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May 14 Today in history
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Gday... 1855 - Australia's first branch of the Royal Mint (London) commences operations in Sydney. Australia relied on currency sent from England during the first decades of its establishment as a British colony. Both the NSW Legislative Council and Victorias Legislative Council petiti...
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May 15 Today in history
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Gday... 1900 - Women win the vote in Western Australia. 1928 - The Aerial Medical Service, later the Flying Doctor Service, is established at Cloncurry, Queensland. 1957 - Britain drops its first Hydrogen bomb, near Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean. 2010 - 16 year old Jessic...
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Strange Happenings
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As most of you know just on twelve months ago my mother passed away (25 May), and a couple of weeks later something strange started to happen. The first occasion was around 2pm when our front door bell started playing a different tune, and no one at the door! Pete was home and heard it too. On three subseq...
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May 13 Today in history
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Gday... 1787 - The First Fleet of convicts departs Portsmouth, England, bound for Botany Bay. 1792 - The first confirmed sighting of the elusive Tasmanian Tiger is made. 1981 - An attempt is made to assassinate Pope John Paul II. 1984 - The Australian $1 banknote is replace...
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Make it so!
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http://www.startrek.com/article/trekked-out-boca-raton-estate-for-sale
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Off to Hervey Bay
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Finally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the morning After a hellish start to the year heading to Hervey Bay till Sunday. Meeting up with Mr and Mrs slip sliding away in our usual spot at the Harbour View Cp. Scraped a few days clear before we head down to Dubbo next week for No I Grandsons 2nd Birthday
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May 12 Today in history
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Gday... 1856 - A victory march is held in Victoria following the introduction of the eight hour working day. Labour Day is a public holiday in all states and territories of Australia, although it is not celebrated on the same day in all states. Labour Day and May Day marches in Australia are commonl...
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thats a moron
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-w-mWhIWEM
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Retirement
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Something else to do when you retire, join your local men's shed... http://www.youtube.com/embed/96I_UrTOZF0
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May 11 Today in history
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Gday... 1811 - The original Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, are born. Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker were the twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term Siamese twins, or conjoined twins. They were born on 11 May 1811 in Siam now Thailand, in the province of Samut...
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You can help "Blazeaid"
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This will take a little explaining, so please bear with me. I've just finished nine weeks working with Blazeaid, in Victoria. It's one thing to see the result of the fires on TV, and another to go to the farms , etc and meet the people. Now the job is finished there, we are going to N/W Qld; to help people eff...
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Here's Why we left for home....
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These couple of shots were taken from Cliff Head Camp site yesterday, being right on the Coast, this camp site would not be a very nice place to be when the coming Storm hit.... Sorry the pictures haven't turned out to clear, it's because the light was fading very quickly. K.J.
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Story of my life :-(
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..... and BEFORE mobile phones ......
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Losing your pet
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Bit sad today - lost an old mate - a black Labrador - she was 13 years old - just too attached to these friends but she and the others I have had over my lifetime were certainly faithful.
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May 10 Today in history
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Gday... 1899 - Singer, dancer and actor Fred Astaire is born. 1908 - The first Mothers' Day is celebrated. 1940 - Germany invades Holland and Belgium, whilst Winston Churchill is elected Prime Minister in Britain. 1994 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's...
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Persimmons....a surplus
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I don't claim to have a green thumb but this year my persimmons (non-astringent) just went crazy - it flowered in spring, flowers were pollinated and since then they have just grown and grown to extent where all the branches are carrying so much fruit they are touching the ground. Advocados are simil...
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Men's Rest Room Mural...
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Edge Designs is an all-women run company that designs interior office space ..They had a recent opportunity to do an office project in NYC. The client allowed the women of this Company a free hand in all design aspects. The client was a company that was also run by all women execs............. Th...
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May 09 Today in history
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Gday... 1901 - The Duke of Cornwall and York, later King George V, opens the first Commonwealth Parliament in Australia. 1927 - The Australian Federal Parliament moves from Melbourne to Parliament House in Canberra. 1988 - Australia's new Parliament House is opened by Queen Elizabeth...
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Who said chicks can't rock?????
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMKmQmkJ9gg -- Edited by D and D on Wednesday 7th of May 2014 10:17:21 PM
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