Australian History

[Magilla]

No, not KI

 

[goldtruck59]

lord howe island?

 

[DrDuck]

No probs, Stu, everyone can have a go... the more the better!

Sorry guys didn't mean to butt in.. was jus flickin thru an saw it

 

[DrDuck]

The Furneaux - "the Group was named for Captain Tobias Furneaux who sighted some of the islands in 1773 and thought they were part of mainland Australia."

 

[Magilla]

Looks like there were a lot of mistaken identity islands, this one was pretty important in Australia's history.

 

[Jaros]

How about Tasmania.

 

[Magilla]

I thought this was an easy one but I now know why it isn't. The Island I was looking for was Posession Island off Cape York, where Capt Cook came ashore and claimed the country for Mother England. I was told by a local when I visited the island in 1985 that Cook actually thought he was on the mainland and not an island when he took possession of the country. I just checked Cook's log to confirm the information and found that Cook did in fact know exactly where he was so my question was flawed.
You have a turn Dr.

 

[DrDuck]

Magilla, I'm getting a curry dinner together and will be off the air for a while, you have another go, or nominate one of the other chasers of the phantom answer!

 

[Magilla]

No worries Dr, how about you have a go GT.

 

[goldtruck59]

Ok Magilla Im not cooking tea yet!!

Event-feat, what am I

I celebrated my 100th anniversary in 1913. There were three of us involved.

 

[Nanjim]

Crossing The Blue Mountains .....
By Blaxland Wentworth and Lawson....

Cheers Nanjim
Jim

 

[PabloP]

Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson reached Mt Lawson thus finding a way across the Blue Mountains.

Edit: Darn, he beat me to it.

Rob.

 

[Magilla]

Too late.

 

[goldtruck59]

We celebrated my 150th in 1963 with a stamp.

 

[DrDuck]

Yep, I've got confused with this one, as a result of the fact that I'm well into my second bottle of red. Anyway, GT, 1963 was the 150th anniversary of the crossing of the blue mountains, and here was a commemorative stamp issue,

 

[goldtruck59]

Good work Doc I knew you would be on it with the stamp clue !!
Curry and Red wine mate !!
I wouldn't want to be chained to you tonight LOL :lol:

 

[DrDuck]

Wouldn't nanjim have got it with his answer?

 

[goldtruck59]

Yep Nanjim I didn't read back far enough. Its all yours mate sorry.
Still wouldn't want to be chained to you Doc.

 

[DrDuck]

Possibility of dutch ovens in the morning, GT!

 

[goldtruck59]

ha ha