Australian History

[WalnLiz]

Never payed much attention to that one Mick, I know the new shop is up for sale and can't remember seeing any new bowsers. The old one had a lot of water problems in the fuel, as it really only serviced the summer water ski fraternity. Be much safer to fuel up in the "Bay".

Cheers Wal.

 

[backcreek]

Hay Wal,
Cabbage Tree Ned, who got his name from the hat he wore which was made from the leaves of the Cabbage Tree Palm, was one who was known for his horsemanshipand showmanshipfar and wide. As well as driving the Leviathan coach for a time, he was also the driver for the first All-England cricket team to visit Australia during their Victorian tour. For their match in Geelong, Ned drove the cricketers right onto the oval in their new coach, pulled by an impressive team of twelve grey horses. At the end of their tour the cricketers presented him with 300 sovereigns as personal thanks for his services. Using this money to retire from coach driving in Australia, he moved to New Zealand where then he drove Cobb & Co. coaches for many years. He died in Ballarat, where a memorial to him, erected by retired Cobb & Co drivers in the 1930's, can be found in the Ballarat New Cemetery.

Cheers
Mick

 

[WalnLiz]

That would be 100% correct there cobber. Very colorful character was that Ned.

Hit us with another question Mick.

Cheers Wal.

 

[the duck]

wow great story loved that one

 

[backcreek]

OK, let's try a musical theme.
Who was the first Australian to record an album in stereo and what was the name of the album?

Cheers
Mick

 

[Land Rover]

Ain't it so ...lonnie lee ???????

L/R

 

[the duck]

Dulcie Rama Pitt

Georgia Lee Sings the Blues Down Under

 

[backcreek]

Nope, both wrong!

 

[backcreek]

Or should I say L.R you're half right.

 

[Land Rover]

Half Right or Half Wrong ?"???????? Anyway All good fun !!!!!!

L/R

 

[ChrisM]

Georgia Lee. First Indigenous Australian singer to release an album 1962
Called "Yarra River Blues"

 

[the duck]

Lonnie lee A Country Boy at Heart

 

[backcreek]

You got it Duck, have a go.

Cheers
Mick

 

[the duck]

This one is going to be hard to research
Why was the yarra river misnamed

 

[Dozer]

In 1835 surveyor John Wedge asked local aborigines what they called the cascading waters on the lower section of the river. They replied 'Yarro Yarro', meaning 'it flows'. Wedge misheard the name and name it the Yarra.

 

[the duck]

Well done dozer was actually called birrarung river and when they went up the barwon river they called out the same name yarro yarro, it means beard or wedge of water or waterfall

Your turn

 

[Dozer]

Thanks Duck, gotta love google.

Where in Victoria was the first confirmed finding of gold ?

 

[Land Rover]

The ground????

L/R

 

[AU Fever]

Clunes?

AU

 

[Dozer]

Funny L/R. Absolutely correct AU Fever.
William Campbell found gold in 1850, but kept it a secret fearing there would be a rush of diggers on his property. After a reward was set Campbell claimed he had found gold and in June 1851 it was confirmed.

Your turn