Australian History

[Ward69]

Henry Ford invented the V8 engine about that time. His first attempt was an 8 cylinder block with 2 cylinders on each side in a V shape and the bottom half of the engine was the in the same format ,but upside down ,so it had 8 cylinders in a block that was sort of in the shape of an X. After trialling it , they decided the bottom half was too close to the ground and too inconvenient on many levels , so he went back to the drawing board and invented the V8 engine.

Sorry Foz. No

 

[Ward69]

Its started in Brisbane 1934 as a trial

 

[dam it]

:argh: Air mail

 

[Manpa]

Television

 

[Ward69]

:argh: Air mail

Sorry Dam. No

 

[Ward69]

Television

Correct TV started as a trail in Brisbane

All yours Manpa

 

[Manpa]

Thanks Ward69

Who am I, London born, 1815?

 

[Archimedes]

Henry Parkes - father of federation??

 

[Mirrors]

George gershon ?

 

[Mirrors]

George gershon mocchata

 

[Manpa]

Sorry guys, all incorrect

Who am I, London born, 1815?

My time at sea was short lived, so I joined the Cavalry

 

[Archimedes]

Alexander Tolmer

 

[Manpa]

Spot on Archimedes

https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/TolmerAlexander.htm

Interesting read.

 

[Archimedes]

Who am I. Born around 1758 in England

 

[Manpa]

Philip Gidley King?

 

[Archimedes]

No mate, I joined the marines and fought in the American War of Independence.

 

[Manpa]

Lieutenant General Watkins Tench?
https://www.navy.gov.au/biography/lieutenant-general-watkin-tench

 

[Archimedes]

Dare I say, Eureka? Well done MP. All yours.

 

[Manpa]

Thanks Archimedes

Ill reverse this one.

I died in 1839, who am I?

 

[Ward69]

John Batman