Australian History

[the duck]

Mary Bryant

 

[Dave79]

Nope, I am thought to be the first female European inhabitant of New Zealand.

 

[the duck]

Charlotte Badger

 

[Dave79]

I am indeed Charlotte Badger. Pretty sketchy details on how the story ended but I personally like the version where the Maori burned the ship, ate the crew and somehow Charlotte lived happily ever after. She was quite a piece of work.

 

[the duck]

What is the difference in kms between a bullock team and a horse team going to the goldfields in one day

 

[aussiefarmer]

40

 

[shakergt]

Duck are you after an average or precise number? So far my research is telling me it depends on the load how far they can travel in one day. A Bullock team with supplies may only travel around 13km in one day where the same team with a load of Gold might only travel 11km. I am going to say that the difference might be around 4 to 8 km but I'm probably way out.

 

[Dave79]

Dunno how far but pretty sure it would be in miles back then!

 

[user 4386]

I was transported for political reasons and escaped, becoming a newspaper editor and hatching a mass prison escape.

 

[user 4386]

Have I jumped the gun?

 

[shakergt]

Yep you have.

 

[Gilly47]

three kilometers

 

[user 4386]

What is the current question?

 

[shakergt]

What is the difference in kms between a bullock team and a horse team going to the goldfields in one day

This is the current question

 

[user 4386]

What is the difference in kms between a bullock team and a horse team going to the goldfields in one day

This is the current question

If they were going to the same goldfield it would be zero km difference.

 

[the duck]

Was about the same but the bullocks consumed less food than a horse team and the bullocks had more endurance with heavy loads, as the coach stops were every 10 miles most counted on around two coach stops but this depended on the terrain sometimes it was just a few miles if the roads were bad.Open to anyone for question

 

[user 4386]

Was about the same but the bullocks consumed less food than a horse team and the bullocks had more endurance with heavy loads, as the coach stops were every 10 miles most counted on around two coach stops but this depended on the terrain sometimes it was just a few miles if the roads were bad.Open to anyone for question

Sorry, I don't follow. If they are going to the same goldfield in one day, why wouldn't they go the same distance? The distance hasn't changed for horses rather than bullocks - it remains the same for both.

 

[shakergt]

Goldierocks I thought no it's your turn

 

[user 4386]

I was transported for political reasons and escaped, becoming a newspaper editor and hatching a mass prison escape.

 

[xcvator]

John Rowland Jones