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My faithful old Ridgeback died just over a year ago. I noticed some of his "Frontline" in the laundry the other day when I was cleaning up. I looked at the recommended dosage rates and since I am 95 kg, I had just enough. Apparently I am now protected for up to 3 months and since I am going...

On the 30th April 1975, I was in Saigon, very soon to known as Ho Chi Min City. After crashing through the front gates of Independence Palace and rolling up onto the front lawns, a Viet Cong soldier jumped from the front of tank No. 843 and challenged me. Worrying more for my life rather than...

All good GT.

All within the spirit of the game GT, just trying to make it a bit more challenging in light of what you said about you folks doing this game for years. So, here's a bit more: I'm an Australian who was a professional athlete and Australian Rules player and I continued to coach after my main...

Ok Magilla you're right, maybe a bit too cryptic. Cambodians believe that when a soldier dies bravely in battle, death comes not as the Grim Reaper, but in the form of a laughing and beautiful woman. My friends and colleagues always said of me, ''If death is a lady, then he probably knows...

That is the first cryptic clue. The Peacekeeper

I think I have it GT: Donald George Mackay CBE, born 29 June 1870, died 17 September 1958. Regards, The Peacekeeper PS. You old hands need a challenge me thinks!

Correct GT! Think I better make my clues a little more cryptic. Take it away...

Who am I? I was the son of a boilermaker who made an indelible mark upon Australian modern history. A well known Australian comedian took shameless advantage of events I was involved with. One who had been instrumental in my career would live to regret it. The Peacekeeper.

Thanks GT, give me a few minutes and I will be back with a Q? The Peacekeeper

Evening GT, Could it be the convict built roads between Sydney and the Hunter that now form the Great Northern Road? The Peacekeeper

Gday Nathan, I'll add my welcome to the list above. At the moment I am managing to get out in the scrub around Hill End once or twice a month and always welcome meeting up with other prospectors, so see you in the field. Regards, The Peacekeeper

On the 11 February 1788, with Judge Advocate Collins on the bench and six officers of the navy and marines forming the jury, the colony's criminal court sat for the first time. Three convicts could call themselves 'the defendant' once again that day. The first was charged with assault with the...

Leave granted Rossco. My condolences on you friends passing, we too are sending a mate off this coming Tuesday. Only 41 old, served his country, looked after himself and his two young kids he leaves behind. Providence or whatever you may or may not believe in must be another arbiter that is...

Yes, how about him! Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop AC, CMG, OBE, one of the finest human beings born of this country who dedicated his life to caring for former prisoners of war and a pioneer of cancer surgery. A read of Sir Edwards' War Diaries & his Biography will give a new...

Evening All, No, not Ron Barassi, can someone help Reefer out? As a former Army Cadet, I was a member of the 2nd AIF but, extraordinarily manged to join the Australia Imperial Forces whilst I was abroad at the start of the Second World War. I was a giant of a man in just about every way you...

DD, DT & AR, Spot on with your comments, anything that pisses of the locals or land owners and tarnishes the image of prospecting and those who make it there hobby cant be tolerated. Last week at Nundle I encountered indiscriminate ***** piles & rubbish about the Swamp Creek Camping/Fossicking...

A few more clues: I was a pretty handy boxer in my university days and had a reputation for being able to take a hammering and still box on; Once in a Rugby match after having my nose deliberately smashed by an opponent, in retaliation I deliberately kneed him in the face to even the score...

Greenhorn, welcome to PA. As DD has said, there is a lot of info on this form re your enquiries. I have posted posted some informed discussion here re same and over the next few day, when I get time I will give you some direction and add some more info for all re some of the latest developments...

I am an Australian who was born last century in the state of Victoria. I count amongst my forebears Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first effective Prime Minister. I was an excellent sportsman and a masterly scholar from his school days forward. Who, am I?