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January 22 Today in history
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Gday...1788 - Captain Arthur Phillip names Manly Cove in Sydney. 1899 - Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss a federation bill.1988 - Tennant Creek, Australia, is hit by three earthquakes, one registering 6.7 on the Richter scale.1840 - The first British...
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BRITISH NEWSPAPERS
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BRITISH NEWSPAPERS Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, 'We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr.. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house.' (The Dail...
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January 21 Today in history
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Gday... 1801 - Unofficial founder of Melbourne, John Batman, is born. 1863 - Victoria's first ever state funeral is held, in honour of Burke and Wills. 1863 - Stuart receives a huge public welcome in Adelaide after his successful crossing of the Australian continent. 1815 - The fir...
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Wanted - a keyboard for seniors.
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I'm pinged off, again. I'd almost finished replying to a thread which I put much thought and effort into only the hit the wrong key and....bingo...all gone. I don't need all those F keys along the top row, or the numeric bits on the right....don't need caps lock etc.....I just want QWERTY. If all those k...
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How different are humans and apes?
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The subject is a question that strikes me whenever I walk around my neighbourhood. It occurred to me that there may be a way to quantify the rate of human evolution. The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs. A base pair is the fundamental element of our DNA. For a long time the conventional scien...
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Family research
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Hello all - I have been doing a bit of family research and checking the old burial plots. I have noticed that some of the graves are growing moss on them. Is there an easy way to clean this off and deter it from growing again or not for a while anyway.
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So just how big is Straya ?
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Gday... Seeing Jules47's avatar has again prompted me to look at the comparison between Straya and "the world". Here are a couple of 'maps' showing the comparison. The distance between Brisbane and Melbourne, 846 miles (1,362.06 kilometres) is almost as great as the distance be...
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A bit of an arvo out
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G'day all, thought I'd have an arvo out, wasn't feeling real wonderfull weekend, any way decided to go to the Nowra Navy Air / Fleet Museum down at Albatros ... Was a good experiance ,I got to sit in a helicopter shell and flew around sydney in their flight sim, which I did good with and it gave me an idea of...
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Annual Dementia Test
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Your Yearly Dementia Test (only 4 questions) Yep, it's that time of year again for us to take our annual senior citizen test. Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's import...
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The Humble Clothes Line
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Not a joke so putting this here, some of us still do things this way, I know I do;THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES 1. You had to hang the socks by the toes... NOT the top. 2. You hung pants by the BOTTOM EDGE/cuffs... NOT the waistbands. 3. You had to WASH the clothesline before hanging anything - walk the...
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So ... was it technology ?
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Sorta sums up where we is at praps ?
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You could be committed to an Asylum if!!!
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Hard to see who would be left!!!
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MEDICAL ALERT
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Medical Alert MEDICAL UPDATE Remember this the next time you have major surgery and need a blood transfusion!! This is good to know!! MEDICAL ALERT Researchers have found that patients needing blood transfusions may benefit from receiving chicken blood rather than human blood. It tends to make...
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January 20 Today in history
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Gday... 1803 - Superintendent of public works, Charles Grimes, arrives at the Mornington Peninsula, now a popular holiday spot, where he pronounces it unsuitable for settlement. 1880 - Bushranger Captain Moonlite is hanged. 1958 - After almost 28 years, the Royal Australian Naval Co...
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Grand Canyon
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Did this in July over 50c and also did the helicopter out to the boat trip over 50c, thought I was going to die as you walk down to the river THEN back up......This pic looks worse than when you are there as you see from different angle. If I had seen this pic may not have done it.......As I survived it was wel...
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HOW IS THIS FOR A BEER COMMERCIAL
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It is a little bit "Bold".... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56duVYLsd4Q&feature=player_detailpage&hd=1
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I would like to ask why some people don't put any detail on their profile - ok not a town, but a state at least, maybe an age group - nothing worse than someone saying - "the weather here is terrible" - and no indication of where "here" is - and as for the age group - just out of curiosity...
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January 18 Today in history
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Gday... 1849 - Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia, is born. 1882 - Creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne, is born. 1825 - Hume and Hovell return from their successful exploration overland to Port Phillip. 1788 - Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet of convi...
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