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I'll think of a question for after dinner!
I'll think of a question for after dinner!
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Which Australian sportsman compared their play to a pianist playing Mozart?
donald bradman
Too easy, but well done Duck!
"The game of cricket existed long before I was born. It will be played centuries after my demise. During my career I was privileged to give the public my interpretation of its character in the same way that a pianist might interpret the works of Beethoven"
Farewell to Cricket, 1950, p. 101.
Since I did the question by memory, I confused Mozart with Beethoven, but it's nice to remember what a humble bloke the Don was!
"The game of cricket existed long before I was born. It will be played centuries after my demise. During my career I was privileged to give the public my interpretation of its character in the same way that a pianist might interpret the works of Beethoven"
Farewell to Cricket, 1950, p. 101.
Since I did the question by memory, I confused Mozart with Beethoven, but it's nice to remember what a humble bloke the Don was!
Where was this found in australia
well done braddo
Loch Ard was bound for Melbourne in 1878 loaded with passengers and cargo when it ran into a rocky reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: an apprentice, Tom Pearce and a young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy.
The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island and much of the cargo has been salvaged. Some was washed up into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge following the shipwreck. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced.
One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. Thankfully, it was well packed which in no doubt gave it adequate protection during the violent storm which battered the stricken Loch Ard.
Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.
Recently revalued at over $4 million dollars,
Your go to ask a question
Loch Ard was bound for Melbourne in 1878 loaded with passengers and cargo when it ran into a rocky reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: an apprentice, Tom Pearce and a young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy.
The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island and much of the cargo has been salvaged. Some was washed up into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge following the shipwreck. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced.
One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. Thankfully, it was well packed which in no doubt gave it adequate protection during the violent storm which battered the stricken Loch Ard.
Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.
Recently revalued at over $4 million dollars,
Your go to ask a question
Bit of a trick question, while the VFL premiership has been contested since 1897, the first AFL premiership was in 1990, won by Collingwood.
Braddo, back in 1990 I worked with a long suffering Collingwood fan, and that victory broke a long drought for them. He was over the moon, and even ordered a circular black and white carpet from Thailand that was in the form of the Collingwood crest. And that was in the days before the internet made such things easy!
Now for a question:
Which Australian politician served in state, national and an international parliament?
Now for a question:
Which Australian politician served in state, national and an international parliament?
No Loamer, not Doc Evatt, although that is a pretty good try. The international seat was in a genuine parliament, not the UN.
Loamer, close but no cigar. Our old mate was elected to parliament in his international incumbency. He was also a Prime Minister in Australia.
Not the little digger.
I'll be off the air until this evening!
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