Australian History

[Deepseeker]

That looks like John Howards smile.

I can hear him now- We decide who plays in our sandpit, and under what circumstances!

 

[Manpa]

Tis indeed a young J Howard, over to you Deepseeker

 

[Deepseeker]

This child grew into a Great man, who once wisely said- We have spent 100 years ripping up our country railway tracks, and we will spend the next 100 years regretting it......

Who am I?

 

[xcvator]

Tim Fisher

 

[Deepseeker]

Well done xcvator, over to you

 

[xcvator]

Who were we ?

 

[xcvator]

Who were we ?
We were among the 1st

 

[Manpa]

The Dutch Explorers?

 

[xcvator]

Nope

 

[xcvator]

Who were we ?
We were among the 1st
In some places we would have jumped the stick

 

[Manpa]

The 1st Australian Parachute Battalion, formed from volunteers in 1943?

 

[xcvator]

Not even warm

 

[xcvator]

Who were we ?
We were among the 1st
In some places we would have jumped the stick
We were the 1st as well

 

[xcvator]

Who were we ?
We were among the 1st
In some places we would have "jumped the stick" (sorry, punctuation error ) :8
We were the 1st as well

 

[Manpa]

Maria ( aboriginal woman) and Robert Lock (Convict carpenters) married on Jan 26th 1824. Interracial couples are said to have jumped the stick.

 

[xcvator]

Nope :lol:

 

[xcvator]

Who were we ?
We were among the 1st
In some places we would have "jumped the stick"
We were the 1st as well
1 of us was convicted of fraud

 

[Manpa]

to cryptic for me, we were among the first and we were the first as well..

 

[Ward69]

10/2/1788 5 couples got legally married in Australia First ever in Australia. Do I have to name them all.

 

[xcvator]

Ward69, read the clues and all will be revealed