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A nice little BBC Oz/UK story
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How a young UK woman backpacker has turned into a cattle station cook: BBC link
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In Days now Gone
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From another page When the shearing sheds are silent, and the stock camps fallen quiet When the gidgee coals no longer glow across the outback night And the bush is forced to hang a sign, 'gone broke and won't be back And spirits fear to find a way beyond the beaten track When harvesters stand derelict u...
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Un-sold gas simply been burnt
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The gas Russia does not sell to Europe is being simply burnt off. Calculations from satellite heat data show million of cubic metres of gas burnt every day.
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can anyone remember this from days gone past
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https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/smart-living/shoppers-shocked-by-vintage-kmart-advertisement-selling-50-shotguns/ar-AA11if7w?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=041e78c7a4fd49b399029493e28a8fe4
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Lost 45's
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The few out a couple of hundred that had Flash Covers
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A little bit of South Australia has arrived in Nth Qld
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South Australians would be familiar with the big black and yellow Drakes Supermarkets, Woolworth have sold their Supermarket in Proserpine to Drakes. 2 weeks ago the change over occurred, it would be an understatement to say that there has been massive changes to the store, starting with customer...
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Qantas CEO
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The rumour mill is running hot that CEO Alan Joyce may be taking his last flight soon. How big will the golden handshake be? and does this mean that the outstanding citizen who pushed a custard pie into his face will soon be back flying with Qantas...
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A little bit of South Australia has arrived in Nth Qld
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South Australians would be familiar with the big black and yellow Drakes Supermarkets, Woolworth have sold their Supermarket in Proserpine to Drakes. 2 weeks ago the change over occurred, it would be an understatement to say that there has been massive changes to the store, starting with customer...
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Now let’s all Analyse the Cause
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Just so we all know, there were no serious injuries.
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For God's sake it's only $14M
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Told you so on this forum very clearly at the time. I'd have written it for $7M? BBC: Covid contracting app What annoys me is that to those of us who understand this stuff it was blindingly bloody obvious it would not work - what is it with governments and politicians that they *always* take the approach "...
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Stonehenge Qld
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Great article on the ABC news website this morning about the pub in Stonehenge Qld - have a look
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Snowy Henge
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-07/spacex-to-visit-australia-where-space-junk-was-found/101299866?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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Wokery gone mad.
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Yesterday I read in a UK paper about a museum in York that has an attraction called The Dick Turpin ride. Turpin was an early 1700s highwayman who rode from London to York in what was believed to be a record time. He was hanged at York for horse stealing among his many other crimes. Now the Woke brigade want...
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Genetics - what inherited traits have you observed
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It just occurred to me that this is the perfect forum on which to ask this question because the only people who can give a really valid answer are old people - that's you and me friends :( Now we all know that children inherit some characteristics from their parents (and grandparents et al) eg. eye colour...
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Do you remember...?
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This morning I wandered across to the toilet at this caravan park in Wentworth (NSW) and for no accountable reason a memory came into my brain of the time when I was around seven years of age and plucked up the courage to take a sneek peek into the ladies toilets at my local rec. (oval), I was perplexed by th...
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New licence may becoming
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-20/sa-government-announce-road-safety-reform/101353582
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Scammer
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I have had a couple of incidences where my internet has been slowing right up at times. I phone the internet provider and have been told that my area is due for an upgrade and it will happen within 3 to 6 months. I will believe it when I see it but anyway. This conversation with the provider began two days ag...
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Toll Road Scam
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It looks like there is a Scam going around, concerning Toll Roads If I have read it correctly, the scammer sends a text, claiming that there was a failed Toll Road Payment One person claimed that after being scammed, the bank was not very responsive In my opinion, if the banks were to made responsible, t...
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More STEM, less Arts
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-05/federation-to-cut-arts-degree-union-horrified/101303160
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Locked Threads
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Recently we have had a couple of threads locked and rightly so, because they have become a bun fight and becoming a circular arguement and I'm partly to blame because I have an opinion that I beleive is correct until evidence is produced to change my opinion I will hold my ground.On one subject I asked th...
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