...April, June and November.
All the rest have 31 except for February which can't count for shit.
Yep, definitely July 31st!
On this day in 1902 the Mt Kembla Colliery experienced an underground explosion which killed 96 men and boys, the explosion being heard up to 7 miles away in Wollongong.
The world's first narrow gauge mainline railway line opened in 1865 with trumpets, fanfare, bunting, ribbons, confetti and unicorns shooting glittery rainbows out their arses at Grandchester, Queensland.
Well....it may not have been such a party.
But the unicorns were definitely there.
The Champion Jig Dancer of America, Thomas Peel, passed away in Melbourne in 1869 while touring with minstrels in Australia.
Scroll down and read HERE the final days of this talented chap.
The Evening Post, in 1894, related how a letter had been received from a settler in the New Australia settlement in Paraguay; things were not as rosy as everyone had hoped.
In fact, it had all turned to crap in a hurry.
Although their decendants call it home!
And off we go, starting a new month tomorrow, soon to be a new season and before you can blink it'll be Christmas again.
Best start lay-bying those pressies...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
July 30...the days just keep on rolling out one after the other...
The end of yet another month, where does this time fly to?!
Does anyone actually know where the yesterdays go to?
Or time?
It just....vanishes.
Except for those nagging little grey hairs that sprout up everywhere...
Aussie poet Edward Dyson got stuck into The Bulletin debate started by fellow Aussie poets Lawson and Paterson when his poem The Fact of The Matter was published in The Bulletin in 1892.
Mercedes Benz graced our fair shores when Mercedes-Benz Australia Pty Ltd was pupped on this day in 1958 and the production plant at Port Melbourne.
Rush out and get your tickets, quick , there's a fantabulous new theatre airing the new play Jane Shore.
Mind you, you'll have to hurry....it was for July 30th, 1796...
Jimmy Cook was sailing merrily all over the place, having a lovely time of it, looping around Aotearoa when he opened his secret instructions in 1768.
No, they weren't for him to slip into something frilly and dance the hornpipe around the main mast.
Although they could have been...
Now that I've left you with the mental image of historical Cap James Cook in a frilly housecoat, heels, lippy and pearls waltzing badly about the deck of his ship....have a nice day!
Does anyone actually know where the yesterdays go to?
Or time?
It just....vanishes.
Except for those nagging little grey hairs that sprout up everywhere...
Aussie poet Edward Dyson got stuck into The Bulletin debate started by fellow Aussie poets Lawson and Paterson when his poem The Fact of The Matter was published in The Bulletin in 1892.
Mercedes Benz graced our fair shores when Mercedes-Benz Australia Pty Ltd was pupped on this day in 1958 and the production plant at Port Melbourne.
Rush out and get your tickets, quick , there's a fantabulous new theatre airing the new play Jane Shore.
Mind you, you'll have to hurry....it was for July 30th, 1796...
Jimmy Cook was sailing merrily all over the place, having a lovely time of it, looping around Aotearoa when he opened his secret instructions in 1768.
No, they weren't for him to slip into something frilly and dance the hornpipe around the main mast.
Although they could have been...
Now that I've left you with the mental image of historical Cap James Cook in a frilly housecoat, heels, lippy and pearls waltzing badly about the deck of his ship....have a nice day!
Friday, July 29, 2011
July 29 To turtle or not to turtle, dat is da question
Have you got your vegie beds turned over yet?
Seeds picked?
Compost at the ready?
Moo Poo Tea brewing?
If not...better get it on the go for Spring!
Oh what a jolly afternoon sailing party it was on the Floating Brothel aka the good ship Lady Juliana - a knees up of whores, shoplifters and con-artists aka convicts - which set sail from England to Oz in 1879.
Irish revolutinaries Meagher, O'Brien, Macmanus and O'Donahue were transported in 1849 to the salubrious holiday spot Van Diemen's Land.
Today in 2003 it was announced that the Environment Minister had finally embraced his inner mung bean and had drafted a recovery plan to save Australia'sHeroes In a Half Shell Marine Turtles.
Govenor Bourke waved his magic wand, clicked his slippers and passed The Church Act in 1836 which granted religious freedom throughout the Fair Ilse of Oz.
Seeds picked?
Compost at the ready?
Moo Poo Tea brewing?
If not...better get it on the go for Spring!
Oh what a jolly afternoon sailing party it was on the Floating Brothel aka the good ship Lady Juliana - a knees up of whores, shoplifters and con-artists aka convicts - which set sail from England to Oz in 1879.
Irish revolutinaries Meagher, O'Brien, Macmanus and O'Donahue were transported in 1849 to the salubrious holiday spot Van Diemen's Land.
Today in 2003 it was announced that the Environment Minister had finally embraced his inner mung bean and had drafted a recovery plan to save Australia's
Govenor Bourke waved his magic wand, clicked his slippers and passed The Church Act in 1836 which granted religious freedom throughout the Fair Ilse of Oz.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
July 28...or so the watch on my wrist says
Pink billiard in the top corner pocket.
No, the other corner.
Oh, alright, the middle one then.
Or...we could manage to bounce off the edge and do a triple twirl about the table before pocketing....nothing.
Guess that means I have to run around the table with my pants down....?
Talented comic and silent film genius Stan "The Man" Taggart was pupped in New Plymouth in New Zealand in 1885.
Click HERE and HERE to learn more about this funny chap.
The deliciously gorgeous Opal was declared to be the National Gem of Oz on this day in 1993.
Yum!
Talented actress of British theatre and film Marie Lohr was found in the cabbage patch in Sydney in 1880.
The Timaru Herald reported in 1879 that a chap who was secretary to a railway company was shot dead, in Melbourne, by a chap who worked in the Traffic division.
Railways and traffic...forever at loggerheads.
No, the other corner.
Oh, alright, the middle one then.
Or...we could manage to bounce off the edge and do a triple twirl about the table before pocketing....nothing.
Guess that means I have to run around the table with my pants down....?
Talented comic and silent film genius Stan "The Man" Taggart was pupped in New Plymouth in New Zealand in 1885.
Click HERE and HERE to learn more about this funny chap.
The deliciously gorgeous Opal was declared to be the National Gem of Oz on this day in 1993.
Yum!
Talented actress of British theatre and film Marie Lohr was found in the cabbage patch in Sydney in 1880.
The Timaru Herald reported in 1879 that a chap who was secretary to a railway company was shot dead, in Melbourne, by a chap who worked in the Traffic division.
Railways and traffic...forever at loggerheads.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
July 27 complete with jocks, bombs and secret societies
A little something something to keep you occupied while you wait for your bus/train/segway to transport you to work/home/inter-planetry travel.
The Chinese settlers in the Northern Territory were most anxious, as the Otago Daily Times stated in 1891, to have a law passed to suppress secret societies.
Larry Petrie , Oz's own home grown anarchist revolutionary *ho hum* managed to detonate one of his bombs and 're-decorated' the forecabin of the SS Aramac he was parked on in Moreton Bay in 1893.
Sydney-siders won't be surprised to hear that the Grey River Argus reported heavy rains and storms in their neck of the woods for this day in 1889.
And to top off your day.... Aussie Joel Nathan managed to slip into something more comfortable, like 20 pairs of jocks, inside a minute in 2007.
The Chinese settlers in the Northern Territory were most anxious, as the Otago Daily Times stated in 1891, to have a law passed to suppress secret societies.
Larry Petrie , Oz's own home grown anarchist revolutionary *ho hum* managed to detonate one of his bombs and 're-decorated' the forecabin of the SS Aramac he was parked on in Moreton Bay in 1893.
Sydney-siders won't be surprised to hear that the Grey River Argus reported heavy rains and storms in their neck of the woods for this day in 1889.
And to top off your day.... Aussie Joel Nathan managed to slip into something more comfortable, like 20 pairs of jocks, inside a minute in 2007.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Updated Lost & Found posts
Some stuffs to keep you entertained .
HomeBush, Homebush, Lower HomeBush, HomeBush Lower and another Homebush or 3 .
Some rabbiting on about shared town names.
Louisville...not the baseball slugger sort but the Gippsland variety.
Short tale of a successful chappie who left his name in Gippsland.
Literally.
Mad, plague-ridden July 26
A little something of the usual sort to keep you entertained.
Unless juggling chainsaws is more your thing.
Then I can point you in the direction of a fabulous 1-armed topiary artiste.
The West Coast Times reported that Ned Kelly made a limited return visit to the police court in 1880.
After November his tours will cease and desist.
The Grey River Argus was, rightly, tut-tuting in 1872 over the captain who hoisted passengers on board a ship seething with small pox and someone had done a head count as there were 1387 insane people in NSW.
The Nelson Evening Times tattled in 1886 about how the Aussie Cricketers were wined and dined at a banquet in Stoke, obviously they bowled a maiden over.
Or three.
And, finally, the Evening Post stated, quite rightly, in 1907 that the Postmaster General had openly admitted that the telephone service was notoriously bad throughout The Land of Oz.
Good to see we uphold some traditions...
Optional - 1 chopped spring onion, mixed Italian herbs, 2 or 3 finely chopped sun dried tomatoes, not too many as it will weigh down the dough.
Mix together until a pliable dough forms, then knead as usual.
Plop into oiled bowl, cover with clean teatowel, plonk out of sight in warm area for 30 mins or until doubled in size.
Knock down then shape into size of pizza bases.
Tip - use oil from jar of sun-dried tomatoes in pizza tray, it will flavour the bottom of the pizza base.
Unless juggling chainsaws is more your thing.
Then I can point you in the direction of a fabulous 1-armed topiary artiste.
The West Coast Times reported that Ned Kelly made a limited return visit to the police court in 1880.
After November his tours will cease and desist.
The Grey River Argus was, rightly, tut-tuting in 1872 over the captain who hoisted passengers on board a ship seething with small pox and someone had done a head count as there were 1387 insane people in NSW.
The Nelson Evening Times tattled in 1886 about how the Aussie Cricketers were wined and dined at a banquet in Stoke, obviously they bowled a maiden over.
Or three.
And, finally, the Evening Post stated, quite rightly, in 1907 that the Postmaster General had openly admitted that the telephone service was notoriously bad throughout The Land of Oz.
Good to see we uphold some traditions...
Pizza dough recipe.
2 cups of plain flour dumped into a bowl with 2 teaspoons of dried yeast, 1 tablespoon of oil, a tiny pinch of salt and about 1/2 - 1 cup of tepid water.Optional - 1 chopped spring onion, mixed Italian herbs, 2 or 3 finely chopped sun dried tomatoes, not too many as it will weigh down the dough.
Mix together until a pliable dough forms, then knead as usual.
Plop into oiled bowl, cover with clean teatowel, plonk out of sight in warm area for 30 mins or until doubled in size.
Knock down then shape into size of pizza bases.
Tip - use oil from jar of sun-dried tomatoes in pizza tray, it will flavour the bottom of the pizza base.
Monday, July 25, 2011
July 25 ....with extra Blondin!
Another day and another pile of odd spots I've plucked from the bajillions of websites.
Just to titilate your funny...bone...maybe?
After tripping gaily across the Fair Isle of Oz explorer John Stuart whipped another flag up the pole at Van Diemen Gulf in 1862.
The Grey River Argus reported in 1880 that some silly bugger let the green eyed monster get him by the goolies and shot several people, himself included, in the Opera House (original Princess Theatre) in Melbourne.
The Father of Federation, Sir Henry Parkes, washed up on our shores via a ship in 1839.
The Great Blondin, tightrope/trapeze walker extraordinaire, popped up in Oz in Brisvegas in 1874 before schlepping down to Sydney to wow the great unwashed masses.
Think of it as keeping me occupied and out of trouble...
Just to titilate your funny...bone...maybe?
After tripping gaily across the Fair Isle of Oz explorer John Stuart whipped another flag up the pole at Van Diemen Gulf in 1862.
The Grey River Argus reported in 1880 that some silly bugger let the green eyed monster get him by the goolies and shot several people, himself included, in the Opera House (original Princess Theatre) in Melbourne.
The Father of Federation, Sir Henry Parkes, washed up on our shores via a ship in 1839.
The Great Blondin, tightrope/trapeze walker extraordinaire, popped up in Oz in Brisvegas in 1874 before schlepping down to Sydney to wow the great unwashed masses.
Think of it as keeping me occupied and out of trouble...
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Toasted Mountain Bread Wrap
Feeling as sick as a dog, nasty virus making me sleep hours on the couch while the Feral Teen giggles madly at Cartoon Network in my ear.
Yeah, to tolerate that I'm definitely unwell *snort*
Made these the other day - dead easy, healthy but warming on cold days.
Also makes it easy to take a meal on the run.
Use any filling of choice, this was turkey slices with cranberry sauce, tomato, cheese and lettuce (Feral Teen's food, not mine) I've also used left-over risotto, roast vegies, spag bol, you can use anything.
Do the usual wrap method of folding over then tucking in the sides and rolling for the final fold.
Then spray with a little cooking oil then lightly toast both sides either on a griddle (where you get some funky and fashionable looking tiger stripes) or in a pan on LOW heat.
Go forth and wrap!
Yeah, to tolerate that I'm definitely unwell *snort*
Made these the other day - dead easy, healthy but warming on cold days.
Also makes it easy to take a meal on the run.
Use any filling of choice, this was turkey slices with cranberry sauce, tomato, cheese and lettuce (Feral Teen's food, not mine) I've also used left-over risotto, roast vegies, spag bol, you can use anything.
Do the usual wrap method of folding over then tucking in the sides and rolling for the final fold.
Then spray with a little cooking oil then lightly toast both sides either on a griddle (where you get some funky and fashionable looking tiger stripes) or in a pan on LOW heat.
Go forth and wrap!
July 24 notes on a land...
Ok the winter cold has turned my toes blue to the point I think my sheepskin moccies are welded to my feet.
Even the dog is hogging the hot water bottle in bed.
Refuses to budge off the hot spot, tucked in between 3 blankies on top and 2 underneath.
She likes her warmth.
Not one to be left out when a good time was to be had when Oz got Federated in 1901 apparently so did the Presbyterian Church when they got together to have a proper knees up and became the Presbyterian Church if Australia.
Tiger Moths - the aeroplane, not the freaky looking insect hybrid Igor cooked up in the lab - were first built in Oz on this day in 1940.
Fear not for the snail mail!
The Wanganui Chronical assured readers in 1905 that the Japanese-Australian mail service would resume immediately.
Yay.
For email.
The Otago Witness reported in 1909 that Australia would probably announce compulsory military training for lads up to 18 yrs and possibly 21 yrs.
See what happens when you don't go outside to play footy or cricket like your parents tell you?!
Even the dog is hogging the hot water bottle in bed.
Refuses to budge off the hot spot, tucked in between 3 blankies on top and 2 underneath.
She likes her warmth.
Not one to be left out when a good time was to be had when Oz got Federated in 1901 apparently so did the Presbyterian Church when they got together to have a proper knees up and became the Presbyterian Church if Australia.
Tiger Moths - the aeroplane, not the freaky looking insect hybrid Igor cooked up in the lab - were first built in Oz on this day in 1940.
Fear not for the snail mail!
The Wanganui Chronical assured readers in 1905 that the Japanese-Australian mail service would resume immediately.
Yay.
For email.
The Otago Witness reported in 1909 that Australia would probably announce compulsory military training for lads up to 18 yrs and possibly 21 yrs.
See what happens when you don't go outside to play footy or cricket like your parents tell you?!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
On July 23 actors, cricket and murder...oh, my!
Don't you love it when you read some dreadful act a human being has done back in the midsts of time and you think,
"Gee, we're not so bad as all that, after all."
Cos we're still breeding at a phenomenal rate and infesting this planet like a plague of rabbits so there must be something we're doing right.
Right....?
1902 The police got word that possible suspects in the murder of Constable Guilfoyle were in the Ginninderra district.
It ended in tears.
Actor Vincent Price's Aussie-born actress wife, Coral Browne, was found in a Melbourne cabbage patch on this day in 1913.
The North Otago Times announced that a draw had happened between Australia and Derbyshire in 1896.
Cricket.
What can I say...
The Wanganui Herald stated in 1892 that there was an over-supply of frozen meat in London from New Zealand and Australia.
Mutton dress-ups, anyone....?
The Hawera & Normanby Star reported that the Aussies had beaten Yorkshire by 7 wickets in 1882.
Yes, I take pity on those addicted to ball sports.
"Gee, we're not so bad as all that, after all."
Cos we're still breeding at a phenomenal rate and infesting this planet like a plague of rabbits so there must be something we're doing right.
Right....?
1902 The police got word that possible suspects in the murder of Constable Guilfoyle were in the Ginninderra district.
It ended in tears.
Actor Vincent Price's Aussie-born actress wife, Coral Browne, was found in a Melbourne cabbage patch on this day in 1913.
The North Otago Times announced that a draw had happened between Australia and Derbyshire in 1896.
Cricket.
What can I say...
The Wanganui Herald stated in 1892 that there was an over-supply of frozen meat in London from New Zealand and Australia.
Mutton dress-ups, anyone....?
The Hawera & Normanby Star reported that the Aussies had beaten Yorkshire by 7 wickets in 1882.
Yes, I take pity on those addicted to ball sports.
Friday, July 22, 2011
History things wot happened on July 22
Goodness the weather is almost becoming civilised, one mmight be tempted to think that Spring could be around the corner.
But the chill wind will keep up for awhile.
As will the chilli wind in this quarter....
King George VI offically unveiled the Villers-Bretonneux Australian Memorial in 1938.
Just in time for the Second World War.
The Royal New Zealand Navy's first ANZAC-class frigate, the Te Kaha, was launched in Melbourne in 1995.
See?
More class than those silly Collins class subs that clank about the oceans.
1917 and 4 Aussie army nurses were caught in a bombing raid on the Western Front.
The unsung heroes so often overlooked in war.
Some biliously vile mongrel tosser coward, hiding behind the pseudonym of "Physicus", regurgitated a steaming pile of horse shit in a newspaper editorial on the "Means of Disappearance" of the "Half-Caste" in 1933.
Tips on how to breed Blue Andalusians and how, through selective breeding, to "stamp out the black colour".
*vomit*
And on that revolting note I'll leave you to go shower and cleanse yourself after rubbing up against such rubbish....almost like you've gone dumpster diving.
Nice...not.
But the chill wind will keep up for awhile.
As will the chilli wind in this quarter....
King George VI offically unveiled the Villers-Bretonneux Australian Memorial in 1938.
Just in time for the Second World War.
The Royal New Zealand Navy's first ANZAC-class frigate, the Te Kaha, was launched in Melbourne in 1995.
See?
More class than those silly Collins class subs that clank about the oceans.
1917 and 4 Aussie army nurses were caught in a bombing raid on the Western Front.
The unsung heroes so often overlooked in war.
Some biliously vile mongrel tosser coward, hiding behind the pseudonym of "Physicus", regurgitated a steaming pile of horse shit in a newspaper editorial on the "Means of Disappearance" of the "Half-Caste" in 1933.
Tips on how to breed Blue Andalusians and how, through selective breeding, to "stamp out the black colour".
*vomit*
And on that revolting note I'll leave you to go shower and cleanse yourself after rubbing up against such rubbish....almost like you've gone dumpster diving.
Nice...not.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
July 21 More stuffs
The history just keeps on dribbling along, never ending, waaaaaay back into the dim distant past....
Kinda like housework.
I could be here for awhile.
In 1983 the chilliest temperature on Earth was recorded, between chattering teeth and frostbite nibbling at the toes, at Vostok Station in the Australian Antarctic Territory.
The Grey River Argus trumpeted *in deep booming voice* that The League ofExtraordinary Gentlemen Wheelmen approved of the New Zealand League joining in on the fun with the Australasian League.
Fear not!
The League of Wheelmen was those mad, bad characters who embraced that not-so-fleeting craze of bicycles.
The Australian Rostrum Club was pupped on this day in 1930.
A branch of the same club founded in Manchester, England, on this day in 1923.
Cos I reckon they like this date.
I skimmed over the mentions of cricket, cricket, and more cricket throughout the decades.
I look after my readers like that *snort*
Kinda like housework.
I could be here for awhile.
In 1983 the chilliest temperature on Earth was recorded, between chattering teeth and frostbite nibbling at the toes, at Vostok Station in the Australian Antarctic Territory.
The Grey River Argus trumpeted *in deep booming voice* that The League of
Fear not!
The League of Wheelmen was those mad, bad characters who embraced that not-so-fleeting craze of bicycles.
The Australian Rostrum Club was pupped on this day in 1930.
A branch of the same club founded in Manchester, England, on this day in 1923.
Cos I reckon they like this date.
I skimmed over the mentions of cricket, cricket, and more cricket throughout the decades.
I look after my readers like that *snort*
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
July 20 babble, babble, babble...
Having an exciting time of it now the kids are back at school?
Mine's still here, pottering about under my feet, doing stuffs.
Although I can scare him off with offers to teach him how to cook...
Despite being cited for conspicuous gallantry Aussie Captain John Mitchel died in 1864 while fighting for the Confederacy in the American Cival War.
Many Aussies and Kiwis fought in this war, proving the savagery of war is an equal opportunity slaughterer.
Lovely gentleman Sir Edmund Hillary was dropped off by the stork on this day in 1919.
The fact he said he wasn't a happy teenager gives parents of feral teens everywhere hope!
Sisters were doin' it for themselves when the Women's Suffrage League of South Oz was pupped in 1888.
That's when we started to Run The World, Girls...
At the end of the 1916 Battle of Fromelles the Aussies counted up and found they'd managed to 'lose' 5,333 young men in just 27 hours.
Un-freakin'-believable.
1842 and Sydney was outed as Australia's first City!
Or so those history books printed north of the Victorian border would have us believe.
The Taranaki Herald tattled that in 1901 some bloke must have got such shocking bar service that he entered the bar of His Majesty's Theatre in Sydney and shot at the barmaid.
These days we encourage patrons to leave a complaint in writing...
Annnnnd away I go back to the crochet hook and tangled yarn the cats have managed to sculpt into a toy.
Mine's still here, pottering about under my feet, doing stuffs.
Although I can scare him off with offers to teach him how to cook...
Despite being cited for conspicuous gallantry Aussie Captain John Mitchel died in 1864 while fighting for the Confederacy in the American Cival War.
Many Aussies and Kiwis fought in this war, proving the savagery of war is an equal opportunity slaughterer.
Lovely gentleman Sir Edmund Hillary was dropped off by the stork on this day in 1919.
The fact he said he wasn't a happy teenager gives parents of feral teens everywhere hope!
Sisters were doin' it for themselves when the Women's Suffrage League of South Oz was pupped in 1888.
That's when we started to Run The World, Girls...
At the end of the 1916 Battle of Fromelles the Aussies counted up and found they'd managed to 'lose' 5,333 young men in just 27 hours.
Un-freakin'-believable.
1842 and Sydney was outed as Australia's first City!
Or so those history books printed north of the Victorian border would have us believe.
The Taranaki Herald tattled that in 1901 some bloke must have got such shocking bar service that he entered the bar of His Majesty's Theatre in Sydney and shot at the barmaid.
These days we encourage patrons to leave a complaint in writing...
Annnnnd away I go back to the crochet hook and tangled yarn the cats have managed to sculpt into a toy.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
July 19 And shoots and....doesn't score as it hits the rim and dribbles off sadly to the out of bounds
No basketball playing for moi, we shall avoid ball sports and team sports.
The thing with the vision impairment makes contact sport a bit more contact than is necessary, if ya know what I mean.
The day they make Draughts an Olympic sport I'll be in like a shot!
For those hoofers who lurve the stage 1947 saw the opening of the stage musical Annie Get Your Gun at His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne.
Note the changing gender of the theatre...poor darl can't quite make up it's mind whether it's a King or a Queen...!
1873 and Uluru was sitting in the sun, minding its own business when William Gosse eyeballed in a lasivious way and declared it to be Ayres Rock.
Hmph, rock my arse.
Try skipping that fecker over a pond, I dare ya!
The original Boer War Memorial in Lismore was the scene of a commemoration during peace celebrations in 1919 as a Lancer stood atop it.
The world's first skyjacking took place on ths day in 1960 over Brisvegas.
Not something to write home about but Brissy isn't that bad!
Back in 1900 the Hawera & Normanby Star was noting the en masse exit of both Aussies and Kiwis to South Africa.
Once upon a time the media complained when people left, these days they're complaining when people arrive.
For those with a bent in military history this day in 1870 saw the birth of the 7th Field Battery, 3rd Field Regiment.
1965 saw little green men landing their spacecraft on Vaucluse Beach, near Sydney.
Apparently they preferred to fish from their porthole...
And now I must away to prepare the dough for homemade pizzas to feed the starving feral teen.
Hoo roo!
The thing with the vision impairment makes contact sport a bit more contact than is necessary, if ya know what I mean.
The day they make Draughts an Olympic sport I'll be in like a shot!
For those hoofers who lurve the stage 1947 saw the opening of the stage musical Annie Get Your Gun at His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne.
Note the changing gender of the theatre...poor darl can't quite make up it's mind whether it's a King or a Queen...!
1873 and Uluru was sitting in the sun, minding its own business when William Gosse eyeballed in a lasivious way and declared it to be Ayres Rock.
Hmph, rock my arse.
Try skipping that fecker over a pond, I dare ya!
The original Boer War Memorial in Lismore was the scene of a commemoration during peace celebrations in 1919 as a Lancer stood atop it.
The world's first skyjacking took place on ths day in 1960 over Brisvegas.
Not something to write home about but Brissy isn't that bad!
Back in 1900 the Hawera & Normanby Star was noting the en masse exit of both Aussies and Kiwis to South Africa.
Once upon a time the media complained when people left, these days they're complaining when people arrive.
For those with a bent in military history this day in 1870 saw the birth of the 7th Field Battery, 3rd Field Regiment.
1965 saw little green men landing their spacecraft on Vaucluse Beach, near Sydney.
Apparently they preferred to fish from their porthole...
And now I must away to prepare the dough for homemade pizzas to feed the starving feral teen.
Hoo roo!
Monday, July 18, 2011
July 18 And she dredges forth even more dreck
Yes, what can I say?
I have time on my hands, it keeps me off the streets and out of mischief.
Sometimes.
The Crib Point post office opened in 1890.
Yes, it's a big deal to Crib Point.
What was an even bigger deal was the vet who shoved his arm down a sharks gullet to remove a hook in 2008.
Nice one!
1814 saw Matthew Flinders' book in print where he named Australia... well, Australia.
Otherwise we'd still be New Holland or Terra Australis.
And neither of those could be girt by sea.
The Hawera & Normanby Star trumpeted that "the gayest display everywhere" for the peace celebrations in Sydney in 1919.
Cos bunting, banners and greenery hide the numerous ghosts of young men so effectively...
Men playing with balls again....saw the Geelong Football Club formally created at a meeting at the Victoria Hotel in 1859.
And there's another bundle of nonsense to keep your collegues captivated at the water cooler.
Or not.
I have time on my hands, it keeps me off the streets and out of mischief.
Sometimes.
The Crib Point post office opened in 1890.
Yes, it's a big deal to Crib Point.
What was an even bigger deal was the vet who shoved his arm down a sharks gullet to remove a hook in 2008.
Nice one!
1814 saw Matthew Flinders' book in print where he named Australia... well, Australia.
Otherwise we'd still be New Holland or Terra Australis.
And neither of those could be girt by sea.
The Hawera & Normanby Star trumpeted that "the gayest display everywhere" for the peace celebrations in Sydney in 1919.
Cos bunting, banners and greenery hide the numerous ghosts of young men so effectively...
Men playing with balls again....saw the Geelong Football Club formally created at a meeting at the Victoria Hotel in 1859.
And there's another bundle of nonsense to keep your collegues captivated at the water cooler.
Or not.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
July 17 history trivia and trash
Imagine...I got myself organised to schedule this ahead of time so I'm actually on time with this post.
Of sorts.
Never mind.
In 1843 the Moreton Bay Race Club had a stonking great idea to hold the very first Brisbane Town Plate race on this day at Coopers Plains.
Cos they hadn't started a rugby club, maybe?
The stork dropped off Therese Rein....wife of Kevin Rudd (remember him? PM for 2 nanoseconds? Chickbabe with the big smile? Yes her)...in 1958.
1944 saw the Ern Malley hoax hit the headlines and covers of the leadings newspapers and journals everywhere.
Laughed?
They nearly wet themselves.
I've got a rare Lawson poem to sell you....
Rose Summerfield, radical Oz feminist, gave her most noted lecture on this day in 1892.
Yes, probably more radical than Germaine.
Scary.
Hyde Park was the scene of the crime when the first rugby match in Oz took place in 1865.
Drat them.
Men playing with balls.
Couldn't they go watch a horse race...?
Bill Wallace, murderer, finally got free of J Ward/Ararat County Gaol after 64 years.
When he fell off the perch.
Well....he was almost 108.
And there you have it...more history babble from the bowels of who knows where I get this stuff but I'm never following that damn White Rabbit down a random hole ever again.
The dry cleaning bill was a biatch!
Of sorts.
Never mind.
In 1843 the Moreton Bay Race Club had a stonking great idea to hold the very first Brisbane Town Plate race on this day at Coopers Plains.
Cos they hadn't started a rugby club, maybe?
The stork dropped off Therese Rein....wife of Kevin Rudd (remember him? PM for 2 nanoseconds? Chickbabe with the big smile? Yes her)...in 1958.
1944 saw the Ern Malley hoax hit the headlines and covers of the leadings newspapers and journals everywhere.
Laughed?
They nearly wet themselves.
I've got a rare Lawson poem to sell you....
Rose Summerfield, radical Oz feminist, gave her most noted lecture on this day in 1892.
Yes, probably more radical than Germaine.
Scary.
Hyde Park was the scene of the crime when the first rugby match in Oz took place in 1865.
Drat them.
Men playing with balls.
Couldn't they go watch a horse race...?
Bill Wallace, murderer, finally got free of J Ward/Ararat County Gaol after 64 years.
When he fell off the perch.
Well....he was almost 108.
And there you have it...more history babble from the bowels of who knows where I get this stuff but I'm never following that damn White Rabbit down a random hole ever again.
The dry cleaning bill was a biatch!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
July 16 history babble
Well, here we are again, this is getting to be a habit!
Miserably cold day, parked in the lounge by the heater with another crocheted rug in progress.
Which the animals heartily approve of, with dogs and cats fighting for lap space.
In 1847 the good ship Rattlesnake slithered into port at Sydney to float about Queensland doing a scientific survey and some charting bizzo.
In 1910 John Duigan had nothing better to do so he built an aeroplane and flew it on this day on his parents property in Victoria.
Most people give their kids a model aeroplane to build...
In 1889 The West Coast Times shared the chatter about silver found at Broken Hill and how the Maoris whooped Toowoomba at footy 16 points to nil.
I said nil.
Waddyamean you can't hear me?
I said NIL!
Might help if you removed your fingers from your ears and stop singing "La la la la la"
And now, I bid you au revoir while I wave the crochet hook madly about like a rabid orchestra conducter.
Miserably cold day, parked in the lounge by the heater with another crocheted rug in progress.
Which the animals heartily approve of, with dogs and cats fighting for lap space.
In 1847 the good ship Rattlesnake slithered into port at Sydney to float about Queensland doing a scientific survey and some charting bizzo.
In 1910 John Duigan had nothing better to do so he built an aeroplane and flew it on this day on his parents property in Victoria.
Most people give their kids a model aeroplane to build...
In 1889 The West Coast Times shared the chatter about silver found at Broken Hill and how the Maoris whooped Toowoomba at footy 16 points to nil.
I said nil.
Waddyamean you can't hear me?
I said NIL!
Might help if you removed your fingers from your ears and stop singing "La la la la la"
And now, I bid you au revoir while I wave the crochet hook madly about like a rabid orchestra conducter.
Friday, July 15, 2011
July 15 dribbles and tattle from the pages of history
Another day and another pile of odd tidbits from Oz history.
Or you could weed the garden.
I hear the chickweed is awfully populous at this time of year....
1965 and the season of Free Love saw even hardened straight blokes scratching their heads at reported sightings of mysterious objects floating/dipping/waltzing/zipping and tango-ing up the airspace in both Canberra and Melbourne.
For those hankering for 'the good old days' cast your baby blues over this tale from The Bay of Plenty Times in 1903 where the water famine in Broken Hill resulted in 27 trains to haul the much-needed wet stuff up from South Oz.
1891 The Otago Times reported that an avalanche of 50 acres of earth cascaded down the side of a hill in the Dandenong Ranges, engulfing one house and a single woman.
No one was harmed in the rumbling of this patch of dirt.
1881 The Taranaki Herald gossiped that a mutiny had broken out on a ship which was forced to put into port at Adelaide.
SA beer or mutiny....the choice is so hard....
100 years after the mutiny the Oz public got it's "awww" moment when this painting of the Hairy Nosed Wombat (otherwise known as my husband) was printed on Oz stamps.
The Wanganui Herald shouted in 1904 that the ship The Australia was ablaze in Melbourne and was described as 'a grand sight'. *ahem*
And I'm getting all excited over this fab recipe for a homemade polymer clay.
Woot!
Or you could weed the garden.
I hear the chickweed is awfully populous at this time of year....
1965 and the season of Free Love saw even hardened straight blokes scratching their heads at reported sightings of mysterious objects floating/dipping/waltzing/zipping and tango-ing up the airspace in both Canberra and Melbourne.
For those hankering for 'the good old days' cast your baby blues over this tale from The Bay of Plenty Times in 1903 where the water famine in Broken Hill resulted in 27 trains to haul the much-needed wet stuff up from South Oz.
1891 The Otago Times reported that an avalanche of 50 acres of earth cascaded down the side of a hill in the Dandenong Ranges, engulfing one house and a single woman.
No one was harmed in the rumbling of this patch of dirt.
1881 The Taranaki Herald gossiped that a mutiny had broken out on a ship which was forced to put into port at Adelaide.
SA beer or mutiny....the choice is so hard....
100 years after the mutiny the Oz public got it's "awww" moment when this painting of the Hairy Nosed Wombat (otherwise known as my husband) was printed on Oz stamps.
The Wanganui Herald shouted in 1904 that the ship The Australia was ablaze in Melbourne and was described as 'a grand sight'. *ahem*
And I'm getting all excited over this fab recipe for a homemade polymer clay.
Woot!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
July 14 in odds and sods history blather..with added Noni
1917 Seems that before the tosspots were leaving burnt out cars littering their wake they were leaving burnt out ships littering the high seas, as reported by the Ashburton Guardian HERE.
1995 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags were proclaimed as official flags on this day.
1890 Saw the Australian Ballot system STOP voting fraud in Seattle, Washington...nice to know we're helping stamp out naughtiness!
1856 Shock! Horror! William Kelly wrote a succinct letter to the Editor of The Argus supporting the Chinese population in Victoria.
Now do yourself a favour and go watch Noni reading Go The F**k to Sleep.
Some swearing....in case you didn't figure that out.
1995 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags were proclaimed as official flags on this day.
1890 Saw the Australian Ballot system STOP voting fraud in Seattle, Washington...nice to know we're helping stamp out naughtiness!
1856 Shock! Horror! William Kelly wrote a succinct letter to the Editor of The Argus supporting the Chinese population in Victoria.
Now do yourself a favour and go watch Noni reading Go The F**k to Sleep.
Some swearing....in case you didn't figure that out.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Oh, hai !
Right, so I've been a lazy blogger of late.
Here I am now to bore you to tears with UPDATES and THINGS NOT VERY THRILLING.
Thought you needed the added boost.
I'm vegetarian now, all the way down to soy and rice milk.
Cos the gallbladder was rat-a-tat-tatting at a great rate of knots after each meal.
Ditched the animal products and am getting all Zen with my seaweed laksa soups (with extra chilli and shredded fungus).
Shredded fungus will do it everytime.
Have found the mock abalone to be yum, the vegetarian devon ham not too shabby, oranges by the bucketload 'cleansing' and dandelion tea smells and tastes like I'm drinking a freshly mown lawn.
Cos drinking lawn clippings is always appealing.
Isn't it?
The Feral Aspie kid is home, getting more settled, having a few hiccups now and then but nothing too drastic.
Which is always a good thing as we've run out of plastered walls.
He's still nomming Bambi, Thumper, Flossy and Baa Baa Black Sheeps.
For some reason the shredded fungus isn't doing it for him.
Here I am now to bore you to tears with UPDATES and THINGS NOT VERY THRILLING.
Thought you needed the added boost.
I'm vegetarian now, all the way down to soy and rice milk.
Cos the gallbladder was rat-a-tat-tatting at a great rate of knots after each meal.
Ditched the animal products and am getting all Zen with my seaweed laksa soups (with extra chilli and shredded fungus).
Shredded fungus will do it everytime.
Have found the mock abalone to be yum, the vegetarian devon ham not too shabby, oranges by the bucketload 'cleansing' and dandelion tea smells and tastes like I'm drinking a freshly mown lawn.
Cos drinking lawn clippings is always appealing.
Isn't it?
The Feral Aspie kid is home, getting more settled, having a few hiccups now and then but nothing too drastic.
Which is always a good thing as we've run out of plastered walls.
He's still nomming Bambi, Thumper, Flossy and Baa Baa Black Sheeps.
For some reason the shredded fungus isn't doing it for him.
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