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rockylizard


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Gday...

1847  -     Kennedy departs Parramatta to trace the course of the Barcoo River, hoping it will lead to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north.

1875  -     Giles departs Fowlers Bay on his third expedition to cross the western deserts. 

1781  -     Seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, is discovered. 

1996  -     16 children and a teacher are killed by a gunman at Dunblane, Scotland. 

1989  -     The concept of the World Wide Web is proposed for the third time, and accepted.

Cheers - John



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And 38 years ago Mrs Troopy and I got hitched.......
An interesting fact about the discovery of Uranus too.. Did they discover it with a torch and a mirror?

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