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Nova Guinea. Janzoon hadn't discovered Torres strait and thought Australia was part of New Guinea
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Ramjet said:
That is the one.
We were in one of the museums in Amsterdam and they had giant maps of the known world made out of brass embedded in the floor. They had a small piece of Tasmania and about 300 km of the Gulf Of Carpentaria marked on them, the Gulf had Nova Guinea marked on it. It was also marked the same on some globes we saw over there.
Misdirection: In 1606, Willem Janszoon of the Dutch East India Company landed the Duyfken near present-day Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula. He named the new land Nova Guinea and distinguished it from New Guinea, which he called Os Papua. To further complicate things, he named part of Os Papua Nieu Zelandt. Janszoon soon sailed home in a state of geographical confusion.
Your go RJ.
Thanks Magilla. Good question.
Where and when did Australia's first steamship route run?
Where and when did Australia's first steamship route run?
Was that the Sophia Jane, which arrived in Sydney in 1831, and "plied between Sydney and Newcastle," not to mention Morpeth?
You got it Doc. Lucky you mentioned Morpeth 
The service actually ran from there. Newcastle was shunned by a lot of passenger services. Morpeth and Maitland were the main centers of trade.
The service actually ran from there. Newcastle was shunned by a lot of passenger services. Morpeth and Maitland were the main centers of trade.
Didn't stay up quite late enough to receive the baton last night, and been down the salt mine today.
Anyway this one might be very easy, let's see:
This term very relevant to our hobby had a couple of very different meanings back in the gold rush days. What was it?
As usual, clues will be forthcoming if no one gets it, but I suspect someone ought to know this without too much research.
Anyway this one might be very easy, let's see:
This term very relevant to our hobby had a couple of very different meanings back in the gold rush days. What was it?
As usual, clues will be forthcoming if no one gets it, but I suspect someone ought to know this without too much research.
duffer
That was quick!
I didn't have duffer in mind, but that would fit the clue, I suppose. The word I have in mind had a couple of meanings back in the day that are quite different from the contemporary one.
I didn't have duffer in mind, but that would fit the clue, I suppose. The word I have in mind had a couple of meanings back in the day that are quite different from the contemporary one.
well wasn't expecting that, was only a guess, and i have to admit i dont know completely what all the meanings of the word are, so i will pass it back to you DrDuck and run with the original question and right answer if you like
DrDuck said:
Word games. Cool
Lots of prospecting terms have more than one meaning. Fairly sure this isn't it but I found it amusing.
Mining Term: DRIFT -- "Drift" mining simply means tunneling a horizontal shaft that leads from a central deposit or ore. Drifts can run for hundreds, even thousands of feet, as miners traced tiny seams of gold fanning out from the original strike.
Modern term: DRIFT -- To drive a car sideways around corners.
Mining Term: DRIFT -- "Drift" mining simply means tunneling a horizontal shaft that leads from a central deposit or ore. Drifts can run for hundreds, even thousands of feet, as miners traced tiny seams of gold fanning out from the original strike.
Modern term: DRIFT -- To drive a car sideways around corners.
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