Australian History

[Manpa]

Ta Megsy
Name the town where you will find this building.

 

[MegsyB007]

Huh! I saw that in March and thought is was 'odd' the way the lower overhang sat under the balcony!

Wouldn't have had a clue if I hadn't gone to the Hill End meet up this year!

 

[Manpa]

Correctamundo, over to you. Hill End, early NSW gold rush town.

 

[MegsyB007]

Where am I? And what am I marking?

 

[Manpa]

Discovery of gold 1851 monument at Clunes?

 

[MegsyB007]

Close, but no cigar, Manpa.

 

[Manpa]

Gold discovery Hill End ?

 

[Deepseeker]

Ophir Monument, NSW. Near Orange. Site of Australia's first significant gold discovery :goldnugget:

 

[Roach]

Phew! 411 pages, done.

Obviously I'm joking

 

[Manpa]

Bump

 

[MegsyB007]

Sorry guys! I forgot it was my turn! Apologies for the delay replying. Thanks for the reminder, Manpa! :8

You got it Deepseeker. Over to you.

 

[Deepseeker]

Thanks Megsy, ok here we go.......

Which group of people are we?

Having produced one of Australia's greatest painters, as well as a soccer player-turned political activist. We had an Australian warship named in our honor, and a Medical research center named after one of our greatest sons.

Who are we?

 

[Manpa]

Australian Aboriginals? Namatjira, painter, Charles Perkins, footballer and political activist, Ikara, the warship, Lowitja Medical Institute.

 

[Deepseeker]

You're getting warm manpa, the particular people involved though (and the ship) are all from or named after the one tribe.
Who are the tribe?

 

[Manpa]

The Arunta?

 

[Deepseeker]

Well done
Over to you

 

[Manpa]

Thanks Deepseeker

Do. You know this famous Australian

 

[Rockhunter62]

Ok I'll bite, is it Henry Lawson?

Cheers

Doug

 

[StoneTheCrows]

Good bite RockH
the great man himself

 

[Deepseeker]

I don't think I've seen that pic of him before. He looks quite young