it. Only someone with a firearms licence is to have access to the means of unlocking the container.
You may store at a place no more than 15kg “net explosive quantity” of any ammunition propellant (excluding any ammunition propellant in ammunition) but not more than 4 kg of black powder at that place.
These rules are set out in the Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Finin Liam Christie making a fire crane.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Finin Liam Christie making a fire crane.: Croghan view Wexford, Ireland. Mobile:+353 87 630 1276 finin.christie1 (Skype) http://facebook.com/fininc

Bloom Box: The Alternative Energy that Terrifies Obama

Australian Citizens Evicted From Their Own Homes!


6 Oct 2015 — Illegal land tax/rates charges is an issue Australia wide, & yet only 47 people have signed my petition. No wonder Australia is in the mess it is, so many people just not caring. No one can become self-reliant & self sufficient whilst we still have to pay these corrupt local councils land tax/rates. These rates charges are NOT for services rendered, they are based on how much they consider the property is worth!
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION if you haven't already. People are getting evicted from there homes & their property sold to pay unpaid rates/land tax. THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED!!!
Keith.

Monday, October 5, 2015

Non Electric Workshop.

I took over the old cottage for my workshop because (A) I needed more room, and (B) there is a bees hive in the old workshop!!!
However, some of my grown family want to move back home to the forest, so I will have to get the new garage built & move my workshop yet again. All in a good cause. 

Just thought I would share some of the equipment I have managed to collect for off grid living and in preparation for TEOTWAWKI.

Treadle grindstone.

18th century post vice.

Post of post vice set into wooden floor.

Geared hand drill.

Large Bench drill.

Small bench drill.



I have since acquired a hand operated bench mounted grindstone, and a wood lath. The wood lath I will be converting to pole power instead of electric. 

My Grind Stone, From Electric To Treadle.

I had this old electric grindstone, but it had no power. So I set about stripping it down & attaching it to an old Singer sewing machine treadle base. 
Stripped out the electric motor.

Took the belt pulley off the Singer sewing machine.

Had to make up some shims to fit the sewing machine pulley to the grinder.


Screwed the grinder to a new floor I fitted to the sewing machine base top.


Finished.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Please Sign This Petition.





Local Government Illegal
People all over Australia are waking up to the fact that the 1988 Referendum denied an attempt to legalise local governments.
The High Court of Australia ruled that “State Governments could not raise ANY TAX” and because of this the ‘State Excise on Fuel, Tobacco & Alcohol’ was removed.
It can be clearly seen that the authors of the Constitution were not allowing for any Parliament other than the Federal Parliament to impose a tax. Therefore, the only land rates/tax that can be imposed within Australia is one imposed by the Federal Parliament through the Commissioner for Taxation.
Unless we receive a “Rates Notice” from the ‘Commissioner for Taxation it is INVALID and UNLAWFUL. Clearly, in sections 51 and 52 of the Constitution and from the Constitutional Commission (1985 – 1988) report that the power of taxation is held exclusively by the Federal Parliament.
Section 109 of the Australian Constitution states:
“When a law of a State is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth, the latter shall prevail and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be invalid.”
Because State Governments are subject to the Commonwealth Parliament and also subject to the Commonwealth Constitution, the states cannot lawfully impose a ‘Land Tax’, ‘only the Commonwealth Government holds such taxation authority’.
Unless the State governments can present the legal authority from the High Court of Australia; or from the Federal Government giving authority to raise taxes, citizens are not legally obliged to pay any ‘rates’ imposed by their local council/government. It doesn’t matter what they call themselves, local governments have no legal authority to impose any taxes, and house rates are clearly a tax on the value of the property.
The letter below shows what you can do as a citizen. Address it to your State Minister for local government and stop the illegal taxation being imposed under the name ‘Rates':
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*NOTICE TO MINISTER*

*THIS IS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE*
         Hon [MINISTER’S NAME]
Minister for [MINISTER’S PORTFOLIO]
[MINISTER’S ADDRESS]
Ref: Local Governments Validity.                              Date:                             2013

Dear Minister,
Statement #1:
The High Court of Australia ruled that “State Governments could not raise ANY TAX”.
It can be clearly seen that the authors of the Constitution were not allowing for any Parliament other than the Federal Parliament to impose a tax. Therefore, the only land rates/tax that can be imposed within Australia is one imposed by the Federal Parliament through the Commissioner for Taxation.
Unless we receive a “Rates Notice” from the ‘Commissioner for Taxation it is INVALID and UNLAWFUL.
Clearly in sections 51 and 52 of the Constitution and from the Constitutional Commission (1985 – 1988) report thatthe power of taxation is held exclusively by the Federal Parliament.
Since the State Parliament has no powers under the Australian Constitution to impose taxes, which has been, determined where The High Court of Australia ruled, “State Governments could not raise ANY TAX” and therefore, “Land Tax” is unlawful.  The state government will have to lodge an appeal to the High Court of Australia to overturn the previous decision before they can legally impose such tax upon the people or have the Federal Government hold a referendum to alter the constitution.
Section 109 of the Australian Constitution states:
“When a law of a State is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth, the latter shall prevail and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be invalid.”
Because the Parliament of [STATE] is subject to the Commonwealth Parliament and also subject to the Commonwealth Constitution, the states cannot lawfully impose a ‘Land Tax’, ‘only the Commonwealth Government holds such taxation authority’.
Until the State of [NAME] can provide a legal authority either from the High Court of Australia; or from the Federal Government giving authority to raise taxes, to comply with your intentions would be in breach of the law itself, that you are bound to uphold. When you present such legal authority we will certainly provide the information you request.

Statement #2:
COUNCILS ILLEGAL UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ILLEGAL UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION DETERMINED BY TWO REFERENDUMS
 18 May 1974 & 3 September 1988
The Australian Electoral Commission on their CD “Australian Referendums 1906—1999” have advised the following points:
1.     “Under the Australian Commonwealth Constitution any powers not delegated to the Commonwealth are the prerogative of the States UNLESS THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY DENIED.”
2.    The Referendum on 18th of May 1974
Q4. Local Government Bodies – The fourth proposal sought to amend section 51 of the Constitution to give the Federal Government power to give financial Assistance to lend and borrow money for any local government body.
3.    The people voted NO.
4.    Q4. The referendum was NOT carried.
One State recorded a YES vote (NSW), however; nationally only 46.85% of electors voted YES.

TODAY WE HAVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTLY IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

5.    The Referendum on 3rd of September 1988
                Q3: Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 1988.
Q3. To alter the Constitution to recognise local government
6.    The people voted NO.
7.    Q3. The referendum was NOT carried.
No States recorded a YES vote. However; nationally only 33.62% of electors voted YES.
8.    The legislative proposal was, “119A. – Each State shall provide for the establishment and continuance of a system of local government, with local government bodies elected in
Accordance with the laws of the State and empowered to administer, and to make bylaws, for their respective areas in accordance with the laws of the State.”
9.    Unlike a plebiscite, a referendum is binding on the government.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS IN DIRECT CONTRAVENTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

The Commonwealth Government is funding Local Governments directly contrary to the Constitution.
All local government has been constitutionally illegal since 3-9-88 when there was a referendum to incorporate local Government into the Australian Constitution.
This means that all local government authorities now operate without a lawful head of power. The legal bind is that states cannot retain legislation that condones any form of local government.
Thus all levels of government are operating illegally ignoring the instructions of the people.  If the government will not obey the Constitutional Will of The People and thus democratic law, why should the people obey parliamentary law?  The precedence has been set.
FURTHERMORE Local Government Rates are deemed a tax thus no GST is applicable.
Clearly in sections 51 and 52 of the Constitution and from the Constitutional Commission (1985 – 1988) report thatthe power of taxation is held exclusively by the Federal Parliament.  No states have authority under the constitution to impose a tax. Clearly in sections 51 and 52 of the Constitution and from the Constitutional Commission (1985 – 1988) report that “The power of taxation is held exclusively by the Federal Parliament.” Thus Local Government Rates being a tax are unlawful and in breach of the constitution.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT RECOGNISED WITHIN THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION AND WAS REJECTED AT REFERENDUM OF THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE IN SEPTEMBER 1988 THEREFORE LOCAL COUNCIL HAS NO LAWFUL BASE

 Thus Councils Should Be Dismissed And Local Government Department Administrators Appointed Permanently.
1.       In no section within the Australian Constitution is there provision for the Federal or State Parliament to establish a third level of government without the permission of the people via a Federal Referendum.
2.       The High Court of Australia ruled that “State Governments could not raise ANY TAX”, and because of this the ‘State Excise on Fuel, Tobacco & Alcohol’ was removed.
3.       It can be clearly seen that the authors of the Constitution were not allowing for any Parliament other than the Federal Parliament to impose a tax. Therefore, the only land rates tax that can be imposed within Australia is one imposed by the Federal Parliament through the Commissioner for Taxation.
4.       Unless we receive a “Rates Notice” from the ‘Commissioner for Taxation it is INVALID and UNLAWFUL.
5.       Clearly in sections 51 and 52 of the Constitution and from the Constitutional Commission (1985 – 1988) report that the power of taxation is held exclusively by the Federal Parliament.
6.       The Courts of Australia have long held that council rates are a tax. Yet, under the Australian Constitution, the Parliaments of the States do not have the power of taxation.
7.       “John Winston Howard, Peter Howard Costello & ’Commissioner for Taxation’ Michael Joseph Carmody all stated before the introduction of the infamous “Goods and Services Tax”,
        Quote:  “Local government Council Rates will attract no GST because Council Rates are a tax and we can’t tax a tax”.
8.       The organizations known as ‘local government’ did not exist at the time of the federation of the states into a commonwealth.
9.       A ‘rateable person within the meaning of the local government act 1995’ did not exist at the time of the federation of the states into a commonwealth. It can be seen then, that since ‘local government’ did not exist at the time of Federation, then there can be no continuance of local government law.
10.   Since ‘local government’ did not exist at the time of Federation, then there can be no continuance of ‘local government’ law. Similarly, as ‘local government land rates tax’ did not exist at the time of Federation there can be no continuance of ‘local government land rates tax’ from that time to now.
11.   Following a recommendation of the Constitutional Commission of Inquiry (1985 – 1988) a Referendum was held in September 1988. (“The Constitutional Commission found that there was no basis in law, contained within the Constitution for the provision of ‘Local Government”). They found that barely 50% of the populationeven knew of the existence of the Constitution, let alone its contents, and that only a few percent of those under 25 years of age knew of its existence at all.)
12.   Question 3 from the referendum was:  A Proposed Law; ‘To alter the Constitution to recognise local government.’  Do you approve of this alteration?
13.   The specific (federal Referendum) proposal was:-
(3) Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 1988…. 119A, “Each state shall provide for the establishment and continuance of a system of local government, with local government bodies elected in accordance with the laws of the state, and empowered to administer, and make by-laws for, their respective areas in accordance with the laws of the state”.
14.   It was recognized that the Parliaments of the States did not have the power to establish a third tier of government via ‘local government’ and an amendment to the Constitution was necessary for them to obtain these powers.
15.   If the Constitution had to be altered to allow for the establishment of ‘local government’, before there could be a continuance of ‘local government from the time of federation, then it is clear that these powers did not exist at the time of the Federation of the States into a Commonwealth.
16.   Therefore, if the Constitution had to be altered to allow for the “establishment and continuance” of ‘local government’ these powers did not exist at the time of Federation or sections 106 to 108 of the constitution would have applied and the constitution would not have had to be altered.
17.   For the Constitution to be able to be changed, there must be a majority, (either for or against), in each state and a favourable majority must be returned in a majority of States.
The Australian Electoral Commission advice:
“Referendum results – 3 September 1988”
“(41) Local Government”, being totally reject by 3 084 678 votes of the Australian people.
“Question 3”.
“A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to recognise local government.”
“Do you approve this proposed alteration?”
“The Constitution recognises government at the Commonwealth and State levels but makes no mention of local government. Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 1988 sought to give such constitutional recognition to local government.”
18.   “Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 3 084 678 votes.”
19.   Therefore the continuance of Local Government in defiance of the referendum vote of the people is unlawful?  Thus the Minister would be acting in accordance with the Australian people’s referendum results if he dismissed the Tweed Shire Council.  In fact it is encumbered upon him explicitly follow the instruction of people’s referendum and dismiss all councils.
20.   No other conclusion can be derived from this result other than that Local government was not legally recognized by the people of Australia, who are the Government of Australia through their agents the Parliaments.
21.   The Parliament of the State did not have these powers before the Referendum, and they were most certainly prohibited from having them after the Referendum.
22.   This was confirmed by the Parliament of NSW Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee (No 5), Report 19, Local Government Amalgamations, December 2003 which states on page 51, at 4.78: “Local Government is not recognized in the Australian Constitution. In 1974 and 1988 constitutional recognition of local government was considered in referenda to change the constitution but neither referendum was successful.”
23.   The members of the various Parliaments of the States and the Commonwealth are the elected representatives of the people of Australia. They are not there as representatives of the Parliaments, but as elected servants of the people. Twice, in 1974 and in 1988 the people of Australia (the Government) told their elected representatives that they did not wish to constitutionally recognize local government.
24.   Since the people do not wish to recognize ‘local government’, and since the Constitution does not recognize or grant the power to establish a third level of government, then under Section 109 of the Constitution it was illegal for the Parliament of Western Australia to enact the Local Government Act of 1995.
25.   The 1988 Referendum was a public act under the Federal Constitution. Sections 106 and 108 subject the Constitutions of the States to the over-riding authority of the Federal Constitution and Section 118 requires that full faith and credit be given throughout the Commonwealth of Australia to the laws and public acts and records of every State. If full faith and credit is given, there appears to be NO LEGAL WAY any States can overturn the specific outcome of a Federal Referendum
26.   The Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act of 1906-1973 is a Commonwealth of Australia Act. The Schedule of the Referendum Act provides the wording of the “Writ for Referendum” and includes the words:
27.   “We (the Electorate) command that you (the parliament) cause a proposed law entitled… ……… to be submitted, according to law, in each State to the electors qualified to vote for the election of Members of the House of Representatives” (for each of the six states). It is clear that a “Writ” directs that a Federal Referendum must be by way of a vote state by state. This has the same effect as a state referendum, but under the Federal Act, by doing so invokes Section 109 of the Australian Constitution as an authority that over-rides any inconsistency in the legislation of the States.
28.   Since the parliament of Western Australia has no powers under the Australian Constitution to create a Third Tier of Government, and since they were twice told by the people they serve that the people did not wish to recognize Local Government, then the enactment of the Local Government Act of 1995 was illegal.
29.   THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1995 HAS NO BASIS EITHER CONSTITUTIONALLY OR LEGALLY.
30.   The Constitution was formatted to protect the Australian people from a number of things, and also to give the people of Australia the ability of Self Determination of Government.
NOWHERE DOES IT PERMIT THE PARLIAMENTS, OR THE JUDICIARY, TO OPERATE OUTSIDE THESE GUIDELINES.

PLEASE PROVIDE PROOF OF CLAIM TO ME WITHIN 21 DAYS.

If you can not provide proof of claim to the following 2 statements, then I hold no other view as a Sovereign Subject under Queen Elizabeth the Second and the Federal Constitution that these 2 statements hold true and correct and under the Law of the    Land, All Local Governments in Australia must from this time going forward cease and desist Immediately until Federal Administer can be appointed.


Yours truly,

Name:                                                    of the Family

Signature                                                            date:

Address:



*THIS DOCUMENT IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD*