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Driving in Perth....
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1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Perth driver never uses them. 2. Under no circumstance should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled by two Commodores, a BMW and a Hyundai Xcel, putting you in an even more dangerous situation. 3....
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Water bombers at work.
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The old company, Bombardier Aerospace, makes these in Canada. They dont motor around to fill the tanks---they touch down at approach speed, open the fill scoops, add lots of power, and the tanks fill in seconds. Theres one scene in the film where you can see the two tank level gauges rapidly go up....
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Victorian Fires from Satellite
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Gday... This was taken from the NASA Observatory on 10 Feb 2014. The fire in east Gippsland (Goongerah/Snowy River complex) is almost as big as the whole of the area of Melbourne. It is interesting that fires such as this get very little coverage by the news media - "It's only bush". Because...
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I remember how it used to be ...
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February 18 Today in history
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Gday... 1874 - Explorer Giles is nearly killed by one of his horses. 1793 - Reverend Richard Johnson commences the first church school in Sydney. 1546 - German theologian and Protestant Reformer, Martin Luther, dies. 1930 - Once considered the ninth planet in our sola...
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I'm a post hog !!
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struth just suddenly realized I have 3000 posts !!  holy cow
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February 17 Today in history
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Gday... 1864 - Australian poet and author, Banjo Paterson, is born. 1934 - Australian actor Barry Humphries, alias Dame Edna Everage, is born. 1846 - The colony of North Australia is proclaimed by Letters Patent. 1972 - Production of the humble Volkswagen Beetle sur...
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BUY OUR KIDS A JOB
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Come on lets try a little harder when selecting products. Our fresh fruit and vegies and seafood against imports i bet you know which way i go come on lets make our locals stronger.
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Headache cure...
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February 16 Today in history
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Gday...1793 - The first free settlers arrive in New South Wales. 1804 - Lieutenant-Governor David Collins takes command of the first settlement on the Derwent River, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). 1983 - The Ash Wednesday bushfires start in Victoria and South Australia. 590 - ...
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this is nuts !!
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you guys know I love my planes ,but this guy is nuts! kids , don't try this at home !! or any where !!
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SPC
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Victorian State Govt. have just committed $22 million for SPC....good news.
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Age Pension Bonus Scheme
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http://www.startsatsixty.com.au/living/finances-living/the-age-pension-bonus-is-about-to-close-see-if-youre-eligible-to-receive-up-to-47000
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February 15 Today in history
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Gday...1564 - Italian scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei is born. 1934 - Australian radio and television personality, Graham Kennedy, is born. 1796 - Australia's first bushranger, John 'Black' Caesar, is shot. 1876 - The current state flag of New South Wales is adopted. ...
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many thanks
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just a little video , my way of saying thanks for all the support shown to me here over the last few months... much appreciated -- Edited by milo on Saturday 15th of February 2014...
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CAPRICORN&PISCES AND GERTY DANCER ARE RUNNING A MUCK
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Yep just found out that Dianne and Rosey will be running around in the morning, well put it this way, with very little ........... from what I hear so I rang wombat and he is on is way armed with his camera to obtain evidence. Now Di reckons I should feed the "Nulla Twins" cos they look skinny....
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Rare and historic photos
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A mate from S Carolina sent a bunch of rare and historic photos I assembled into an album with captions. Below is a sample showing a soldier comforting his mate from the horrors of war in Korea.
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Not such a bad place after all
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I received an email from a friend. I thought it may be of interest '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. More often than you might expect, Australian friends patiently listening to me enthuse...
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February 14 Today in history
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Gday...1779 - Captain James Cook is killed by natives in Hawaii. 1788 - Lieutenant Philip Gidley King leaves Sydney to establish a settlement on Norfolk Island 1936 - The Walter Taylor Bridge, which crosses the Brisbane River, is opened. 1966 - Decimal currency is introduced in Au...
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What a disappointment
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We just checked into a caravan park in Eden, booked it yesterday and viewed the site, thought everything was set. On arriving this morning found there had been a mix up and the site was no longer available. We were told to go and look at another site ( specific site number given) That suited us but wh...
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