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April 15 Today in history
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Gday... 1452 - Renaissance painter, architect, engineer and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, is born. 1823 - Allan Cunningham departs Bathurst to find an easier overland stock route to the Liverpool Plains. 1873 - Colonel Warburton sets out to cross the continent from central Australia...
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What the Royals have to do !!
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I received this picture from N.Z. today. These Maori Guys sure get into their dancing......... K.J.
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The Automobile during the first half of the 20th century
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Hows yaz goin? There were a bunch of posts recently on an auto newsgroup of assorted pics of daily life during the early to mid 20th century. The poster didn't include any explanatory notes. He just labeled them 'webfinds'. Anyway, they're interesting I think. I always find historic pics of everyday...
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remember this song?
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src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JMRnKYNlHVA?feature=player_detailpage"-- Edited by arthur on Sunday 13th of April 2014 11:50:47 PM
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You shouldn't blindly follow every instruction
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-- Edited by D and D on Monday 14th of April 2014 10:41:32 PM
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Country Song.
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This be my favourite... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjkLf_X88WM G.
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Giving up Drinking ?
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Would You Give up Drinking, to come home to One of these ?..... Honestly, Take a look at the Dials, imagine waking up to see that. " YUK" K.J.
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April 14 Today in history
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Gday... 1860 - George Robertson, co-founder of Australia's largest bookseller, Angus and Robertson, is born. 1865 - US President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. 1866 - Annie Sullivan, teacher of deaf-blind student Helen Keller, is born. 1870 - Gold is discovered near the pres...
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Who can explain this one ????
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Maybe some of our current or ex fire fighters can explain this one
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Successful?
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Stolen Goods On Public Sale Site
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Just recently someone known to me had an Ipad stolen, luckily they had a small engraving done on the item. They duly reported item, serial number, description etc to the police and made a written report. Later that day they were looking through a public sale site (GT) and saw a photo of the item listed t...
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April 13 Today in history
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Gday... 1570 - Guy Fawkes, conspirator in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, is born. 1888 - Alfred Nobel reads his own obituary, which inspires him to leave the legacy of the Nobel Prizes. Alfred Bernhard Nobel, born in Stockholm in 21 October 1833, was a Swedish chemist, engi...
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TRUCK CRASH & FIRE;
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In Brisbane last night on the Port rd, my best mates son was on of the victims. RIP. JC.
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Big Brother is watching social media
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http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/social-media-government-sees-and-hears-all-20140411-36idw.html
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Irony....
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As a solo, it's always great when a bunch of GN's invite you over, many don't. The topic was varied, but my mere Jayco caravan was a topic, Joyco, one said! Piece of rubbish they all agreed. So I asked them if they were the one's with the flash u beaut caravans that cost a bomb, that kept Their cheap, bloody...
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So now ya know ...
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Whacky Magpie..Funny !
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This is priceless; http://www.youtube.com/embed/qoaEBb4IN4Q?rel=0
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How unkind ....
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Gday... OK ... it only takes one ... everyone has differing opinions ... however, no need to stir up unhumourous banter on what is mostly a pleasant forum. Photo withdrawn. cheers - John -- Edited by rockylizard on Thursday 10th of April 2014 08:40:04 AM
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Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Laws & Other Stats - WA & Elsewhere.
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Some interesting stats here & other info, see; http://www.cycle-helmets.com/index.html Including cyclist numbers in WA; http://www.cycle-helmets.com/bicycle_numbers.html
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April 12 Today in history
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Gday... 1861 - The US civil war begins. 1895 - The Spotswood Sewer Disaster occurs in Melbourne, killing 6. * 1929 - Missing aviator Charles Kingsford-Smith is located, but would-be rescuers Bobby Hitchc0ck and Keith Anderson die in the process. 1961 - Yuri Gagarin becomes the firs...
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