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Gday... 1827 - Explorer Allan Cunningham discovers the Darling Downs. Allan Cunningham was born on 13 July 1791 in Wimbledon, England. As a botanist who came to Australia suffering from tuberculosis, he found that Australia's climate helped him regain some of his health, and he was anxious...

RE: Benarkin Qld Top of the Blackbutt RangeReply Quote Edit Post Hi all, I've just posted in the free camps section about this, there has been a misconception that dogs are not allowed at this lovely camp. Councillor Deb Palmer confirmed that the "no animals in the park" sign refers...

Mick and Paddy were walking home from the pub. Mick says to Paddy, ' I can't be bothered to walk all dat way.' 'I know,' says Paddy, but we've no money for a cab and we've missed the last bus home.' 'We could steal a bus from the depot,' Mick suggests. They arrive at the bus depot and Mick tells Paddy to go i...

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we have never free camped but am thinking of having a go we will have to turn our fridge to gas for an over night stay but my concern is how long will it last and how will we now if we have run out gas as we could lose all in the fridge we have 2 9kg bottles and of course they would be on all night sorry if it sounds...

This test is to ascertain your mental state now. If you get one right you are doing ok, if you get none right you better go for counseling. (I'll meet you there.) There are 4 test questions. Dont miss one. Giraffe Test 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? Stop and think abo...

Near Woodford on the Peachester Rd. Very popular spot. Mid week, by 2pm there were 9 'vans when we stopped. Very neat toilets, playground,shelter shed. It has been done up in the past 12 months. Maybe too much. Lots of bollards & paved roads makes for less spots to set up. Nice spot, if you get there e...

Has anyone been on the road from Cobar to Bourke,then onto north Qld towards Emerald? In my Tomtom I got no unsealed roads its showing me that route and using the Dawson development road it it sealed or unsealed? Also how is the rest stop at Whyandra with a donation of power and how many sites have power a...

Why a wife should trust her husband ... generally !! ONE MUST NEITHER PRESUME NOR ASSUME!! *There comes a time when a woman just has to trust her husband.* The wife comes home late at night from a night out with the girls. She quietly opens the door to her bedroom. From under the sheets she sees four leg...

Well... we got as far as Queensland and got called back home... unfortunately our place was a complete mess and I got sort of depressed over it all so have been away from chatting on the net.. we have had the fence repaired.. cleaned up around the outside heaps.. repaired some of the inside things.. and I...

Hi folks .. I have now had (2) Dometic Fridge Air Vents disappear while travelling around .. the first I saw disappearing in the rear vision mirror .. turned around .. found it unbroken apart from the broken clips and refitted it with screws. A couple days ago after arriving in Charters Towers I was surp...

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Shas and I along with our 24 year old son are doing the Bridge climb tonight, during one of the last nights of the sydney vivid festival. I have climbed the bridge twice before but his is the first time for Shas and Daniel. The weather seems to be holding up so we are really excited for a great night. So thin...

At Rollingston .A four wheel drive with a boat & a 5th wheeler.No details. JC.

Your thoughts & experiences with the new style of windows in caravan/m/homes these days. Push out windows, roller screens & blindes with no curtains. Have to open all screens to open/close windows & lock windows in place They way I see it with roller sun/light screens in trackes when c...

Gday... Far be it from me to foster, or perpetuate, colonial rivalry, but I think Taswegians may gain some warmth from this anthem. Just as Kiwis receive a varying "cultural welcome" from we Strayians, Taswegians often feel the 'poor cousins' of this wondrous country. Let's all sing al...

Gday... 1851 - Victorian Governor La Trobe offers a reward of 200 pounds to anyone finding gold within 200 miles of Melbourne. Gold was first officially discovered in Australia in 1851, not far from Bathurst, New South Wales. Edward Hargraves had carefully studied the geology of the area and...

Ohio introduces new execution process for criminals Because of the reluctance by international drug manufacturers to supply the chemicals used for lethal injections, the US state of Ohio has introduced a substitute execution process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfsMMVgIToA It is c...

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