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Gday... 1768 - James Cook receives sealed secret orders prior to his first journey in the Endeavour. In 1768, Lieutenant James Cook was commissioned with the task of observing the transit of Venus across the sun from the vantage point of Tahiti. This expedition was originally commis...

Bushfire ADVICE for five kilometres south of Roebuck Plains Roadhouse in the Shire of BroomeWednesday 30 July 2014 - 3:30 PMA bushfire ADVICE remains for people travelling on Great Northern Highway, five kilometres south of Roebuck Plains Roadhouse, in the Shire of Broome. There is no threat to l...

Hi all....this will probably be thought of as a silly question by many but where do you keep a porta loo when travelling? We are almost at the stage of purchasing our first caravan (not sure if finances will stretch to one with an ensuite) so am just wondering where it travels when on the road? Many thanks...

There was a competition to swim the English C hannel doing only the breast stroke. The three women who entered the race were a brunette, a redhead, and a blonde. After around 14 hours the brunette staggered ashore and was declared the winner. About 40 minutes later the redhead crawled up onto the shore...

Hi all; And what a great forum this is, we find out that one of our members ( Gary Kelly ) is sick and one kind sole posts a short note wishing him all the best and letting other members know as well, in the sort time the notice has been posted we all ready have 51 posts of good wishes. If this is what be...

We are setting off in July and plan to go up the centre and down the WA coast, so 1/2 a lap. Any suggestions of dog friendly places, free camping or other advice would be appreciated. Regards Judith and Peter

Well its been a tough 4 months, good lady wife has had 2 heart operations and no more can be done for her. must say this is not the way we intended to start our retirement, however she is as chirpy as can be and says "Lets get on with it and make some memories". We are off from Perth next Monday and...

Hi,it has come to my attention that the Ford company has produce a new car utilizing the well usedterm of eight, it is as follows.Ford promoted and developed the V8Ford of England produced the small Ford 8Several manufacturers produced straight 8s. Ford built a special but did not produce it.Ford ha...

Hey forum! Mum and I live in far north Qld in the small township of Cooktown. We are on 3 acres of rainforest just 3 mins from PO. If anyone who is self sufficient with their own Motor Home or caravan wanted to drop in and park their rig on our block in return for gardening we'd welcome you for a visit. Wint...

For those not in the know our frequent GN contributor Gary Kelly is unwell in hospital with Pneumonia. I am sure all here would like to wish him a speedy recovery.

If you are heading to Hervey Bay and would like to meet up we live here and are parked up at the moment. Happy to host a get together with others or have you drop in for a cuppa. We've lived here for 10 years and happy to help out wherever we can. We also have space in our garden for one van. See our post in bud...

Can anyone tell me if bear gully at Cape Liptrap is still free as I've been told it's now $35 a night!

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Hi I recently posted in the Tech area regarding advice on tyre brands. My tyres were 6 years old and only done 12,000 klms This pic is what was happening to an inner rear tyre. Another tyre was showing a similar problem (much smaller) and the issue was missed at a recent (1 week ago) service other than a c...

To all the guys that understand a bit of electronics We got a 32 " Aldi TV that uses 139KW a year when you use it 10 hrs a day Is it right to say that it uses around 40 watt a hr ?? Thanks John

I was doing a tour of the caravan park with the brother in law here at Moree NSW where the thermal pools are ,and come across a MH with Dun Werkin written on the front of it,I thought here goes my first Gray Nomad Meeting,turns out it wasn't our Dun Werkin, a bit of a let down,never mind one day I will meet one...

I think it's about time I introduced myself. This forum has become a pleasant part of my morning routine for longer than I care to admit to. Since Im yet another solo, I thought using this part of the forum to say "Hi" would be appropriate. My name is Jim. I live in Bendigo and the plan is to hit...

The Squirrel and The Grasshopper REST OF THE WORLD VERSION The squirrel works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building and improving his house and laying up supplies for the winter.The grasshopper thinks he's a fool, and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.Come winter, the s...

Nice park, very crowded each night, sites are a bit on the small side but otherwise a top spot. happy hour every arvo out front of the licenced restaurant and pizza night on sundays. restaurant does breaky through to dinner everyday. beach is across the road. frank