Australian History

[reefer]

THE SYDNEY OBSERVATORY

 

[OzzieAu]

No Reefer, its about what took place in the building to give it its status.
I was needed for commercial reasons in Colonial Australia.

 

[reefer]

..THE FIRST MINT!

 

[OzzieAu]

Yes reefer,....youre right about it being the first mint.... but what made it the first mint?

 

[OzzieAu]

Not trying to be ambiguous, but Im asking what happened there.

 

[reefer]

AAAH!..UUMMM!...They minted the first Australian coins

 

[OzzieAu]

AAAH!..UUMMM!...They minted the first Australian coins

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Cmon reefer, ur in the home straight.

 

[reefer]

Well...As far as I know...there was a coin,I think it was a sovereign.

 

[OzzieAu]

Incorrect.

 

[cml]

Knocking the dumps out of Spanish Dollars to make Australian ones?

 

[OzzieAu]

Correct cml,
convicted forger William Henshall was tasked with creating the first Australian coin, the Holey Dollar by knocking the centres from 40,000 Spanish reales, which took him 12 months.
http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/highlights/holey_dollar
Bad luck reefer, you were on the right track. :Y:
Youre up cml.

 

[reefer]

Well perhaps it was a 'half sovereign'!

 

[OzzieAu]

By the way, if you find one of these in good nick youll be an almost millionaire!

 

[reefer]

I should have a coin minted for I just realised I've attained the magical 1000 posts!...YAY!..PROCLAIM A HOLIDAY!... SO EXCITED!... ]

 

[OzzieAu]

Well done reefer :Y:

 

[cml]

I had a few great years

 

[OzzieAu]

Is that a statement or a question?

 

[Manpa]

Milparinka?

 

[OzzieAu]

Paul Keating ?

Colonial Mutual Life, cml ?

 

[Manpa]

Warwick Capper?
Donald Bradman?
Cobar?
Leyland P76?