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NICE RIG
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This is real cool as the young ones would say http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=56XL0TysIn0
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June 16 Today in history
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Gday... 1824 - The RSPCA is founded in England. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. Since its founding in 1824, it has inspired the creation of similar, but independent, organisations in other coun...
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June 14 Today in history ... REVISED
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Gday... 1948 - Happywanderer This day 66 years ago, she was born. 1789 - Captain William Bligh, after being cast adrift following the mutiny on the 'Bounty', arrives at Timor. William Bligh was born in Plymouth, south-west England, on 9 September 1754. He was only 8 when he first went to se...
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MOVED FROM "Introductions"
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Twillet (Tracy) caused wombat to go "off topic" in "Introductions" so me being one not to go off topic I moved into here. Can't get a good newbie anywhere, still Tracy sounds a good sport.
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got the flu
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Hi guys, I haven't been on much lately, been crook with the flu, spent the day in hospital yesterday but back home , this really knocks you around, I hate winter time...
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Bogged! Oh Dear!
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June 14 Today in history
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Gday... 1789 - Captain William Bligh, after being cast adrift following the mutiny on the 'Bounty', arrives at Timor. William Bligh was born in Plymouth, south-west England, on 9 September 1754. He was only 8 when he first went to sea. At age 22, he was chosen to join Captain Cook's crew on the 'R...
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June 15 Today in history
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Gday... 1215 - King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta The Magna Carta, Latin for "Great Charter", set down rights that became a part of English law. These rights are now the foundation of the constitution of every English-speaking nation, and included the right of a ju...
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The Winter of Life....
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AND THEN IT'S WINTER You know. .. .. Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my soul mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I liv...
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What it could have been like in 2014 AD ....
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June 13 Today in history
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Gday... 1874 - Explorer John Forrest's party fires upon Aborigines during an attack in central Western Australia. John Forrest was born on 22 August 1847, near Bunbury in Western Australia. Between the years of 1869 to 1874, Forrest led three expeditions, two of them with his brother Alexan...
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Hope Nobody Was In The Back !
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June 12 Today in history
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Gday... 1931 - The territories of North Australia and Central Australia are reunited as the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, bordered by the states of Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia. From 1825 to 1863, the Northern Terri...
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One Punch King Hits..
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There's been a lot on the news lately about the results of one punch king hits by bloody cowards. I got a call this morning that my nephew is in hospital in a coma and in a critical condition as the result of a king hit at a party last night at his mates place. Apparently someone there didn't like him talki...
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June 11 Today in history
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Gday... 1851 - The first gold is found in Victoria. Gold was discovered in Australia as early as the 1830s, but discoveries were kept secret, for fear of sparking off unrest among the convicts. However, as more people left the Australian colonies to join the gold rush in California, it became a...
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HMMMMMM.........
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Escape....
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Is there an opinion regarding Paul Gover's article in to days Herald Sun (Escape) 8/6/140) The around Australia Big trip...... Those of you in the outback may miss it.....Just asking
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June 10 Today in history
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Gday... 1770 - Lieutenant James Cook's "The Endeavour" runs aground and nearly sinks on the Great Barrier Reef. Following Lieutenant James Cook's observations in Tahiti of the transit of Venus across the sun, he sailed southwest, where he explored and mapped the coastline of N...
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June 06 Today in history
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Gday... 1827 - Explorer Allan Cunningham discovers the Darling Downs. Allan Cunningham was born on 13 July 1791 in Wimbledon, England. As a botanist who came to Australia suffering from tuberculosis, he found that Australia's climate helped him regain some of his health, and he was anxious...
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Retiree Mental Fitness Test....
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This test is to ascertain your mental state now. If you get one right you are doing ok, if you get none right you better go for counseling. (I'll meet you there.) There are 4 test questions. Dont miss one. Giraffe Test 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? Stop and think abo...
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