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Autumn in Denmark
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Den Danske Forening
Heimdal October 2011
Medlemsblad
Newsletter for the Danish Association ‘Heimdal’ – Established 1872
We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send emails and other material to the editor for publication. The closing date for the November issue is 20 October 2011. We will endeavour to publish all material submitted but reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor.
From the Editor
The heat is on and the Swedish Club is keen to
meet the Danish shooters at the Moose Hunt
on 15 October. The 2011 QLD Multicultural
Festival at Roma Street Parkland on 16
October is a celebration of the cultural
diversity of Queensland and I would
encourage members and friends from all
clubs to participate in the event. The festival
entertainment program is expected to be
announced shortly and will undoubtedly be a
big day out once again. See you there.
Make a Difference
At the August Cafe Danmark we had some great
help from several volunteers – a big thank you to
Eva and Jose Kaiser, Andy and Aase Brodersen
and Grete Hindsberger for participating and
giving a hand.
It makes a huge difference to the hard-working
team organising these evenings when we get an
extra set of hands/legs to either come early and
set up tables or stay after and help clear and
remove the tables and clean up, so don’t be shy
– this is the best way to ensure all of us can enjoy
the great atmosphere in the club and have a
good time.
Just ring the club mobile 0437 612913 and let us
know when you can give a hand – the next
opportunity is Friday 23 September.
Our upcoming October and November Cafe
Nights are always busy with the extra activities of
Christmas stalls, so any help here would also be
welcome.
Editor: Lone Schmidt
Phone: 07 3359 2026
Email: [email protected]
Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen
Phone: 0423 756394
Skype: pete.at.thebathouse
Email: [email protected]
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION “HEIMDAL” INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006
Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org
WELCOME TO OUR NEW
MEMBERS IN SEPTEMBER
Natasha Arnold, Clayfield Vibe & Jeff Whiteman, Paddington
Michael Conroy & Sukanya Yuankratok, New Farm
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INTEREST AND SUPPORT
28 September – Poul Tvede
CONGRATULATIONS
What’s on at the Danish Club?
Café Danmark 23 September 2011 from 6 pm Come in and say hello to new and old friends and try our tasty ‘smørrebrød’: the
menu varies from time to time, but you’ll often find ‘rullepølse’ (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, pate, roast pork and ‘Esrom’ cheese. And yummy hot
dogs. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg from Denmark as well as your
favourite Australian brews. If you prefer a glass of wine with your food, we have a good variety of whites, reds and sparkling on offer.
It’s also an opportunity to buy delicious Danish pastries, ryebread and other specialty
breads and organic biscuits direct from Britt’s Danish Delights. Tea offers smallgoods and quality meats from Flemming, the Danish butcher at Woolloongabba, as well as
her own goodies including remoulade. It’s a good idea to order in advance and pick up at the café.
Dinner Dance 30 September 2011 with the Swiss Club Hurry, deadline coming up soon, find your flyer at the club
Legestue 1. søndag 2 October 2011 Kids’ Play Group 1st Sunday Café Sverige 14 October 2011 If you have any Swedish friends, tell them to turn up for this event, but check with
the Swedish Club for times
Moose Hunt 15 October 2011 with the Swedish Club See the invite from the Swedish club with details – ring Kim Tvede, if you would like more details.
2011 Queensland Multicultural Festival 16 October 2011 at Roma Street Parkland 10-5 pm See details in the newsletter, come and help raise funds at our stall or just come in
and enjoy the activities.
Café Danmark 28 October 2011
Christmas markets start from 6 pm
Legestue Every Friday 9.30-11.30 Kids’ Play Group and 1st Sunday from 10-
12 See contact details in the newsletter or on Facebook – give your children an
opportunity to speak Danish and play with other children in their age group. And you can catch up with the young Danes in Brisbane.
Need any snaps or other Danish or Scandinavian classics? We can help you
source it.
Price list
Snaps
Jubilæum 100 cl $ 70
Jubilæum 70 cl $ 55
Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 100 cl $ 70
Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 70 cl $ 50
Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 50 cl (PET bottle) $ 35
Aalborg Porse 70 cl $ 50
Aalborg Export 70 cl $ 50
Brøndum 100 cl $ 65
Bitters
Gammel Dansk 100 cl $ 65
How to order and pay:
By email [email protected]
By phone 0437 612 913 or 3359 2026
Payment by EFT to Heimdal’s account at Suncorp
BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468
Payment by cheque issued to Heimdal and mailed to treasurer:
Lone Schmidt, 24 Ashley Road, Chermside West QLD 4032
ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC
Now we have also sourced herring, cod roe, salmon paste, Danish lumpfish caviar and
other goodies for our members – buy them at the next cafe
Falkeskog Onion Herring 630 g $ 9
Falkeskog Anchovy Spiced Herring 630g $ 9
Viking Matjes Herring 550g $ 8
Amanda Cod Roe (torskerogn) 200g $ 5
Viking Salmon Paste 150g $ 5
Tyrkisk Peber 150 g $ 3.50
Fazer Salmiakki Mix 180 g $ 4.50
2011 Queensland Multicultural Festival
16 October 2011 10 am–5 pm
This is our annual opportunity to participate in a multicultural event and a fantastic
chance to generate funds for our club and we need volunteers to participate in a
number of tasks.
Saturday 15 October we will be at work at Roma Street Parkland setting up the stall and
packing up supplies at Austin Street.
Photo: Alan Pryzbylak
From the 2009 event: The Denmark team is kept busy
Sunday 16 October the festival kicks off at 10 am and finishes at 5 pm – it’s a busy day
and although the committee members will be there, we need several volunteers to help
sell coffee, pastries, soft drinks and ice cream cones. If you were there last year, you’ll
know that it got pretty hectic at times.
We have split the day into 3 hour time slots (8 on each shift), but if you can only
participate for 2 hours, we will take that, too. Give Lone Schmidt a ring on 0437 612 913 or
email her at [email protected] and let us know when you’ll be there.
Saturday set-up at Roma Street Parkland and Austin Street 09:00 – 13:00
Sunday at Roma Street Parkland 11:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 17:00
Clean up, dismantle stall Sunday 17.00 – 19.00
Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt’s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month
Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products
Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje.
For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: www.brittsdanishdelight.com.au
Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Ph: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: [email protected]
Background on Kvonn KVONN is a lively group of musicians from the Faroe Islands playing traditional and contemporary folk music from Scandinavia. KVONN’s repertoire includes music composed by the band members, as well as traditional tunes and tunes from
WARNING! – "Watch OUT!!! The Swedes are having their annual Moose Hunt"
When: 15 October 10.30 am (until around 1.30 pm)
Where: Sporting Shooters Assn Of Australia
292 Mt Petrie Road, BELMONT
Winner presentation & traditional meal at:
Meadowlands Park, Meadowlands Road, CARINDALE around 1.45 pm
Dress code: Swedish Moose Hunter (closed-in shoes)
Cost: For the Hunter $30 for 10 rounds of 223 Rifle and 5 rounds of Shot Gun plus an
additional $10 for traditional meal. If you want to join the Hunter’s Team afterwards for
the meal – no problem just pay $10.
After the shooting event we will meet up at Meadowlands Park, Meadowlands Road,
Carindale to announce the winners and to enjoy the traditional meal – Pea soup with
Ryebread and Mustard with a glass of Punsch (Arrach - SDUs own), coffee/tea and cake
(cold drinks available to purchase). Please bring a chair - there is limited seating at the park.
BOOKINGS – required as soon as possible as we have to give numbers to the Shooters
Association, by the latest 3/10/2010
To book and for further information:
Email: [email protected] eller mobil 0411 753 297
Pay $30 for shooting + $10 for food:
Bank of Qld, BSB 124001 account 10215936 Swedes Down Under
– please include name when making your payment
WELCOME!!!!!
SWEDES DOWN UNDER
Folketingsvalg Resultatet af det nysoverståede folketingsvalg blev en snæver sejr for venstrefløjen med 89 mandater mod højrefløjens 86 mandater. Både Socialdemokratiet og Socialistisk Folkeparti mistede stemmer og dermed 8 mandater, hvilket blev mere end opvejet af 2 andre partier på venstrefløjen – Det Radikale Folkeparti forøgede deres mandatantal fra 9 til 17, og Enhedslisten gik fra 4 til 12 mandater, så de små partier synes at gøre det bedre end de større etablerede partier. Konservative var valgets største taber med 10 færre mandater end ved sidste valg skarpt fulgt af Socialistisk Folkeparti, som mistede 7 mandater. Så nu er det op til Socialdemokratiets Helle Thorning-Schmidt at strikke en regering sammen af de forskellige partier og interessegrupper – god fornøjelse. Det bemærkes i pressen, at kun 4 i det danske folketing har indvandrerbaggrund – altsaa mindre end 2.5%. Det er også det yngste Folketing nogensinde med en gennemsnitsalder på 44.4 år sammenlignet med 2007 valget, hvor gennemsnitsalderen var 45.6 år og endelig 1953, hvor snittet var 51.8 år, så en klar tendens, der i 2011 skyldes fremgang paa venstrefløjen, hvor det hovedsagligt er yngre kvinder, der er blevet indvalgt, så der tales ligefrem om, at yngre kvinder er ’stormet’ ind i Folketinget. EM i fodbold Danmark vandt 2-0 over Norge I kvalifikationskampen 6. september, og nu skal vi så bare slå Cypern og Portugal for at sikre plads i EM – selvom der er jo utallige muligheder og variationer afhængigt af, hvordan de andre kampe ender. Danmark skal spille mod Cypern (ude) 7. oktober og Portugal (hjemme) 11. oktober, så hav klaphattene klar til at støtte de rød/hvide gutter. Kampen sendes på TV, men på et noget ugunstigt tidspunkt for os i Australien – hvis der er interesse, åbner vi gerne klubben og tænder for fjernsynet og kaffemaskinen – giv en melding til bestyrelsen snarest.
Information to Danes in Australia, Fiji and New Zealand from the Royal Danish Embassy From 1 January 2012 you need to go to the Embassy in Canberra or the Consulate General in Sydney if you need a new passport. From 1 January 2012 new Danish passports must contain digital photos, fingerprints and signatures. In this way, safeguards against forgery and misuse of passports are strengthened considerably. Passports issued before 1 January 2012 already has a digital photo of the holder. Your present passport is still valid until its date of expiry. The decision to introduce fingerprints in passports has been made at central level in the EU as part of the fight against terrorism, human trade, human trafficking, illegal immigration and other cross border crimes. With the new biometric passports Danish citizens will have the security of knowing that they are able to travel to countries which in the future will demand this type of passport for entry. With the new passport you are protected in the best way possible against someone stealing your identity and pretending to be you and against forgery of your passport. In order to issue a new passport, special equipment for taking photos, recording fingerprints and signature is required. The applications must be handed to and handled by specially authorized staff that will have access to certain data in the Danish Civil Registration registry, the CPR register. As a consequence, from 1 January 2012 it will only be possible to apply for a passport in Australia, Fiji and New Zealand by personal appearance at the embassy in Canberra or the Consulate General in Sydney. The Danish Honorary Consulates in Australia, Fiji and New Zealand will from that date no longer be authorized to accept passport applications. The same applies already for citizens of other EU countries residing outside their home country. They also have to travel to the capital of the country in which they reside or to their home country to apply for a new passport. What are my options until 1 January 2012? Until 1 January 2012 you have the options described on our website (http://oceanien.um.dk). The new passports will be valid for 2, 5 or 10 years – just as it is the case now. What can be handled by the Honorary Consulates from 1 January 2012? After 1 January 2012 the Honorary Consulates can still extend the validity of passports and issue emergency passports. A condition for extension of an expired passport is that it expired no more than two years ago. A passport can only be extended once and only for a maximum of 12 months. We recommend that you make sure that the authorities of the country or countries to which you plan to travel accept extended passports. For instance, it is not possible to travel to USA without a visa on an extended passport. An emergency passport is issued with a validity limited to the period required for the duration of the journey and the rules of the countries through which you travel. The maximum validity of an emergency passport is 12 months. An emergency passport must be surrendered to the Danish police or a Danish mission abroad after use. Travelling with an emergency passport may cause problems with other countries’ border controls. Therefore, we recommend that you make sure that the authorities of the country or countries to which you plan to travel accept emergency passports. Can I get a new passport during my holiday in Denmark? Yes. It is already possible – and cheaper – to get a passport through a municipality (kommune) in Denmark. All Danish citizens can apply for a passport at the Office of Citizen Services (Borgerservicecenter) in any municipality. It is not necessary for you to reside in or in other ways be attached to the municipality. You can find addresses of Offices of Citizen Services at www. kommune.dk (in Danish only). You may wish to call in advance for information about opening hours, booking of appointment etc. and inform the municipality that you reside abroad.
Can my child be included in my passport? No. Since 1 October 2004 children, also new-borns and children not yet named, must have their own passport. An Honorary Consulate may issue a temporary (emergency) passport if you are in urgent need of a passport. See above about emergency passports. Must children also give their fingerprints? No. Fingerprints are not collected from children under 12 years of age, but they still have to appear in person in order to apply for a passport. From 1 January 2012 applications for passports for children can only be lodged with the Embassy in Canberra or the Consulate General in Sydney. Must I also go to the Embassy or the Consulate General to collect my new passport? No, you may appear in person to pick up your passport where you lodged your application. You may also – as is the case today – have your passport mailed to you. Before the Embassy or the Consulate General forwards your new passport, you must send in your old passport for cancellation.
ooOoo
You will be able to renew your current Danish passport at the Royal Danish Consulate in Brisbane up until the new rules come into effect on the 1/01/2012.
Our Address is:
Suite 525, Level 5 Toowong Tower 9 Sherwood Road PO Box 2178 TOOWONG QLD 4066
Telephone Enquiries:
9:00am - 4:00pm - Monday to Friday
Ph: 07 3374 3062
Opening hours:
From August 16th
to October 4th
the office will only be open on Tuesdays.
Normal opening hours will resume on 4th
October 2011.
Tuesday - 10am - 1pm
Thursday – 10 am – 1pm
In order to accommodate the expected increase in passport applications we will from November and December also be open on Saturdays between 10 am – 2pm
Please bring passport photos – you may go to the nearby Toowong Post Office for these.
Current rates are: $165 for a passport with a validity of 10 years
Special rates apply for children and adults over 65.
COMMITTEE 2011/2012
President: Søren Høimark Phone 07 3359 2026 Mobile 0431 881 513 E-mail: [email protected]
Committee Member: Kim Tvede Phone: E-mail: [email protected]
Vice President:
Alan Przybylak Mobile 0402 691 435 E-mail: [email protected]
Committee Member:
Peter Hansen Phone (02) 6680 3574 E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer :
Lone Schmidt Phone 07 3359 2026 E-mail: [email protected]
Committee Member: Michael Schmidt Mobile 0418 761 515 E-mail: [email protected]
PHOTO COMING
SOON
Committee Member:
Henning Klinke
Committee Member:
Lise Kopittke Mobile: 0429 165 996 E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary:
Vivian Lindup Mobile 0411 084475
E-mail: [email protected]
Committee Member: Iben Giessing Lund Mobile: 0434 933 953 E-mail: [email protected]
2011 Queensland Multicultural
Festival
is happening on Sunday 16 October 2011 at Roma Street Parkland – come
help us at the stall or show your support by buying coffee and pastries
or maybe a delicious ice cream cone.
Ring Soren 0431 881513 or Lone 0436 612913 if you can help – a few hours of
your time is all it takes.
Moose Hunt with Swedes Down Under at Belmont
15 October 2011 See the invite elsewhere in the
newsletter – contact Kim Tvede at [email protected] if you would like
to shoot for the Danish team.
Soccer – European Championships Denmark plays Cyprus on 7 October
and Portugal on 11 October in the
qualifying rounds for the European Championships – GO DENMARK!
Films from Zentropa now available
on demand Zentropa has produced some of the
most beloved classics in Danish film including Oscar, Golden Globe and
Palme D'or winning titles.
Over the years Zentropa has frequently been contacted by Danes living abroad
who are very interested in watching Danish films, but have had difficulties
accessing the films due to the often
limited international distribution. In order to make their films more widely
available to Danes living outside of Denmark, as well as foreigners
interested in Danish films, we have recently launched Zentropa on Demand
(www.zentropaondemand.com), a platform designed to provide people all
over the world with direct access to the
Zentropa film catalogue at any time.
You can also join their Facebook group "Zentropa on Demand".
Christmas Markets
Time to get ready to set up your stall at Cafe Danmark in October and
November – ring Lone on 0437 612 913 to book your table.
Special Film Event coming up in
November The new movie about Dirch Passer
(played by Nicolaj Lie Kaas) recently premiered in Denmark and we are
proud to announce that a special
screening will be held at Palace Centro in James Street on Sunday 27
November – mark your calendar. More in the November newsletter.
Annual membership fees
The annual membership fees were due on 1 July 2011 and all membership
cards have been handed out. If you haven’t paid your membership fee yet,
please help us by paying it as soon as possible.
Club Centenary 1972
In connection with the club’s centenary
in 1972, a history of the club’s first 100 years was prepared. Has anybody got
a copy that I may borrow, asks the editor. Thanks to Harly for lending us a
copy of the Centenary dinner menu and program. We are also looking for
copies of old newsletters.
‘The Protectors’ (Livvagterne) Watch out for this new series on SBS
showing on Thursdays. Zanne Mallett has kindly donated a DVD with the first
series (10 episodes) which we will raffle at the next cafe.
Danish Vintage opening at
Woolloongabba Antique Centre If you’re looking for something special
that’s also Danish, check out their new store – Christina and James are
opening in a couple of days.
Bookings for Cafe Danmark
If you want to book a table for a party of 8 or more at Cafe Danmark, let Lone
know on 0437 612 913 – we can serve smørrebrød on large platters to your
table, if you prefer not to queue.
Study & Stay in Australia? Your door to the best in Australian Education & Training….
We are Danes, with a strong background in both Danish and Australian education & training. Though we work with people from any country, we run some especially exciting programs between Denmark and Australia, including:
Guiding would-be migrants to courses for recognition in 60-Point occupations
Assisting students to enter the very best course, school/college/university for their needs
Study Tours – customised to meet the particular needs of the Danish schools/colleges/universities
Semester Study Abroad – individuals or classes come to undertake one semester of study, and get credit back into their secondary school/undergraduate programs in Denmark
Placing students into workplaces in Australia for Occupational Training, which is part of their studies in Denmark
Consulting services for Danish institutions wishing to establish links with Australian partners.
We’d be delighted to assist you in any of these areas. Please do not hesitate to contact us: Riborg Andersen [email protected] Ph: 07-38 52 55 11
Subject: HEIMDAL'S HISTORY
At the last A.G.M. I got the "subtle hint" from the President, Søren, that I might take on the task of writing Heimdal's history from 1972 to 2012 ( the Club's 140 years' anniversary.)
I'm ready and willing to do this. I became President in 1984, but for the years 1972 to 1984, I could especially do with some help. If you have any information, stories or photos for the last 40 years of the Club's history, which you think could be of interest, I would like to hear from you by email: [email protected] or by ordinary mail to 28 Netherby Rise. Sunrise Beach Qld 4567.
My wife Eilan is presently re-typing the first 100 years' history, written by P.B. Hansen, the copy of which has now nearly become illegible. It is a very interesting and invaluable history of our Club. It concludes with the 100 years Jubilee Dinner in September 1972. We have the guest list and menu, plus a press article of the occasion, but no further information of this special occasion. So maybe we can start the next 40 years from there.
I look forward to hearing from you, no matter how "colourful" or controversial your stories are. They are all part of our history.
Med venlig hilsen,
Preben Kirkemann Nielsen, Honorary Member, Heimdal.
Note from the Editor:
We are also looking for copies of newsletters from this period. If you can help, let Preben or me know.
Dansk legegruppe for medlemmer af Heimdal
Fredag 9.30-11.30 i Heimdals lokaler, 36 Austin St, Newstead QLD 4006 Første søndag i måneden 10-12
Vi er en gruppe forældre, der taler dansk
med vores børn – vi ved, at de lærer dansk
fra os, men hvad de lærer gennem leg med
andre danske børn er en anden ting, hvilket
er grunden til, at vi startede den danske
legestue.
Gruppen er for børn i alderen 0 til
skolealderen og det koster $2 pr familie pr
gang (pengene går til udgifter i forbindelse
med afholdelse af gruppen).
Da vi låner lokalerne gratis, er betingelsen,
at man er medlem af Heimdal. Legegruppen
startede under Playgroup Queensland, så
det er også en betingelse, at man er
medlem der:
http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au/qld/
- vi er bl.a. dækket af en forsikring og har
adgang til deres legetøjsbibliotek.
Hvis du er på Facebook, kan du også finde
os under gruppen: Heimdal Brisbane
Families w/kids
Hvis du er interesseret eller mangler
oplysninger, så kontakt:
Tea
Tlf: 3379 1667 / 0419 659 837
E-mail: [email protected]
Tina
Tlf: 3191 0411 / 0403 838 663
E-mail: [email protected]
Iben
Mob. 0434 933 953
E-mail: [email protected]
Der er også en søndagsgruppe, som mødes
den første søndag i måneden fra 10-12 –
for dem, som ikke kan om fredagen
Kontakt Iben, hvis du/I er interessserede
– den bliver aflyst, hvis der er for mange
afbud.
Det er ikke altid nemt at være to-sproget:
Ditte tog sin t-shirt på med vrangen ud af og spurgte sin mor Tea "Can you put it right?" – Tea lovede at hjælpe
hende, hvis hun spurgte på dansk og Ditte sagde: " Kan du gøre den venstre?" :)
Tilde ville fortælle sin far, at hun havde plantet frø –det blev til: “We planted frogs”.
Store Kolde Bord 12 November 2011 ’Smorgasbord’
Julestue 20 November 2011
Cafe Danmark 25 November 2011
from 6 pm
Filmen om Dirch at Palace Cinemas 27 November 2011
Christmas party 10 December 2011
New Year’s Eve 31 December 2011
(if we can find somebody to organise the event!)
Scandinavian Book club
Next Book club meeting:
Café Danmark
Friday 23rd September at 7.15 pm
Mezzanine level
Join us for a cuppa and chat.
What have you been reading this
month? Grab a tea or coffee and join us
in the upstairs library for a discussion of
recent reads. Everyone is welcome.
Specifically up for discussion will be “All
we Ever Wanted was Everything” by
Janelle Brown and new Danish author:
Andrea Heiberg who will be joining us as
a special book club guest in coming
months.
****September Book Swap*****
Bring along a book that you have read,
that you wish to swap with someone else.
It can be any genre, it does not matter
whether you liked the book, or not – it is
just a way of breaking the rut of reading
the same authors and hopefully try
reading something/someone new.
BOOK REVIEW “UNSPOKEN” by Mari
Jungstedt
“Unspoken” opens with the expectation
of a crime about to be committed and
when the deceased body is finally found,
it is obvious it is a particularly vicious
crime. Outwardly it appears to be an
open and shut case of an alcoholic ex-
press photographer, who is robbed and
murdered for his recent winnings, but is
this just what it is supposed to look like.
Set in the picturesque and historic villages
of Gotland, an island off the coast of
Sweden, this novel is the first one I read
by this author yet the second in the series
( the first one being Unseen from 2006). I
do wonder why she is not more widely
known as her writing is pretty good, the
level of intrigue average to above
average and there is no way one would
suspect the killer until the closing
chapters. However, some Crime readers
may find this unappealing, particularly
those who sometimes get a bit annoyed
with a lack of clues to work out the
identity of the killer.
Intertwined in the crime is Jungstedt's
tragic story of a teenage girl, the child of
a single alcoholic mother, and her
personal and lonely story. One can
empathize with the plight of this girl and
how her vulnerability allows her to
become a victim. When she too is found
dead, Detective Knutas is convinced that
the murders are linked. But are the
readers?
I loved the descriptive element of the
wintry landscape and the visuals the
characters give you of their world. I do
wish that I had read this series in order so
that the main character's personal stories
would have held more meaning. The
journalist who uncovers important clues, is
having an affair with a married woman,
and although their story and part in the
book is believable, it did become
somewhat melodramatic, however it
could be said that this is indicative of
modern society. To sum up:
The good: Descriptive elements of scene
and empathy I felt for Fanny's tragic story
The Bad: Sudden and late appearance
of any clues to determine the killer
The Ugly: Leap of Faith that the murders
were connected
Happy reading,
Amanda McLaughlin
Co-ordinator
Ph. 3266 4538
Christmas decorations from Hanne & Kirsten
As usual it seems way too early to be talking about Christmas, but it’s time to prepare for the Christmas stalls and possibly a Christmas market in early December at the Danish club. If you’re interested in participating, give us a ring
or email us.
Dates for Christmas markets: 28 October 2011
and 25 November 2011
The Danish Association Heimdal Inc. Est 1872
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*) Ordinary member: Danish born/descendant of a person whose father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was born in Denmark or was a Danish citizen at the time of that person's birth
The membership fee may be paid by EFT to Heimdal’s account with Suncorp BSB NO: 484-799 Account No: 02495 1468 using your membership number and name as reference. Please send the form to Birte Schmidt if there are any changes in your details.
If paying by cheque, please make it payable to “The Danish Association Heimdal” and post it to the Membership officer: Birte Schmidt 35/192 Hargreaves Road MANLY WEST QLD 4179 Phone 07 3348 4979 Email [email protected]