Australian History

[MegsyB007]

10. Sorry RockRat, not the USS Lyndon Johnson.

Remember this is an 'Australian' history quiz (indirectly).

 

[RockRat]

10. Sorry RockRat, not the USS Lyndon Johnson.

Remember this is an 'Australian' history quiz (indirectly).

I thought LBJ as we were involved with the Vietnam war

 

[MegsyB007]

You got the LBJ part right mate.
OK, here's a question... WHO was all the way with LBJ?

 

[RockRat]

Harold Holt...............

 

[MegsyB007]

So the answer is...???

 

[RockRat]

In 1968 the newly commissioned united states Navy Knox class destroyer,
USS Harold E Holt
.............named in Holts honour.

 

[MegsyB007]

Yay!! Thanks RockRat! Over to you mate!

 

[RockRat]

What was the Bushmans tribute? :cake:
(Not a song)

 

[Mirrors]

THE BUSHMAN'S TRIBUTE.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S

APPRECIATION.

 

[Mirrors]

https://youtu.be/ubr0WF7NVPU

 

[RockRat]

Nice vid Mirrors, but wrong answer.
Clue in the question, think australia 1800s,
Elvis fits in there somewhere, so does Au. :cake:

 

[shakergt]

More clues please rock rat

 

[RockRat]

okay, elvis..... Parkes is the supposed Elvis capital of Australia.
The cake is what they called the lump of retorted gold.... :cake:
Parkes was originally called Currajong then it was called ???????'? after
the local gold mine. The 1,868 ounces retorted cake was called the ???????'? Tribute.
good luck :goldnugget: :goldpan: ickshovel
i made that too easy, been a long day :awful:

 

[RockRat]

next question someone :Y:

 

[just starting]

Who`s corpse was strung up outside the Benalla Police Station for the press to take photos of after the Glenrowan seige by the Kelly gang
and what was the date ?

 

[xcvator]

Joe Byrnes, 29th June 1880

 

[just starting]

Correct. He killed my great grandmother`s brother Aaron.
Accused of being a snitch to the police ,but he was always true to the Kellly`s ,apparently.
From memory , i think he may have dated Joe Byrne`s sister ,too. He was the unofficial 5th gang member. Correct me if i`m wrong.

 

[Mirrors]

Speaking of relatives
Who played
with Bradman
Also fought in a war
And gained an mbe
Loved fishing and died in 1993

 

[just starting]

Without googling it, is it Sir Doug Walters ?

 

[Mirrors]

No