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It would seem that it was posted twice, hence the edit.



-- Edited by JRH on Thursday 26th of January 2012 03:54:03 PM

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Who are they? I have a boat, but I,m from the deep, dark Boonies of Queensland.Does that make me a foriegner?I must admit, there are some strange people on boats...........



-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 26th of January 2012 04:24:24 PM



-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 26th of January 2012 04:24:43 PM

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Cruising Granny wrote:

SA didn't have any convicts. Blue-blooded Poms and Germans settled this state.

 Every Crow-eater since Light and Hindmarsh have reminded us of that! winkbiggrin

 

PS: Don't tell those Mexicans but you Crow-eaters were the first to successfully cross the continent from South to North and return.  (You had the good sense to select a Scotchman instead of an Irishman to lead the expedition)



-- Edited by jimricho on Thursday 26th of January 2012 05:05:16 PM

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Cruising Granny wrote:

where did they come from?

 Somewhere north east of the Channel Islands, apart from those two extra ships with the Froggies in them, they came from somewhere SE of the Channel Islands.



-- Edited by jimricho on Thursday 26th of January 2012 05:46:39 PM

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Eleven boats have arrived off the east coast of New South Wales! Seven of them are full of crims, misfits and general low-lifes!



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Point taken Jim.



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Hello! there's two more! Bloody Froggies!!!

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Eleven boats have arrived off the east coast of New South Wales! Seven of them are full of crims, misfits and general low-lifes!

 Yes, our West Australian Navy consisting of eight tinnies with outboards intercept them off our WA coast now and give them a map to the east coast and send them on their way. wink biggrin



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jimricho wrote:

Eleven boats have arrived off the east coast of New South Wales! Seven of them are full of crims, misfits and general low-lifes!

 Yes, our West Australian Navy consisting of eight tinnies with outboards intercept them off our WA coast now and give them a map to the east coast and send them on their way. wink biggrin

 Yep eastern States can have them we don't want them in the West.LOLbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinconfuseconfuseconfuse



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Almost like the first fleet.



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Almost like the first fleet.

 Yep let history repeat itself.biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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given the descendants of the first fleet is it such a bad thing?



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given the descendants of the first fleet is it such a bad thing?

 As long as it happens in the East it is a good thing.biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Just off the top of my head (No. not off my head) I believe WA was the last state in Aust to accept convicts.



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Yep you are quite correct friend we have our heads screwed on right over here in the West.biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Ah.. the idea of slave labour is still appealing in the west,  All in fun.



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Nah mate all the slaves were sent East, only slavery over here is that of husbands slaving over a hot bbq in this hot weather.



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Who are they? I have a boat, but I,m from the deep, dark Boonies of Queensland.Does that make me a foriegner?I must admit, there are some strange people on boats...........



-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 26th of January 2012 04:24:24 PM



-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 26th of January 2012 04:24:43 PM

 Obviously a single fellow and you said it pal some strange people on boatsbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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don't talk about the navy like that.



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Who are they? I have a boat, but I,m from the deep, dark Boonies of Queensland.Does that make me a foriegner?


only after 1859



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don't talk about the navy like that.

 Weeeel if the cap fits and all that. LOLOLOLbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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given the descendants of the first fleet is it such a bad thing?

 If there's one thing that defines us as uniquely Australian it's the fact that we're proud of our convict heritage.



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Hello! there's two more! Bloody Froggies!!!

 I don't think they stand much chance of getting back to Froggyland!



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Even this discussion makes Australia unique. Keep up the freedom folks.
SA didn't have any convicts. Blue-blooded Poms and Germans settled this state. I'm of the German line. Genetic Lutherans.
Every colony/state has it's good side and not so good side. We are free to choose how we decide that issue.
We are free to choose the places to enjoy or t choose the places to avoid.

I'm interested in the fact 2 members have used the same landmark of the Pilbara as their avatar. Now that's Australian too.


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Curse that Cook and Banks! They said this was a good place for convict dump. No fresh water! no edible feed for the sock, dirt wouldn't grow anything! Better have a look a bit further north.

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See! It's still all about freedom.
So these boat people, where did they land and where did they come from?

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A little off the topic, but remember, all of you GNM's who visit Tasmania are "boat people."

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A little off the topic, but remember, all of you GNM's who visit Tasmania are "boat people."

Dustyconfuse

 Nah!!  we flew over there



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Landfall, in one way or another many of us are descendants of boat people. Honest, hard-working determined boat people, settling and making a new life in a new world in a new country.
If only we could pass that philosophy and value on to those who follow us.

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All my forebears were boat people (no planes back then); but not a criminal amongst them.



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