Peteoz
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Yep, yep, yep, Rincon....here also......it was actually a "fact" in my great.....great grandfather's case. He ended up mayor of a large town about 70 miles west of Sydney. :yikes:
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Yep, yep, yep, Rincon....here also......it was actually a "fact" in my great.....great grandfather's case. He ended up mayor of a large town about 70 miles west of Sydney. :yikes:
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PrairieSpyder
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My German ancestors came here in the 18th century before the revolution. I'll take JerryB's word for it, but you're right that there were "waves" of immigrants from various places at different times.
Bob Denman
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:shocked: I guess that I'm a "newbie" here: My family came aboard in 1795...
But My Missus has family that was ALWAYS here, and the rest of her blood-line landed before 1750.
RinconRyder
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As far as I know I have no German ancestors but have the rest of Europe pretty well covered.
Prior to the American Revolution my ancestors arrived in New England (from England and Sweden) and in the Virginia colony (from Ireland). When the Revolution took place the NE family broke apart from politics some going to Canada, some to Rhode Island and some remaining in New York. When the Civil War broke out some of the settlers in Virginia headed west and settled in the Oklahoma Indian Territory.
The New Yorkers had the best results it seems. My great-great-grandfather, Ezra Cornell, co-founded Cornell University, was a founder of Western Union and a NY railroad and was the lieutenant governor of New York State. The Canadian faction did their best to populate Ontario (they are "thick as fleas" said one researcher) with my grandfather eventually coming back to the USA, attending Michigan University and setting up his medical practice in Grand Rapids where he met my grandmother who was also a Swedish immigrant. One of the Canadian Cornell cousins, Ron Ellis, became a right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 60's and 70's.
My paternal grandfather grew up in OK but migrated to New Mexico to work as a metalsmith and welder. He was one of the pioneers of the then new welding technique using oxy-acetylene and during WWI invented a technique for repairing giant steel flywheels (originally from Germany) which were used in most large factories of the day.
Wish I could go back further (there are rumors of castle ownership in ancient England but not confirmed) but records kind of petered out.
Prior to the American Revolution my ancestors arrived in New England (from England and Sweden) and in the Virginia colony (from Ireland). When the Revolution took place the NE family broke apart from politics some going to Canada, some to Rhode Island and some remaining in New York. When the Civil War broke out some of the settlers in Virginia headed west and settled in the Oklahoma Indian Territory.
The New Yorkers had the best results it seems. My great-great-grandfather, Ezra Cornell, co-founded Cornell University, was a founder of Western Union and a NY railroad and was the lieutenant governor of New York State. The Canadian faction did their best to populate Ontario (they are "thick as fleas" said one researcher) with my grandfather eventually coming back to the USA, attending Michigan University and setting up his medical practice in Grand Rapids where he met my grandmother who was also a Swedish immigrant. One of the Canadian Cornell cousins, Ron Ellis, became a right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 60's and 70's.
My paternal grandfather grew up in OK but migrated to New Mexico to work as a metalsmith and welder. He was one of the pioneers of the then new welding technique using oxy-acetylene and during WWI invented a technique for repairing giant steel flywheels (originally from Germany) which were used in most large factories of the day.
Wish I could go back further (there are rumors of castle ownership in ancient England but not confirmed) but records kind of petered out.
kep-up
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This coming from people in a country where school shootings are almost an every day occurrence. And you have the gall to put down other countries where we don't feel the need to be armed. Pretty sad....
School shootings are an almost every day occurrence? Your news media must be as mucked up as ours!
Thank Lois, that's a good map. :thumbup:
It's just a shame we don't have something more detailed highlighting all the hazards a Tourist might encounter here in Oz.... :shocked: :roflblack: :roflblack:
I must admit Lois, those Hoop Snakes really give me the heeby geebies; but more'n anything, it always amazes me how little the rest of the world knows about Drop Bears & the dangers they present to Outback & Bush travellers.... :dontknow:.... and of the amazing protective capabilities found in Vegemite! I mean, it's just such an effective deterrent to Drop Bear attacks, not one recorded attack on anyone appropriately daubed with Vegemite at all... EVER!! :shocked: Better than ANY & ALL other Drop Bear repellants! :2thumbs:
But it is good to see that finally, Aussie Medical Scientists are beginning to share some of the secrets of Vegemite with the rest of the world!! :lecturef_smilie: Have you seen the latest news about how one of the major ingredients in Vegemite protects against Birth Defects?! :thumbup:
But it is good to see that finally, Aussie Medical Scientists are beginning to share some of the secrets of Vegemite with the rest of the world!! :lecturef_smilie: Have you seen the latest news about how one of the major ingredients in Vegemite protects against Birth Defects?! :thumbup:
PrairieSpyder
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Are Drop Bears and Hoop Snakes anything like Jackalopes?
BTW I've tasted Vegemite, and hope to never have to depend on it for sustenance.:barf:
BTW I've tasted Vegemite, and hope to never have to depend on it for sustenance.:barf:
Yazz
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We visited an island off South Molle that had a colony of Drop Bears. They are not to be messed with. Emergency helicopter evacuation from that spot is expensive.
Cane Toads are another danger. Especially to pets.
Here is an ad from 1925 -
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Vegemite IS my medicine cupboard - didn't know about the drop bear deterrent though, thanks for that. :roflblack: The question is, should we share this gem of wisdom with tourists ? ?
Great to see the scientists investigations, too, fantastic news.
Did you know that the secret ingredient in making the strong mortar for the Great Wall of China was ... Yeast ! In their case, from rice. Imagine how strong the Great Wall would be if they had Vegemite ?
Did you know that vegemite on a bandage will, it is said, heal eg leg ulcers, which haven't responded to other treatments?
I reckon it is better than Popeye's spinach ...
Should we tell the world the secret of eating vegemite ?
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Vegemite IS my medicine cupboard - didn't know about the drop bear deterrent though, thanks for that. :roflblack: The question is, should we share this gem of wisdom with tourists ? ?
Great to see the scientists investigations, too, fantastic news.
Did you know that the secret ingredient in making the strong mortar for the Great Wall of China was ... Yeast ! In their case, from rice. Imagine how strong the Great Wall would be if they had Vegemite ?
Did you know that vegemite on a bandage will, it is said, heal eg leg ulcers, which haven't responded to other treatments?
I reckon it is better than Popeye's spinach ...
Should we tell the world the secret of eating vegemite ?
What is a jackalope?
Pardon my ignorance...
Is this It? If so, then if you've seen one of these, then I've seen hoop snakes and drop bears. I reckon someone was having a lend, as we say, on South Molle Island.
OR I've just been lucky to avoid them on my travels...
Pardon my ignorance...
Is this It? If so, then if you've seen one of these, then I've seen hoop snakes and drop bears. I reckon someone was having a lend, as we say, on South Molle Island.
OR I've just been lucky to avoid them on my travels...
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Trbayth
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Not for the chicken.
Yazz
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Ok, I'm getting home sick for Australia.
Two ladies who are my role models...
No. 2... Met her at a Hotel playing pool. She had come in from the outback for a little R&R. She played for beers and always won. As the evening lingered on, I was able to play her. I'm not a good of pool player, but enjoy the game.
She told me her secret for winning. She could hit the breaking ball so hard a quarter to half of the balls went in a pocket. No lie. "Just hit the balls as hard as you can and something will go in."
She was kind and nice as could be, never learned her name, but don't take her lightly. She was strong in spirit and body and knew how to use it.
No 1... I know her name but not going to use it. She grew up as an only child on a Station. When she went to the cities, she learned to fly a helicopter. Back she went to the bush to muster cattle with the copter. Flying by day and maintaining the copter by night, learning from a maintenance manual. Two years later, she came out looking like a scarecrow thin.
Now she does joy flights in Darwin. When the fire season starts, she flies the fire survey crew around the scene and drops them into areas other copter pilots would not go. Once the only safe place to land was a rock in the middle of a river. It freaked the passengers out.
She drove me around in her Kingwood, stopping at fruit stands, and introduced me to Lady Finger Bananas. Who needs a chocolate bar with Lady Fingers around. Yum!
Two ladies who are my role models...
No. 2... Met her at a Hotel playing pool. She had come in from the outback for a little R&R. She played for beers and always won. As the evening lingered on, I was able to play her. I'm not a good of pool player, but enjoy the game.
She told me her secret for winning. She could hit the breaking ball so hard a quarter to half of the balls went in a pocket. No lie. "Just hit the balls as hard as you can and something will go in."
She was kind and nice as could be, never learned her name, but don't take her lightly. She was strong in spirit and body and knew how to use it.
No 1... I know her name but not going to use it. She grew up as an only child on a Station. When she went to the cities, she learned to fly a helicopter. Back she went to the bush to muster cattle with the copter. Flying by day and maintaining the copter by night, learning from a maintenance manual. Two years later, she came out looking like a scarecrow thin.
Now she does joy flights in Darwin. When the fire season starts, she flies the fire survey crew around the scene and drops them into areas other copter pilots would not go. Once the only safe place to land was a rock in the middle of a river. It freaked the passengers out.
She drove me around in her Kingwood, stopping at fruit stands, and introduced me to Lady Finger Bananas. Who needs a chocolate bar with Lady Fingers around. Yum!
Peteoz
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You just don't get it, do you ES? Australia is a wonderful place to live. We don't have the "need" to defend ourselves here, as gun crime is very low. Besides.....you say you can "defend myself here". I assume that is because you have a gun. So can you explain to me why the 6 police officers who were shot in the US last night, who were carrying easily accessible guns, were NOT able to protect themselves?
Please don't get me wrong. I wouldn't dream of preaching to an American on whether or not they should carry a gun. It is YOUR choice whether to carry a gun or not, as that is the American way and constitutional right. I just can't understand why you would think Australians are unable to defend themselves:dontknow:. That is simply forming an opinion without doing ANY verification and is very narrow minded. :shocked:
Pete
Peteoz
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Many Australians would agree with you about the Vegemite, Patti. It's just that we are weaned onto it from about the age of 2.:yikes:
Pete
RinconRyder
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Several years ago we spotted a classified ad in the local paper about a family from Tasmania touring the country and looking for an American family to spend Thanksgiving with. We responded and they came over - mom, pop and a boy and girl. We made it a point to share our Thanksgiving meal traditions with them and they introduced us to a variety of Australian foods they had brought with them. Vegemite was one of them. No one else in my family appreciated its....uh....different taste except me and after several breakfast servings I got used to it. They never seemed to get used to my special Habanero salsa though and always appeared very thirsty for some reason. :dontknow:
BoilerAnimal
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We have hoop snakes in the Midwest and they have a decided advantage in hilly areas! One type of snake that we have is the snow snake. They look almost like an albino snake, except their eyes aren't pink. They are extremely hard to spot because of their camouflage and the fact that they are a very un-aggressive variety of reptile.
Unfortunately, I'm not at all familiar with drop bears!
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