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rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1824 - New South Wales is constituted a Crown Colony. A Crown Colony is a British colony, controlled by the British Crown and represented by a Governor, yet a distinct and separate settlement. The British Governor oversaw consultative councils composed mostly of the governo...

Vic41 · Vic41

Around 1954 I was snorkelling on the reef around Triggs Island (Perth suburbs WA) and saw what I thought was a washer in a pothole on the reef. When I retrieved it I saw it was a coin the same as the one shown in this link, it was covered in marine growth which I cleaned off. See; http://www.abc.net.au/ne...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan leaves Seville on his first leg of the journey to circumnavigate the world. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea explorer. He was born in 1480, and at age 12 he became a page to King John II and Queen Eleonora at the royal court at Lisbon. Here he was abl...

kandagal · kandagal

Yesterday a very nice large bouquet of flowers was delivered here to me (by default). Yesterday was the birthday of the lady who owns the house we are house sitting & someone in Japan sent the flowers. Apparently Thea saved the Japanese person from drowning in cairns a few years ago. So Keith to...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Something for the young (orrite - praps a BIT old) rev-heads amongst us.

I loved this era - and Bathurst was such a fantastic track - incredible to see how much it has changed since these days Cheers - John

Gunsondeck · Gunsondeck

According to the Bible, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Palestine, a country full of people called Mohammed, Abdul, Mounir, Aziz, Ashad, Ahmed, Faroukh, Omar, Isha, Musa, Youssouf, Mouloud, etc. And yet he managed to find 12 friends called Matthew, Mark, Peter, John, James, Bartholomew, Phillip...

Gunsondeck · Gunsondeck

I think it applies to me!! http://biggeekdad.com/2014/08/dont-look-good-anymore/

the rocket · the rocket

HI Everyone, does anyone know where I can learn how to make soap on the northside of Brisbane? thanks.

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... 1173 - Construction begins on the Tower of Pisa, which is later to become the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell tower, or campanile, of the cathedral in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli (field of Miracles). The tower took nearly 200 years to complete, be...

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.

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	August 11 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1824 - New South Wales is constituted a Crown Colony. A Crown Colony is a British colony, controlled by the British Crown and represented by a Governor, yet a distinct and separate settlement. The British Governor oversaw consultative councils composed mostly of the governo...	rockylizard	2	460	05:21 PM Aug 11, 2014 by Jonathan
	Old Chinese Coin in NT (Preview) Around 1954 I was snorkelling on the reef around Triggs Island (Perth suburbs WA) and saw what I thought was a washer in a pothole on the reef. When I retrieved it I saw it was a coin the same as the one shown in this link, it was covered in marine growth which I cleaned off. See; http://www.abc.net.au/ne...	Vic41	8	717	06:20 AM Aug 11, 2014 by Cloak
	August 10 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan leaves Seville on his first leg of the journey to circumnavigate the world. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea explorer. He was born in 1480, and at age 12 he became a page to King John II and Queen Eleonora at the royal court at Lisbon. Here he was abl...	rockylizard	2	702	08:17 PM Aug 10, 2014 by Woody n Sue
	Bunch of flowers (Preview) Yesterday a very nice large bouquet of flowers was delivered here to me (by default). Yesterday was the birthday of the lady who owns the house we are house sitting & someone in Japan sent the flowers. Apparently Thea saved the Japanese person from drowning in cairns a few years ago. So Keith to...	kandagal	2	474	04:26 PM Aug 10, 2014 by neilnruth
	1964 Bathurst Pictures (Preview) Gday... Something for the young (orrite - praps a BIT old) rev-heads amongst us. I loved this era - and Bathurst was such a fantastic track - incredible to see how much it has changed since these days Cheers - John	rockylizard	8	1590	04:10 PM Aug 10, 2014 by Bryan
	Miracle or mischief? (Preview) According to the Bible, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Palestine, a country full of people called Mohammed, Abdul, Mounir, Aziz, Ashad, Ahmed, Faroukh, Omar, Isha, Musa, Youssouf, Mouloud, etc. And yet he managed to find 12 friends called Matthew, Mark, Peter, John, James, Bartholomew, Phillip...	Gunsondeck	4	628	02:09 AM Aug 10, 2014 by cultana
	I Don’t Look Good Anymore... (Preview) I think it applies to me!! http://biggeekdad.com/2014/08/dont-look-good-anymore/	Gunsondeck	11	1144	10:47 PM Aug 9, 2014 by Vic41
	SOAP MAKING (Preview) HI Everyone, does anyone know where I can learn how to make soap on the northside of Brisbane? thanks.	the rocket	10	967	08:42 PM Aug 9, 2014 by Cloak
	August 09 Today in history (Preview) Gday... 1173 - Construction begins on the Tower of Pisa, which is later to become the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell tower, or campanile, of the cathedral in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli (field of Miracles). The tower took nearly 200 years to complete, be...	rockylizard	2	609	10:32 AM Aug 9, 2014 by jules47
	Sez it all... (Preview)	rockylizard	4	780	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	606	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	1005	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	887	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	589	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	555	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	387	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	1282	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	2106	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	927	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	709	08:38 AM Aug 6, 2014 by Glenelg
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