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<span id="PageContent_PageContentPlaceholder" style="display:inline-block;"> <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="3" summary="Table is for layout purposes only" border="1" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img id="SummaryNewsThumbnail4" height="80" alt="The crew of the life boat Spirit of Guernsey with the Queen's Baton on the small Channel Island." src="/web/20060825123624im_/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/E8393ED6-9B47-47B1-8710-FEF8EBC7F2EC/0/20060130channelislTH.jpg"/> </td> <td width="50%">Visit the聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060825123624/http://qbr.melbourne2006.com.au/?s=qbrphotogalleryaustralia">Australian Photo Gallery</a> or look back on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060825123624/http://qbr.melbourne2006.com.au/?s=qbrphotogallery">International Photo Gallery</a> to see the amazing places the baton has visited.</td> <td><img id="SummaryPhotoGalleryThumbnail4" title="Jodie Henry with Karak and Freddo Frog at Luna Park" height="80" alt="Jodie Henry with Karak and Freddo Frog at Luna Park" src="/web/20060825123624im_/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/459F3836-7A06-4B11-8F1C-5232246BC84F/712/00000056thumbnail.jpg" width="80"/> </td> <td width="50%">Karak the Mascot has been a busy bird over the years leading up to the Games.聽<a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Karak+the+Mascot/Photo+Gallery/">Follow some of his adventures</a> in Karak's Photo Gallery.</td></tr> <tr> <td><img id="SummaryNewsThumbnail2" height="80" alt="Melbourne 2006 Volunteers with Karak" src="/web/20060825123624im_/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/CC4A8DFC-B0D2-47B7-863B-E3D549145862/0/00000202thumbnail.jpg" width="80" text="Melbourne 2006 Volunteers with Karak"/> </td> <td width="50%">For our Volunteers, the journey of a lifetime will take place over the course of 14 months.聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060825123624/https://volunteers.melbourne2006.com.au/photogallery.aspx">View their journey</a> in being聽a Volunteer.</td> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Karak+the+Mascot/Photo+Gallery/Luna+Park/Default.htm"></a><img id="SummaryPhotoThumbnail5" title="100 Days to Go: Monette Russo" height="80" alt="100 Days to Go: Monette Russo" src="/web/20060825123624im_/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/DB1E79B1-7B83-4903-AAD1-ABAB58DA23FA/0/100DTGSydney_MonetteTHB.jpg" width="80"/> </td> <td width="50%">For high-resolution pictures of key Games milestone,聽<a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Media+Centre/Media+Photos/">download Media Photos</a> in the Media Centre.</td></tr></tbody></table> <br clear="all"/> <h1>Games Photo Galleries</h1></span> <div class="search">Sort By <select name="SortBy" id="SortBy"> <option selected="selected" value="StartDate DESC">Date</option> <option value="DisplayName ASC">Name</option> </select><input type="submit" name="Sort" value="Submit" id="Sort"/></div> <div class="photogalleryrow1"><div id="SummaryPhotoGallery1" class="photogalleryitem"><div class="thumbnail"><a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Festival+Highlights/Default.htm"><img id="SummaryPhotoGalleryThumbnail1" src="/web/20060825123624im_/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/A65AA8A5-1BD4-4826-B340-A03A4729413D/0/20060325_BollywoodatSMMB_press_th.jpg" alt="Bollywood at the Bowl." title="Bollywood at the Bowl." width="80" height="80"/></a></div><div class="info"><h3>Festival Highlights</h3><div class="datedesc">30 March 2006</div><div class="description">Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Australia's biggest free cultural festival during the Games.</div><a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Festival+Highlights/Default.htm">View the festival highlights gallery.</a></div></div><div id="SummaryPhotoGallery2" class="photogalleryitem"><div class="thumbnail"><a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Incredible+India/Default.htm"><img id="SummaryPhotoGalleryThumbnail2" src="/web/20060825123624im_/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/FD640331-4136-4345-A707-33B7F922DE37/0/SushmitaSenTB.jpg" alt="The M2006 Closing Ceremony" title="The M2006 Closing Ceremony" width="80" height="80"/></a></div><div class="info"><h3>Incredible India</h3><div class="datedesc">26 March 2006</div><div class="description">India gives the world a sneak preview for what to expect in Delhi 2010</div><a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Incredible+India/Default.htm">View the India Closing Ceremony gallery</a></div></div><div class="photogalleryrowend"> </div></div><div class="photogalleryrow2"><div id="SummaryPhotoGallery3" class="photogalleryitem"><div class="thumbnail"><a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Melbourne+says+Farewell/Default.htm"><img id="SummaryPhotoGalleryThumbnail3" src="/web/20060825123624im_/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/65290EAC-A232-4C42-A7E5-54BF78238FDF/0/GrinspoonTB.jpg" alt="The M2006 Closing Ceremony" title="The M2006 Closing Ceremony" width="80" height="80"/></a></div><div class="info"><h3>Melbourne says Farewell</h3><div class="datedesc">26 March 2006</div><div class="description">The Melbourne 2006 Closing Ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.</div><a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Melbourne+says+Farewell/Default.htm">View the Closing Ceremony gallery</a></div></div><div id="SummaryPhotoGallery4" class="photogalleryitem"><div class="thumbnail"><a href="/web/20060825123624/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Karachi+comes+to+Melbourne/Default.htm"><img 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