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July 31 Today in history
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Gday... 1703 - Author Daniel Defoe is sentenced to the pillory for his declamation of the upper classes - but is bombarded with flowers rather than rotten food. Daniel Defoe was born Daniel Foe in either 1659 or 1661. Best known for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", Defoe helped t...
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Horse & Cart Bread Deliveries in WA
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This article brought back some memories, as a boy one of my many jobs for pocket money was working on a horse and cart bread delivery round as an assistant to cart driver, working from a bakery in Scarborough WA and delivering to surrounding suburbs. The horse would automatically stop at each customer...
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BG, I'm seeking your advice
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this morning I had trouble with one of my flight simulator, forget it the anim did not work -- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 31st of July 2014 07:18:42 AM
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Bit of a giggle praps....
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Gday...MEMORY TEST ( Have a paper and pencil handy to record your answers. Your mind isn't as sharp as it once was!) This is NOT a pushover test. It's a Baby Boomer era test! There are 19 questions. Average score is 12. This one will be difficult for the younger set. Have fun, but no peeking! Good l...
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Billeeeeeee's Breakfast
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anybody for salmon, i can catch fish to
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July 30 Today in history
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Gday... 1768 - James Cook receives sealed secret orders prior to his first journey in the Endeavour. In 1768, Lieutenant James Cook was commissioned with the task of observing the transit of Venus across the sun from the vantage point of Tahiti. This expedition was originally commis...
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Is OUR Wombat's first name Patrick ? ? ?
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/patrick-the-wombat-one-of-the-oldest-of-his-kind-claws-out-a-legacy-as-a-worldgreat-mascot/story-fni0fit3-1226997895024
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July 29 Today in history
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Gday... 1588 - British General, Sir Francis Drake, defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth. Sir Francis Drake, born c. 1540, was a skilled seaman, having experience in piracy, navigation and civil engineering. He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world, do...
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July 28 Today in history
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Gday... 1902 - Australian Aboriginal painter, Albert Namatjira, is born. Albert Namatjira was born Elea Namatjira on 28 July 1902. He was born into the Arrernte tribe of the Northern Territory. Namatjira was raised at the Lutheran mission school, Hermannsburg, near Alice Springs....
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July 27 Today in history
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Gday... 1836 - The first formal European settlement in South Australia is established on Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island is a protected and unspoilt island off the coast of South Australia. Australia's third-largest island after Tasmania and Melville Islands, it is 112 km southw...
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Dead Rats In Ceiling....
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We have a dead rat or rats in our ceiling space. I think there are two as one rotten smell started to wane and the smell came back stronger. We live in an old area where there is a lot of pulling down old houses/sheds etc to build new ones. Each year I stick my head up in the manhole and throw some rat baits ar...
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Hey its
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Dragonfly's birthday today
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Weather and tech report
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Think Tim Bailey from Ten News Weather should be watching out for his job?? -- Edited by milo on Saturday 26th of July 2014 08:54:16 PM
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July 26 Today in history
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Gday... 1790 - Early Australian explorer, William Charles Wentworth, is born on a convict ship travelling to Australia. William Charles Wentworth was born on 26 July 1790 on the 'Surprize', a ship transporting convicts to Australia. The exact date of his birth is unknown. Wentworth...
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Nomads, meet Baz...........
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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mixedup-black-swan-baz-has-gone-quackers-after-being-raised-with-ducks/story-fnihsrf2-1227000808273
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Empty Gas Bottles free to whoever wants them
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I have a small 4kg and a large 9kg gas bottle that are out of date and cannot be refilled. I live in Melbourne North Western suburbs or over the summer will spend a few weekends at the famous Greens Lake near Elmore Vic.
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July 25 Today in history
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Gday... 1851 - An uncredited diary entry describes the 'Yowie' of southeast Queensland in detail. From the mid 1800s, writings about strange ape-like creatures in Australia abounded. One of these was a diary entry from the Connondale region of southeast Queensland, written on 25 Ju...
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Post Office rip off
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The wife who is a bad diabetic, decided to send a $10.00 donation to the diabetic Association , So off she went to the Post Office to purchase a cheque. She got it all right but they charged her $8.00 to write it out !! The flamin rip off artists, and they reckon they're not making any money. K.J.
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July 24 Today in history
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Gday... 1725 - John Newton, former English slave trader who wrote 'Amazing Grace', is born. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me, I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. John Newton was the self-proclaimed wretch who once was lost but then was f...
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