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Just One Australian: 98 Years Later
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. In October 1917, my grandfather - Bert Rowland - was mustard gassed at Ypres in Belgium. He was evacuated to England where he recuperated at the County Middlesex War Hospital at Napsbury (in St Albans, Hertfordshire) and subsequently at the 3rd Auxilliary War Hospital at Dartford, in Middlesex. By December 1917, he had sufficiently recovered to be discharged and was afforded some furlough before a return to the Western Front. Tudor Square, Dalton-in-Furness - 1917. My Governme...
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Just One Australian: The Story of John Hornby - Part 5
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Monday, June 25, 2012. The Story of John Hornby - Part 5. Once John and his family were together again, life began anew in Zeehan. School for Grace. Mary minded young Meg and kept house. John went to the mine every day, where he worked underground chiselling tunnels into the rock face to retrieve the metallifeous ore. This was known as working on tribute. The girls grew older. Meg started school (where she was known as Maggie). Mostly, John worked the hard life of extending tunnels in the mines. Peri...
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Just One Australian: The Story of John Best - Part 5
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Friday, November 15, 2013. The Story of John Best - Part 5. 8220;The custodian (convict stockkeeper) took the animals to the leased or granted land or, more commonly, to unallocated grasslands, where he watched over the animals, doing the necessary deals to minimise losses from bushrangers and Aborigines while making extra money for flour, tea, sugar, tobacco and rum by selling kangaroo skins.”. In Dublin, a brig that carried 80 convict women and some children. The. Mary Bennett and her children: Bridget...
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Just One Australian: Statues - London and Canberra
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Monday, February 18, 2013. Statues - London and Canberra. While on a visit to Floriade last spring, I snapped this statue. This is the first public statue in Canberra that I can think of (other than a war memorial type statue) that’s appealing for its realism. I really like this statue. But a question kept cropping up in my mind . ‘. Who is it meant to be. 8217; Now, I’m NOT. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Thanks for visiting my blog. ACT Chief Minister - Latest News. We’ll support Canberrans ...
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Just One Australian: The Story of John Best - Part 8
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Sunday, December 11, 2016. The Story of John Best - Part 8. In late 1829, Thomas Wells was finally released from the Debtors Gaol. However, all his assets, including the Allanvale. On 27 December 1829, about 50 natives appeared, passing the 20-acre paddock near Allanvale. On 1 January 1830, William Smith while in the employ of Mr Triffitt (jr.) was killed by natives near the River Ouse,. On about 2 January 1830, John Best’s eldest son, Michael, sheared some sheep for Mr Richard Garner, a free settl...
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Just One Australian: St Kilda Comes to Canberra
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Monday, April 15, 2013. St Kilda Comes to Canberra. 13 April 2013 saw St Kilda Football Club play a game in Canberra for premiership points. They played against the Greater Western Sydney Giants at Manuka (recently re-named Star Track Oval for sponsorship purposes). The game was a day-night match - played under lights. A beautiful autumn evening, with no breeze and a temperature of around 24 degrees C. The game began with the daylight fading and the lights already on. Ball up to start proceedings. David ...
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on four wheels: Auto Italia 2015 - Ferrari
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Canberra Car Show Calendar. Public Transport in Canberra. Light Rail in Canberra. Thursday, April 9, 2015. Auto Italia 2015 - Ferrari. What Italian car show would be complete without a squadron of Ferraris in attendance! Auto Italia 2015 was inundated with dozens of finely polished examples of Enzo's finest. I have several photosets of individual cars that I will post over the next few weeks, but this set caps off the 'marques' series from Auto Italia 2015. The Facebook page 'On Four Wheels'. Common Urba...
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on four wheels: October 2014
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Canberra Car Show Calendar. Public Transport in Canberra. Light Rail in Canberra. Sunday, October 12, 2014. Overtime rates on a Sunday - council workers patch Mt Panorama racing circuit during Bathurst 1000. This being Bathurst (where in a previous year, a kangaroo jumped into one of the cars racing), other whimsical incidents of note included the light bar on the medical car flying off at about 120km and a spectator punting a white football onto the track. ABC Canberra carried this brief report. How the...
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on four wheels: Canberra Car Show Calendar
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Canberra Car Show Calendar. Public Transport in Canberra. Light Rail in Canberra. Canberra Car Show Calendar. Car Shows in Canberra 2015. If you want to add to this list. RJ's Food Van in Woden. G-Spot food van in Gungahlin (. Every Saturday night from 6PM). Light Car Club Rallycar Sprint. Third Annual Wheels of Wamboin. Community Hall, Bingley Way, Wamboin, 9AM to 1PM. Cooma-Monaro Car Club Vintage and Classic pre-1960 Car Rally. All Japanese Day, Geoscience Australia car park, Symonston, from 10AM.
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