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loamer said:I have a beauty lined up Dr D. In keeping with the current line of questions - it will start with... I am a .......
already have an answer for that one LOL :lol:
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already have an answer for that one LOL :lol:
Hey guys
I'm Outboards nephew. He's up in the golden triangle for a few days so i told him i'd keep an eye on his thing here.
Daniel Cameron was the correct answer(i suggested it to him actually since i grew up in Beechworth which is where Daniel Cameron famously rode a horse shod with golden horseshoes up the main street after being elected for the ovens district for the Victoria legislative council)
Well done Dr Duck, I think Outboard was a little busy getting things ready for his trip and wasn't online much over the last couple of days.
Cheers guys
I'm Outboards nephew. He's up in the golden triangle for a few days so i told him i'd keep an eye on his thing here.
Daniel Cameron was the correct answer(i suggested it to him actually since i grew up in Beechworth which is where Daniel Cameron famously rode a horse shod with golden horseshoes up the main street after being elected for the ovens district for the Victoria legislative council)
Well done Dr Duck, I think Outboard was a little busy getting things ready for his trip and wasn't online much over the last couple of days.
Cheers guys
Thanks Minsc, I'll put my thinking cap on, as I did not have a question up my sleeve.
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Lost ur thinking cap DD ? Have you been at Karaoke?
Oops, I've been flat out, and too busy for karaoke or much else! I forgot it was my turn.
Here is a trivia question. Might be too easy, but I'm interested to see loamer's "beauty" he has saved up!
I am an actress, and my name is connected with gold prospecting, as is the name of my show.
Here is a trivia question. Might be too easy, but I'm interested to see loamer's "beauty" he has saved up!
I am an actress, and my name is connected with gold prospecting, as is the name of my show.
Time for a clue:
My character's name was Rose......
My character's name was Rose......
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can only think the golden girls, but thats non history and non Australian so I have no idea mate don't watch much tv.
Not Rose Hancock??
Sorry, my mistake, it was indeed Betty White who played Rose on the Golden Girls. In my haste to get a question up after being prompted by GT, I forgot we were in the Australian History thread.
I suppose it was on Australian TV, and pretty popular, too, but that is a weak excuse. There was an Australian tribute puppet show at Theatre Works in St Kilda earlier this year which got a run at the Darlinghurst Theatre as well, but I'm scratching.....
So, I kick myself in the arse, and GT gets it!
I suppose it was on Australian TV, and pretty popular, too, but that is a weak excuse. There was an Australian tribute puppet show at Theatre Works in St Kilda earlier this year which got a run at the Darlinghurst Theatre as well, but I'm scratching.....
So, I kick myself in the arse, and GT gets it!
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Relax DD sounds like you need a rest, a couple of beers and a massage from Jen Hawkins !!!!
Well I will think about a question and put it up soon, thanks.
Well I will think about a question and put it up soon, thanks.
I don't know how i could relax with Jen Hawkins rubbing me all over. Phew it's hot in here !!!!!!!
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who am I
Clue 1
I was at my peak in the early part of the 20th century. A sportsman of some note .
Later I fought in WW1 and was sent home suffering from the effects of warfare Gas.
Clue 1
I was at my peak in the early part of the 20th century. A sportsman of some note .
Later I fought in WW1 and was sent home suffering from the effects of warfare Gas.
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Ha Ha Ha quite true Jaros !!!! Be worth it I reckon woweee
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sorry Loamer, not Billy Watson. Who did he play for?
A little old country called Australia. Before and after WW1. Gassed, came home.
Lieutenant Billy Watson, MC and bar, DCM was the team captain of the 1919
side. He later won a DSO on the Kokoda Track in World War II (WWII). Born
in New Zealand (NZ), Watson came to Australia before WWI and settled in
Sydney with his Victorian wife. He was selected for the Waratahs of 1912 and
the Australian tour of the USA and Canada that year. He toured NZ in 1913
and also represented Australia in the All Blacks tour of Australia in 1914. With
the outbreak of WWI Watson enlisted on 8 August 1914 and served with the
Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force and took part in operations
in New Britain and New Ireland.
He then joined the AIF and served as a gunner at Gallipoli and the Western
Front. Sergeant Watson was awarded the DCM in at the Somme in January
1917, and was commissioned in September. He was wounded in Belgium in In the Field and On the Field
A Highlight History of the Australian Army Rugby Union
November, recovered and went on to win a Military Cross in August 1918 and
a bar to the MC in October, when he was also gassed.
Watson was tough he then captained the 1919 AIF team right through its
matches in England and Australia. When playing in Australia with the AIF
team as a front-row forward, Watson must have suffered excruciating pain as
he was covered in festering sores, the after-effects of mustard gas. Major
Walter Wally Matthews, the team manager, frequently had to open these
festering sores with a sterilised penknife before Watson took to the field.
In 1920 Watson captained NSW against NZ. Working in the USA between the
wars, Watson returned when WWII broke out. He served with the 2nd
Australian Garrison Battalion. Posted to the Papuan Infantry Battalion, where
he became the commanding officer, Watson fought at Kokoda and won a DSO.
Promoted to major, Watson remained on operations in New Guinea until mid-
1944. After the war he became Australian vice-consul in New York until 1952.
A great leader, a great rugby player and a great Australian.
Lieutenant Billy Watson, MC and bar, DCM was the team captain of the 1919
side. He later won a DSO on the Kokoda Track in World War II (WWII). Born
in New Zealand (NZ), Watson came to Australia before WWI and settled in
Sydney with his Victorian wife. He was selected for the Waratahs of 1912 and
the Australian tour of the USA and Canada that year. He toured NZ in 1913
and also represented Australia in the All Blacks tour of Australia in 1914. With
the outbreak of WWI Watson enlisted on 8 August 1914 and served with the
Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force and took part in operations
in New Britain and New Ireland.
He then joined the AIF and served as a gunner at Gallipoli and the Western
Front. Sergeant Watson was awarded the DCM in at the Somme in January
1917, and was commissioned in September. He was wounded in Belgium in In the Field and On the Field
A Highlight History of the Australian Army Rugby Union
November, recovered and went on to win a Military Cross in August 1918 and
a bar to the MC in October, when he was also gassed.
Watson was tough he then captained the 1919 AIF team right through its
matches in England and Australia. When playing in Australia with the AIF
team as a front-row forward, Watson must have suffered excruciating pain as
he was covered in festering sores, the after-effects of mustard gas. Major
Walter Wally Matthews, the team manager, frequently had to open these
festering sores with a sterilised penknife before Watson took to the field.
In 1920 Watson captained NSW against NZ. Working in the USA between the
wars, Watson returned when WWII broke out. He served with the 2nd
Australian Garrison Battalion. Posted to the Papuan Infantry Battalion, where
he became the commanding officer, Watson fought at Kokoda and won a DSO.
Promoted to major, Watson remained on operations in New Guinea until mid-
1944. After the war he became Australian vice-consul in New York until 1952.
A great leader, a great rugby player and a great Australian.
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I didn't mean which little old country, I meant which club? Balmain, Canterbury? you have to play for one of them before you get selected for the Waratahs don't you?
The subject of my question wasn't a war hero and didn't participate in his chosen sport in the army either. He was a humble infantryman.
The subject of my question wasn't a war hero and didn't participate in his chosen sport in the army either. He was a humble infantryman.
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Not Tom Richards. He played Rugby also and was a Lieutenant in WW1. He would make a good subject particularly with his Charters Towers history.
Clue 2
During my war service I was non commissioned. I did not play Rugby and I was from Victoria.
However I once saved a person at a Sydney beach.
Clue 2
During my war service I was non commissioned. I did not play Rugby and I was from Victoria.
However I once saved a person at a Sydney beach.
