Australian History

[Manpa]

Kgari, Fraser Island, worlds largest sand island.

 

[Ward69]

Correct Manpa all yours

 

[Manpa]

Thanks Ward69. Short and sweet before Xmas.

I am the longest of my type in the Southern Hemisphere, what am I?

 

[Jaros]

The Princes Highway No1.

 

[Anniegee]

Busselton Jetty?

 

[Manpa]

Sorry Jaros, not the one I was looking for.

Correct Anniegee over to you

 

[Anniegee]

I'm an event that occurred on this day some years ago.

 

[Ward69]

Sorry guys , away offline for next few days have safe and merry Xmas. From the Philippines. Ward family

 

[Anniegee]

Have a wonderful holiday Ward69 :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

 

[Greg4427]

Christmas truce 1914.

 

[Anniegee]

Sorry Greg4427...quite a few years after that in Australia...it started on the 24th and continued on to the 25th

 

[Greg4427]

Has to be Cyclone Tracey 1975!

 

[Anniegee]

Correct (1974 though). Merry Xmas :goldnugget: :goldnugget: :goldnugget:

 

[Greg4427]

My turn then!......as a group we went west from Alice Springs in 1930...what was our purpose?

 

[Rockhunter62]

Search party looking for Lasserter.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Greg4427]

Search party looking for Lasserter.

Cheers

Doug

Bingo!

 

[Rockhunter62]

Search party looking for Lasserter.

Cheers

Doug

Bingo!

Thanks Greg, I'll get back with a question in a while.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Rockhunter62]

I'm just not feeling it today folks so can someone else put a question up please.

Thank you

Cheers

Doug

 

[just starting]

I`ll give it a go.

What famous Australian coin had two names and why ?

 

[Deepseeker]

1937 or 1938 Crown. Known as Casey's Cartwheel because it's idea was Proposed by Lord Casey the Treasurer?