Murray Bridge, Photo Essay
Ibrahim and Mehmet's Card Game
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Brewing strong Turkish tea
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Tea is the fixture of the night
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Ibrahim is host for tonight's game
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'Okey', a card game with pieces like dominoes
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Another tea to keep everyone sharp
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Mehmet, one of the first Turkish people in the Bridge
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Game begins with pieces slammed on the table
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Many Turkish immigrants became market gardeners
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Market gardens have been punished by the drought
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"My kids don't want to continue this work." Ibrahim
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"If you come to Australia get a trade" Mehmet
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Okey rule, the loser hosts the next game
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Tea is best, hot and sweet
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Mehmet has moved on from market gardening
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"Racism was bad when we first came, but now its ok" Mehmet
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Everyone quotes their favourite Turkish saying
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If you beat the donkey hard enough, it will run faster than the horse
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If you look for a faultless friend you will be friendless
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Ibrahim was one of the first Halal slaughter men in Murray Bridge
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Downsizing a lot of workers lost their jobs
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Fond memories of the first Mosque in Murray Brdge...
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An old house was bought in Woomera, nearly 2000km away
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...and trucked down to Murray Bridge.
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The Mosque caters for a variety of cultures in Murray Bridge
