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Booted- from 1920's
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From Bowna Village, now submerged in Lake Hume. Was on the " Old Sydney Road ", north of Bowna Creek. Most of town relocated when Lake Hume started to fill. Lots of foundations are visible when the lake is down to 10%. This was found at the Bootmakers site. There is also a pub( of course), cellar door is st...
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Poms didn't last long
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2 days and 2 hours and it's all over for the Boxing Day Test. Now what are we supposed to watch at this time of the year, Christmas movies??? TIC..... cheers Bob
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Blessings for the New Year...
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It Ain't Cricket Anymore
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I was a little busy this morning, look at watch, turn on TV, it is all over rover !!!!!! 2 days and less than 1 extra session. Why did Poms bring their C grade team. What a man Scott Boland.
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A Very Merry Christmas.
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I would like to wish all my grey nomad friends, A Very Merry Christmas, And a Very Prosperous New Year. Here's hoping 22 is a better year than 21. Cheers Landy
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Where will it end...
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Where will it end...
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Just back from a Iron Man Comp
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The reasons for 'functional stupidity
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My wife and I ofter ask each other "why would somebody vote that way? " or "why would somebody believe these things?" whilst watching the news. Now I know why after reading this article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-23/is-dumbness-our-destiny/100679506 We need to slow...
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We may have to switch from wine to beer
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It looks like the Adblue shortage is not the only crisis we're in for: Global shortage of key ingredient in winemaking is causing headaches for producers in Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-12-23/wine-industry-dap-shortage-oncern/100718348 It looks l...
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Advice on how to minimise Omicron infection this Christmas
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There is some good advice in this article about minimising the chances of catching the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: COVID-19 Omicron variant's spread through Queensland prompts health experts to go beyond mask rules to protect themselves [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021...
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This explains why I forward jokes...
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Please read to the very endI've never thought of it this way before, until I got this email from a friend.A man and his dog were walking along a road.The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.He remembered dying and that the dog walking beside him had been dead fo...
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At last the Australian Government is addressing social media issues
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It's about time that the Australian Government should have laws that govern social media, and the internet in general: Facebook's terrible 2021: Will a year of scandal be the catalyst for regulation? [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-12-21/facebook-year-in-review-2021...
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Comet Leonard is here for Christmas
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Comet Leonard, aka 'the Christmas comet', has arrived. Here's how to spot it and snap a photo https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-12-18/comet-leonard-sky-and-photography-guide/100695992 It might not be visible to many people but if you're out of light pollution with a pair of binoc...
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Motorised wheeled devices.
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Caution for The Dummy Spitters-recall
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FRIGG Production ApS FRIGG Classic and Daisy Silicone Dummies
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Maybe I can start flying again?
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I stopped flying when I retired for environmental reasons but with hydrogen and electric aircraft, as shown in this article, I may be able to fly again: Blue-sky thinking: Net zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-20/blue-sky-net-zero-aviatio...
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Anyone know what this is for ?
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SNORING
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I am coming under pressure to fix what appears to be a snoring problem. I have a specialist appointment for the end of January but I thought I would seek the opinion of this very knowledgeable community in the interim. Of course some suggest that not drinking, loosing weight, changing partners or slee...
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Maybe robots can save our fish?
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I just read this: Robot fish scare off invasive species in Australian waters, study finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-17/robot-fish-scare-off-invasive-species-in-australian-waters/100710764 I've never heard of mosquitofish but if they are as bad as cane toads, then I say '...
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