Australian History

[the duck]

Non cents got in first, followed by tathraj

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_palace hard to believe that the building were so huge

 

[Tathradj]

LOL,
"Missed it by that much"
I was going to follow up with Masonic Halls.

 

[noncents]

Hi, im not to sure if this has been used already but here goes.
This man was a solider, explorer and so called inventor. He was born in Scotland and has an animal named after him.

 

[goldtruck59]

The animal has me going!! mmm Mr Horse, Fred Crocodile?
John Muir is all I could find that was close, but apart from love of animals , fell short.
Will be interesting

 

[Mackka]

Jock Strap who named the one eyed trouser snake, oops sorry.

 

[noncents]

The animal has me going!! mmm Mr Horse, Fred Crocodile?
John Muir is all I could find that was close, but apart from love of animals , fell short.
Will be interesting

A bird

 

[noncents]

He was a surveyor general

 

[Tathradj]

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell
Mitchell Cockatoo

 

[noncents]

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell
Mitchell Cockatoo

Thats him, he invented or modified a boat propeller which was called the Boomerang Propeller, as well as discovered many of our inland rivers.

 

[goldtruck59]

well done.

 

[Tathradj]

I was born a very curious person. I was responsible for inventing some of the greatest well known items that one of them is still in use today.
I was indirectly responsible for changing the world as we see it today.
Who was I?

 

[DrDuck]

Was it the Aboriginal inventor David Unaipon? He is the bloke on the $50 note.

 

[Tathradj]

No mate.

 

[Magilla]

Leonardo da Vinci.

 

[Tathradj]

Leonardo even though a great man was not born in Straya.

 

[Sandta]

Was it the Aboriginal inventor David Unaipon? He is the bloke on the $50 note.

David Unaipon's grandson, one of them ,(shares the same name as an SA senator) used to be a pretty good mate of mine , have lost contact in last 2-3 years . .. We even used to call him senator ... Just thought id share that ...

 

[noncents]

John O'Sullivan?

 

[Tathradj]

Another good try but,,,no.

 

[Tathradj]

His last name is synonymous with an animal.
Big Clue. LOL

 

[goldtruck59]

So he is an Australian and dead?