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Gday... 1856 - A victory march is held in Victoria following the introduction of the eight hour working day. Labour Day is a public holiday in all states and territories of Australia, although it is not celebrated on the same day in all states. Labour Day and May Day marches in Australia are commonl...

As to having tasted pies from all over Aussie, these pies in Whyalla take a lot to beating. The French bakey is owned by Vietnamese and there bread is cheap $2.50 a loaf sliced, and there yummy pies are $3.50 all varities. There in Playford ave on the way going to Port Lincoln, map below.

copy of our GreyNomadTimesIss71V.pdf HELP WANTEDDear Jaclyn and Heidi,Now, I?m a nice guy but I?mfed up with my Happy Hoursbeing turned into very unhappy?many hours? by a tight-fisted,beer-guzzling, so-called mate!We met Dave and Janice nearMargaret River and have beentravelling with the...

Having tried to charge our batteries(7 years old) with no result.(48 hours) Took to local Jayco dealer to check.... shown the batteries and told they were about to explode,(they were very much expanded) So, how long do gel batteries last and what is correct procedure to charge batteries? cost to re...

Being nervous, and embarrassed about my upcoming colonoscopy, on a recommendation, I decided to have it done while visiting friends in Thailand . Where the beautiful nurses are allegedly more gentle and accommodating. As I lay naked on my side on the table, the gorgeous nurse began my procedure. &q...

Whilst at Wuruma Dam recently there discussions about whether or not a license was needed to catch redclaw, I was looking at the requisite Qld Government website and found the following answer.Do you need a permit to catch redclaw crayfish?No, you only need a permit if using a fishing line or set lin...

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Hello GN Forummers Why are Emergency Exits not standard in caravans? We have been discussing this at length recently as there have been some recent tragic incidents involving vans catching on fire and we thought ... what would we do if the kitchen caught on fire as our door is at the front right next to t...

why don't they put prices on there vans in magazines and on there web sites. New vans I'm talking about. Shopping for one but as I work away for month at a time I can't get to the yards and I have a budget . So spend a week looking at a particular brand only to find out its way over budget .More just a statement th...

Stayed at this park last night cheap at $10 a night power hot shower petty about the lose dust , were to stay 2 night but settled on one night and now moved onto Stonehedge much better standing also $10

Hi All, pretty new to this, have been on here a while but just about to put it to good use (or try) in a couple of weeks, heading on our longest venture ever and was looking for a bit of advice. Has anyone travelled along the road from Bourke to Broken Hill via Waanaring & White Cliffs & Wilcanni...

I guess this is a bit like the "are you a scruncher or a folder" debate, but today I actually read the instructions for the porta loo, and it said 1. With the slide closed, press the bellows and add water to the bowl 2. After using the toilet, open the slide and depress the bellows to flush and cl...

Howdy all, Gee time flys, I have been here in down town Townsville now for over a month, yep, true. During the couple of weeks since the last update I took the tug for a run over to Charters Towers, just down the road really, approximately 130km, so 260 km return trip without turning engine off to te...

Something else to do when you retire, join your local men's shed... http://www.youtube.com/embed/96I_UrTOZF0

How would I go in taking off the brake shoes and drums and finding a rear cable disc brake have to be a 5 studer,to put on my older Viscount how would I go? I had a 1987 Nissan pintara once it had cable pull cable to the rear brake pads. The wheels are 14 inch and there a 5 studer,maybe remove the whole bakin...

Hi all my husband and I have just started traveling around our beautiful country. We have decided to go South ( we have never seen snow or changes to leaves ect) At the moment we are at Kings Cliff . If anyone has any wonderful places to see on the Coast and inland please let us know. Great parks / free parkin...

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Gday... 1811 - The original Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, are born. Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker were the twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term Siamese twins, or conjoined twins. They were born on 11 May 1811 in Siam now Thailand, in the province of Samut...

These would make a good conversation piece in your garden at your next backyard BBQ (Vietnamese Pumpkins)... -- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 10th of May 2014 05:37:00 PM

It's been a while, but I thought I'd better check in. Work has been quiet due to many factors, and then the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator brought the whole industry to a screaming halt in February, and it's still not running smoothly. So you may notice the absence of oversize loads out there on the h...