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February 26 Today in history
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Gday... 1852 - John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of the corn flake, is born. 1606 - Dutch explorer Willem Jansz becomes the first recorded European to land on Australia's shores. 1872 - The brig 'Maria' sinks off the coast of Queensland, Australia, with the loss of 21 by drowning an...
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We do live in a lucky country ........
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A lot of reading, but well worth the time and effort 'Value what you have and don't give it away.' There's a lot to admire about Australia, especially if you're a visiting American, says David Mason, a US writer and professor, and poet laureate of Colorado. Here's what he had to say............ Mor...
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mogrel has been busy again
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[IMG]https://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/wombat100/Wombats%20Gif%...
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February 25 Today in history
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Gday... 1943 - Former Beatles member, George Harrison, is born. 1798 - Bass returns to Sydney after discovering Bass Strait. 1834 - English newspaper 'The Leeds Mercury' reports that a secret expedition to Australia has located a large settlement of descendants of Dutch sur...
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WOMBATS FAULT
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I reckon wombat has nicked Dazrens phone cos dazren can't find it to answer it. It's probably down wombats hole hidden with all the junk he keeps there
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My donations go to Flying Doctor.....
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...and this is why. Where does that donation money go? I thought it was always "Rob the rich to give it to the Poor" Now: Rob the Poor to enrich the Rich. Donating - Interesting, ev...
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How to get out of sticky mud.
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http://safeshare.tv/w/kRRyGqbZGQ
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Holden part 2 - Pickerings take
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Music for our generation
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My brother sent this link to me ... i spent an hour just remembering songs i loved from the 60's and 50's ... All with video clips. Hope it works for you.... As it is full of video clips, make sure you have internet enough to run. Just add the www stuff in front and htm at the end. Its part of an American scho...
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CHARITY OPP SHOPS AND "STUFF"
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I am having a big clean out and tried selling some really good things that I haven't used for ages and don't see myself using again but with no luck due my my base camp location. People, including family and some friends seem to think I live in upper timbuck too or somewhere like that. Now with that in mind I...
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February 24 Today in history
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Gday... 1802 - Flinders discovers and names Port Lincoln in South Australia. 1984 - Australia's first completely successful heart transplant operation is performed, under the direction of Dr Victor Chang. 1991 - The Gulf War ground offensive of the Allied forces against I...
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February 22 Today in history
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Gday... 1857 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, is born. 1879 - Norman Lindsay, one of Australia's best-known artists, is born. 1962 - Australian icon, the 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, is born. 1792 - The first land grant to convict James...
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HOW STRONG ARE YOU !!
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One person's rubbish is another person's treasure
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While at Greens Lake this year a few GNs were noticed retrieving "rubbish" from the garbage bin. Last year KA retrieved a table, two brooms and a broom handle from the skip at Greens. I was wondering what things others have retrieved from rubbish dumps, skips etc.
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I bought a dash cam to catch something like these
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http://www.youtube.com/embed/5RAaW_1FzYg?autoplay=1&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0
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You sick of hearing about her too ??
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Cootes off the road
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Gee, those who slagged off the ABC and supported the cowboys at Cootes a couple of weeks ago have been strangely silent now that the Cootes trucks have been pulled off the road for exactly the sort of maintenance problems detailed in the Four Corners report. I guess it's hard to post on here when you spe...
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February 23 Today in history
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Gday... 1685 - The great Baroque composer, Georg Händel, is born. 1955 - Floods begin in the Hunter Valley, Australia, ultimately claiming 25. 1994 - Jimmy Tambo, an indigenous Australian exploited by Barnum's Travelling Circus, is finally laid to rest, 110 years after he di...
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Things To Do Before You Get Old
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My N. Carolina mate is at it again, this time with a bunch of pics of things to do before you get old. However, as he points out, he didn't get old by doing silly things like this! Click here for the photo album.
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How to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity
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In light of Ken being banned from his local Coles supermarket, a friend sent me this, and I thought you might like to know how to really 'get things going'! 1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down. 2. On all your cheque stu...
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