Australia and Her Near Neighbors

This must have been a bank giveaway. You can bank on the "Wales"! A wheel is much better than a toaster, in my opinion. This wheel measures 9 inches across and is in fair shape. I'll admit: it's not the most attractive item in our collection, but I've seen worse.

Each country has been assigned a different native animal to represent it. The other usual stuff is here: capital, languages, major products. Pakistan barely makes the map. That's a far stretch to be considered a "near neighbor" of Australia, don't you think?

A Rita Todd inscribed her name on the back -- twice -- along with her address in a Sydney suburb.