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Ballaarat was still the official name a few years ago. Balla arat (pronounced as two words), is a Wathaurong name signifying a camping or resting place, balla meaning elbow, or reclining on the elbow.
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I was living in Ballarat when NV stopped making engines and shut down the factory. They had earlier absorbed another large Ballarat company, Ronaldson and Tippett. John Tippett told me he had travelled to England during the war to arrange manufacture of a portable generator for the military, which was quite successful.
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I want back the five push buttons on my AM radio. Much less distracting than a touch screen. And there are never more than five stations worth listening to.
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The huge Western Green Energy Hub project
pmccarthy replied to onetrack's topic in Science and Technology
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Back on topic...The insurance assessor asks "how high could you lift the arm before?" and Spacey's arm shoots straight up.
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You might get dementia on one side only.
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Are you suggesting we had big climate events before global warming destroyed our environment? Straight to the naughty corner.
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Well known personalities who have passed away recently (Renamed)
pmccarthy replied to onetrack's topic in General Discussion
There is a really good six-part series on SBS on demand at present called So Long, Marianne about the early life of Leonard Cohen. He was the lover of Charmian Clift when they lived on Hydra. Charmian's (illegitimate) daughter Suzanne was my teacher at Wagga Wagga high school and Suzanne's daughter Gina Chick was the winner of Alone Australia Season 1, after surviving 67 days alone, making her only the second female and oldest contestant in the history of the Alone worldwide to win. -
The vertical pipes are much harder to transport.
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I have always wanted a footman, but have to make do with the butler and chauffeur.
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Don't get me wrong here, But I LIKE Donald Trump.
pmccarthy replied to Phil Perry's topic in Politics
If I lived in the USA I would want more secure borders, jobs, low inflation and an end to woke craziness. There is a chance of all these with Trump, I don't think there would be with any Dem candidate. -
Don't get me wrong here, But I LIKE Donald Trump.
pmccarthy replied to Phil Perry's topic in Politics
You folks seem to be railing against the democratic outcome. The majority has spoken (MAGA nitwits?). I can see a lot of positives from a much better set of policies than the Dems had. -
This morning, I could not find the broom to sweep the kitchen floor. I asked my wife and she said "what does it look like?" That tells you all you need to know about who does the sweeping in this house.
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Beating around the bush.
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I had a wooden whistle but it wooden whistle. The I got a steel whistle but it steel wooden whistle. Then I got a tin whistle and now I tin whistle.
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The best way of preventing a war is to talk tough, act belligerent and unpredictably crazy. He will do a good job.
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Boys were boys and girls were girls. But sooks and cry babys were girls too, and no-one wanted to be a girl.
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C it was me
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I am very happy with it all Peter, that's why I play! Just like to poke the bear sometimes. Thanks for doing it, please continue.
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What’s more, we had the same question a couple of weeks back. Up your game, Peter!
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$3M was a large amount once, but no longer. It now costs around $50 for two coffees and two toasted sandwiches at most places around here. Blame Melbourne tourists. Rates, power, Telstra etc all have doubled since a few years ago, which means the purchasing power of that $3M in super has halved. We need to work on dying before it runs out.
