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Gday... 1881 - Bacteriologist and discoverer of penicillin, Alexander Fleming, is born. Alexander Fleming was born near Darvel in Ayrshire, Scotland, on 6 August 1881. He was educated at St Mary's Hospital medical school in London until World War I, when he gained further experienc...

Gday... 1928 - Dingo hunter Frederick Brooks is killed, sparking the Coniston Massacre of Australian Aborigines. Coniston Station is a large cattle station in central Australia, about 300 km northwest of Alice Springs. Covering 2178 sq km, it is bordered by the Tanami Desert to the w...

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If any car enthusiasts are up on the southern Downs ( SE Qld ) the Variety Club Bash is in the area. Don't know the route other than the Bash is stopping for lunch at the Rudd Pub in Nobby on Friday 8/8/14. We'll be hanging around for a few "photo opportunities" with the Bashers & cars then he...

We are planning on taking in the Leyburn Sprints this August. http://www.leyburnmotorsprints.com.au South of Toowoomba. We will be getting there during the week before and staying on for the fun. We're not into motorsport but love older cars, it should be well worth the time. Bring what you need. T...

The last time I posted we were freezing our butts off in Bathurst, since then we have stopped in Teralba near Newcastle to get an iPhone fixed, then on to Forster for a few days. We started to thaw out in Forster, and the shorts came out of moth balls.After unwinding a bit, we moved on to Coffs Harbour whic...

I am planning to drive from Warri Gate in NSW to Noccundra in Qld in a couple of weeks (Aug/Sept). Does anyone have any recent info on road conditions/road surface etc. Or any general advice or tips? Thanks

Travelling from Perth to Geraldton yesterday saw a lot of vans heading south. Just thought I might remind GN's with plenty of time on their hands that Perth and the SW is cold and can be wet as well in the winter months. In another month travelling slowly south through the wild flower season would be the...

John arrived yesterday & today he took his M/h into get carby fixed. Well he started off following Keith & then got lost. I was considering offering a reward for finding him but hours later he turned up. For details ask John. Also had a visit from Kevin & Kim. So lots of catching up bein...

Went to see Mrs Brown's boys, not as funny as the shows cause it's D movie

Went for a 4 k walk around a friends property today and made some new friends today as well..Some Brahma bulls, and cows .. I love farm animals, I grew up on 2 achres at Kangaroo valley (where my friends place is) and I always helped out the neighbours with there cattle and such.. I miss the farm days..

How does marijuana use affect your brain? As THC enters the brain, it causes the user to feel euphoric or high by acting on the brain's reward system, which is made up of regions that govern the response to pleasurable things like sex and chocolate, as well as to most drugs of abuse. THC activates the rew...

Does Hayman Reece make there own tow bars or do they have someone make them ? lance C

Dear all, I will shortly be joining you - retiring on the 2nd of July We have just seen an off road Kokoda caravan - Battalion. Looks great and we are persuaded by the affordable price (otherwise it will have to be a second hand off road van). We know that they use contract manufacturers and they also use wo...

SWMBO received this from the Tax Dept today in the mail. She is on a aged pension and has not worked for several years. Apparently according to them she owed $2 (two dollars) and should have lodged a return in the 2010/2011 tax year when still a pensioner. They claimed she owned shares in company perso...

Had a phone call today from an woman with what appeared to be an Indian accent saying she represented the Federal Government and if a ring an 02800 number I can get $5000 plus that the government owes me from the carbon tax, when you answer the phone there is a short delay before the call is connected ( a sur...

Maybe I'm the only one, but the newer types of wall electrical outlets and the newer style of 3 pin plugs seem to be harder to insert and remove. They feel rough and seem to grab on removal....just a cheap feeling about it. Maybe it's the cheap and nasty electrical items we can only buy these days but it got...

Had another trip around from Babinda, Sid who has a motorhome towing a car offered to take me out for a drive back to Bramston Beach. I had been give precise information about a magic place to park right on the beach and I wanted to investigate. There are 2 caravan parks in Bramston and the minimum from th...

This about German Wonderland. Enjoy. There have been little clips about this place for the past few years, it is still not finished but is growing to that conclusion as they will soon run out of space. A short review, it was started by two brothers as a place to show their hobby, it started growing b...