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This day in Australia
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02 October 1902 :William Gocher defies the Australian law that prohibits daylight bathing in the ocean, and sets a new precedent in surf-swimming. How shocking ! ! !
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Want to buy
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WANTED: For a friend to complete her Bryce Courtney book collection. "Recipe for dreaming" and "The night country". She is happy to pay for them and postage. Thank you Neil
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RETIREMENT ANNIVERSARY
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Yep, I'm celebrating my first anniversary of retirement this week. I was hoping to be in Batemans Bay, NSW south coast, this week but it wasn't to be but I will be there in 2 weeks so all good. I have no idea where the last 12 months has gone but wherever it went and whatever I did was all well worth it and I tel...
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ARE YOUR NEIGHBOURS LIKE THIS.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEDw4w0_dZg
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Boorowa Wool Fest
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below is bit of info on the wool fest apparently not much accommodation left maybe some unpowered sites at the showground $15p'n. Harden which is 30ks away have some accommodation still so I believe from today. Have look at there website there might be something of interest to some that might be trav...
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Truck rolled down embankment
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on Princes hwy just north of Orbost, 1 hour sitting around, bugga. What to do? Ah! Come on line as good signal strength. Thank goodness for the forum. At least it's beautiful weather here, has been since I got out of Traralgon, Gipplsland Vic. Looks like Eden or Merimbula for the night now. -- Edited by...
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AFL Grand Final Melbourne
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The ball has bounced and it's underway....... Quarter Time = Hawthorn 15pts Fremantle 3pts Half Time = Hawthorn 35pts Fremantle 12pts 3/4 Time = Hawthorn 56pts Fremantle 46pts All over Folks Final siren = Hawthorn 77pts Fremantle 62pts -- Edited by barina on Saturday 28th of September 2013 03:06:...
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Home Security Lights - Intruder Detected
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About 5am this morning our carport security light came on, the sensor faces into the carport so people walking past do not set it off. Looked out a window facing into the carport in time to see someone running out from inside the carport. Rang the council security patrols (they always attend faster)...
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Vidio Dubbing
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I thought that maybe some of you may have copied your old vidios to a CD and was wondering the best way to go about it. I see you can buy a combo machine from LG but thought there may be a cheaper alternative. Thanks, Phil
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Me Behave????
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Blogs about old country towns
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Has anyone else noticed the sad way the old country towns are Blogged about, so much negativity...I'm not reading anymore. If museums aren't open maybe you could volunteer, maybe their retired people are off Grey Nomading like you. We all know they probably never recovered after the 2 World Wars. T...
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Marj orchids
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Just a reminder of what your orchids looked like, and the pink ones are Lyns Ken
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LEST WE FORGET
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The Policeman stood and faced his God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining as brightly as his brass. "Step forward now, officer. How shall I deal with You? Have you always turned the other cheek? To my Church have you been true?" The officer squared his shoulders a...
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What is your star / zodiac sign?
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I am a Leo born in the Year of the Golden Dragon......people who know me well say Yep that figures!!!!!!! I am not sure what they mean....
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SOMETHING TO DO ON A SHOCKA OF A DAY
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Well today has been a shocka of a day so said to self, self, track down some of the photo's I took 40 odd years ago when in Hervey Bay Q'land. So started the search with no luck but then remembered I took pics on slide film those days, sat thinking where I would have put them when that bright light came on, foun...
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4 Million "over 70" drivers in the UK.
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This is lifted from the BBC news: The number of over-70s who hold a UK driving licence has exceeded four million for the first time, the RAC Foundation has said. The foundation said 191 people a century old or more hold a licence, with a 107-year-old woman the country's oldest licensed driver. Motori...
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There are times I am embarrassed being male....
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Gday... This statement does not require any acknowledgement - simply make sure every male you know is aware of it. Cheers - John
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Gary Kelly
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Hi Gary,hope you and your home and home on wheels are safe, just heard on the news,that there is fires in the Taree area and some homes are under threat ,and for people to stay put as it is far too late to leave. The Pacific Hwy is also closed to all North bound traffic. Regards Herbie. -- Edited by herbie on T...
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working after 65
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Just in case any of the politicians are thinking about it...it's called revenge.......... http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=19THRdXxmaI
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The Tale of The Red-Claw
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Ah just could not help myself yesterday when I put pen to paper again for this story (attached) between an old Army guy and an old Submariner - the looks on their faces was priceless, haven't laughed so much in years!!!
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