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rockylizard · rockylizard

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1789 - The first police force in the convict colony of New South Wales is formed. Australia was settled by the convicts and officers of the First Fleet in January 1788. It was believed that the colony's isolation from any civilisation would be deterrent enough for convicts atte...

the rocket · the rocket

Hi everyone, I know this is a long stot but here goes. I am looking for matchbox connectables/ they were popular in 1990's. have a little grandson who would really like them. if you have any you could part with I am happy to buy them and pay postage. new or secondhand. thanks.

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

Written by a former soldier:I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 42 to join the military. They've got the whole thing backwards. For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every ten seconds. Old guys only think abou...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1881 - Bacteriologist and discoverer of penicillin, Alexander Fleming, is born. Alexander Fleming was born near Darvel in Ayrshire, Scotland, on 6 August 1881. He was educated at St Mary's Hospital medical school in London until World War I, when he gained further experienc...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1928 - Dingo hunter Frederick Brooks is killed, sparking the Coniston Massacre of Australian Aborigines. Coniston Station is a large cattle station in central Australia, about 300 km northwest of Alice Springs. Covering 2178 sq km, it is bordered by the Tanami Desert to the w...

milo · milo

Went for a 4 k walk around a friends property today and made some new friends today as well..Some Brahma bulls, and cows .. I love farm animals, I grew up on 2 achres at Kangaroo valley (where my friends place is) and I always helped out the neighbours with there cattle and such.. I miss the farm days..

rockylizard · rockylizard

How does marijuana use affect your brain? As THC enters the brain, it causes the user to feel euphoric or high by acting on the brain's reward system, which is made up of regions that govern the response to pleasurable things like sex and chocolate, as well as to most drugs of abuse. THC activates the rew...

Vic41 · Vic41

SWMBO received this from the Tax Dept today in the mail. She is on a aged pension and has not worked for several years. Apparently according to them she owed $2 (two dollars) and should have lodged a return in the 2010/2011 tax year when still a pensioner. They claimed she owned shares in company perso...

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

This about German Wonderland. Enjoy. There have been little clips about this place for the past few years, it is still not finished but is growing to that conclusion as they will soon run out of space. A short review, it was started by two brothers as a place to show their hobby, it started growing b...

mongrel · mongrel

Has anyone on the forum heard how Garry is going.I trust he is ok . Mongrel.

Vic41 · Vic41

Haven't seen Milo on here for awhile, hope he's ok!

rockylizard · rockylizard

barina · barina

The key that opens my gas bottles door has snapped off and fallen inside. Ii can actually still lock and unlock and open it BUT it is the same key that opens the toilet cassette door and guess what it will not open it. Any ideas please? it is a Mercedes Sprinter. i will ring the people in NSW that fitted it ou...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1850 - A British Act of Parliament separating Victoria from New South Wales is signed by Queen Victoria. Some years after the arrival of the First Fleet in New South wales in 1788, Britain sought to expand its claim on the continent. In 1803, the British Government instructed Li...

shekon · shekon

When did this happen???? Why was I not told in advance. My hair is now white and black, well going grey fast. Might be time to get a colour again. I am now finding that I forget to take my glasses off and have to wear them more and more, maybe fulltime very soon. I find my knees groan when I get up from sitti...

Vic41 · Vic41

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-04/world-war-i-snapshot-australia-time-of-outbreak/5634632

rockylizard · rockylizard

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1860 - The 'Sydney Morning Herald' reports that gold has been found at Lambing Flat, later the scene of Australia's largest anti-Chinese riots. The region surrounding present-day town of Young in the central southwest of New South Wales was first settled by pioneers seekin...

neilnruth · neilnruth

Happy Birthday to all those having birthdays. There are too many to list.... have a great one. Sorry, you'll all have to share the cakes!!!

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	Sez it all... (Preview)	rockylizard	4	686	09:41 PM Aug 8, 2014 by pauline
	August 08 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1789 - The first police force in the convict colony of New South Wales is formed. Australia was settled by the convicts and officers of the First Fleet in January 1788. It was believed that the colony's isolation from any civilisation would be deterrent enough for convicts atte...	rockylizard	3	574	03:02 PM Aug 8, 2014 by Dougwe
	matchbox connectables (Preview) Hi everyone, I know this is a long stot but here goes. I am looking for matchbox connectables/ they were popular in 1990's. have a little grandson who would really like them. if you have any you could part with I am happy to buy them and pay postage. new or secondhand. thanks.	the rocket	1	957	05:51 PM Aug 7, 2014 by Glenelg
	DRAFTING GUYS OVER 60.. (Preview) Written by a former soldier:I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 42 to join the military. They've got the whole thing backwards. For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every ten seconds. Old guys only think abou...	Big Gorilla	4	789	03:27 PM Aug 7, 2014 by barina
	August 06 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1881 - Bacteriologist and discoverer of penicillin, Alexander Fleming, is born. Alexander Fleming was born near Darvel in Ayrshire, Scotland, on 6 August 1881. He was educated at St Mary's Hospital medical school in London until World War I, when he gained further experienc...	rockylizard	3	559	12:13 PM Aug 7, 2014 by pondsmob
	August 07 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1928 - Dingo hunter Frederick Brooks is killed, sparking the Coniston Massacre of Australian Aborigines. Coniston Station is a large cattle station in central Australia, about 300 km northwest of Alice Springs. Covering 2178 sq km, it is bordered by the Tanami Desert to the w...	rockylizard	2	521	12:09 PM Aug 7, 2014 by pondsmob
	Milo made some new friends today ,and that's no bull! (Preview) Went for a 4 k walk around a friends property today and made some new friends today as well..Some Brahma bulls, and cows .. I love farm animals, I grew up on 2 achres at Kangaroo valley (where my friends place is) and I always helped out the neighbours with there cattle and such.. I miss the farm days..	milo	3	360	08:17 PM Aug 6, 2014 by Gerty Dancer
	Something to help us understand others... (Preview) How does marijuana use affect your brain? As THC enters the brain, it causes the user to feel euphoric or high by acting on the brain's reward system, which is made up of regions that govern the response to pleasurable things like sex and chocolate, as well as to most drugs of abuse. THC activates the rew...	rockylizard	13	1182	05:45 PM Aug 6, 2014 by billeeeeeee
	Tax Dept Demand - "LODGE IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID PENALTIES AND AUDIT" ( 1 2 ) (Preview) SWMBO received this from the Tax Dept today in the mail. She is on a aged pension and has not worked for several years. Apparently according to them she owed $2 (two dollars) and should have lodged a return in the 2010/2011 tax year when still a pensioner. They claimed she owned shares in company perso...	Vic41	31	2057	01:26 PM Aug 6, 2014 by _wombat_
	GERMAN WUNDERLAND.... (Preview) This about German Wonderland. Enjoy. There have been little clips about this place for the past few years, it is still not finished but is growing to that conclusion as they will soon run out of space. A short review, it was started by two brothers as a place to show their hobby, it started growing b...	Big Gorilla	2	891	08:58 AM Aug 6, 2014 by Glenelg
	Garry Kelly (Preview) Has anyone on the forum heard how Garry is going.I trust he is ok . Mongrel.	mongrel	5	678	08:38 AM Aug 6, 2014 by Glenelg
	Where's Milo ???? (Preview) Haven't seen Milo on here for awhile, hope he's ok!	Vic41	21	1100	09:20 PM Aug 5, 2014 by milo
	Dear Algebra...... (Preview)	rockylizard	1	400	08:45 PM Aug 5, 2014 by Glenelg
	Broken MH key (Preview) The key that opens my gas bottles door has snapped off and fallen inside. Ii can actually still lock and unlock and open it BUT it is the same key that opens the toilet cassette door and guess what it will not open it. Any ideas please? it is a Mercedes Sprinter. i will ring the people in NSW that fitted it ou...	barina	7	988	06:53 PM Aug 5, 2014 by barina
	August 05 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1850 - A British Act of Parliament separating Victoria from New South Wales is signed by Queen Victoria. Some years after the arrival of the First Fleet in New South wales in 1788, Britain sought to expand its claim on the continent. In 1803, the British Government instructed Li...	rockylizard	2	378	03:07 PM Aug 5, 2014 by pondsmob
	When did this happen. (Preview) When did this happen???? Why was I not told in advance. My hair is now white and black, well going grey fast. Might be time to get a colour again. I am now finding that I forget to take my glasses off and have to wear them more and more, maybe fulltime very soon. I find my knees groan when I get up from sitti...	shekon	9	694	01:25 PM Aug 5, 2014 by Glenelg
	Australia around the time of the outbreak of WW1 (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-04/world-war-i-snapshot-australia-time-of-outbreak/5634632	Vic41	1	689	09:38 AM Aug 5, 2014 by kandagal
	National Galleries (Preview)	rockylizard	1	314	08:50 PM Aug 4, 2014 by aussie_paul
	August 04 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1860 - The 'Sydney Morning Herald' reports that gold has been found at Lambing Flat, later the scene of Australia's largest anti-Chinese riots. The region surrounding present-day town of Young in the central southwest of New South Wales was first settled by pioneers seekin...	rockylizard	1	585	08:43 AM Aug 4, 2014 by Glenelg
	Happy Birthdays (Preview) Happy Birthday to all those having birthdays. There are too many to list.... have a great one. Sorry, you'll all have to share the cakes!!!	neilnruth	3	392	03:59 AM Aug 4, 2014 by Glenelg
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