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May 24 Today in history
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Gday... 1686 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, after whom the Fahrenheit scale of temperature is named, is born. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was born on 24 May 1686 in the Hanse city Danzig, located in Royal Prussia. His parents died at a relatively young age from consuming poisonous mushrooms, and subse...
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This man is definately on my football team...
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-23/baby-falls-from-building-caught-by-passerby/5472364
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Oh Dear what a happy hour.
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I cant remember it but it must have been good.
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May 23 Today in history
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Gday... 1837 - Streets and squares in Adelaide, capital of South Australia, are first named. Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia, the only Australian state to have remained entirely free of convicts during its early history. The city of Adelaide was designed by Colonel William L...
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What happens when you are forced to work after the age of 70 ...
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http://www.youtube.com/embed/19THRdXxmaI
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Sleep Apnoea
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http://csironewsblog.com/2014/05/07/putting-snoring-to-bed-for-good/
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May 22 Today in history
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Gday... 1840 - New South Wales ceases to be a convict colony as the Order-in-Council ending transportation of convicts is issued. 1851 - The official announcement is made of the discovery of gold in New South Wales, Australia. Gold was discovered in Australia as early as the 1830s, b...
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Sometimes...........
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You Don't Need A Million Dollars
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came across this afternoon a concert of Joe ****er one new song what stood out for me was a new song of him " You don't need a million dollars To wake up naked in the morning And share a cup of coffee I smile at you smile back at me You don't need to be a movie star To see that night sky on your ceiling Throw m...
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Wombat Nearly A "Master"
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How will this Wombat be able to fit his head down his hole when this happens.......especially if it gets bigger than his butt!! 38 posts to go and he becomes a "Master" still way behind Marg who has gone far beyond that, but getting there !! -- Edited by Vic41 on Tuesday 20th of May 2014 10:54...
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Will we need a new name?
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With all the depressing Budget stuff about working for several extra years and waiting longer for retirement, it occurs to me that people will be taking to the road at a later age than they do now. In that case, will we have to consider a change in title to The GreyER Nomads? Cheers, Tony
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May 21 Today in history
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Gday... 1848 - Kennedy lands at Rockingham Bay, to commence his fateful expedition. Edmund Kennedy was born in 1818 on Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands of the English channel. As a surveyor, he arrived in Sydney in 1840 where he joined the Surveyor-General's Department as assistant to Si...
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When we hear it all over again at another happy hour??
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Dougwe living it up in Townsville......
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May 20 Today in history
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Gday... 1506 - Christopher Columbus, discoverer of the "New World", dies, believing all his journeys had been along the East Coast of Asia. Christopher Columbus was born circa 30 October 1451: there is some doubt as to his actual country and region of birth. Columbus was determi...
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May 19 Today in history
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Gday... 1780 - An unexplained darkness engulfs the New England region of North America. The New England region of the United States is located in the northeastern corner of the country, and covers the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. 19 Ma...
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Numurkah Victoria
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What a fabulous Camping spot this is on the Banks of the Broken Creek...I have been staying here for a few days and enjoying the Town and the Spa Bath........There are several spots along side the creek within the Town And it is Run by the Lions Club with Netball Courts and Picnic Area to boot Where t...
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FOR MILO
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Hey Milo, when are you going to add one of these to your fleet?? BOEING 797
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May 18 Today in history
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Gday... 1841 - Eyre's sole surviving companion, Wylie the Aborigine, gorges himself on a penguin and most of a kangaroo. Edward John Eyre was the first white man to cross southern Australia from Adelaide to the west, travelling across the Nullarbor Plain to King George's Sound, now called A...
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