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Ok headbut, so I suck at this game. Correct! Part of the Sydney hospital minted its first sovereign on june 23 1855. I made it to easy? Show me how to play this game Mr headbut! Give us a ripper!
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Paul
What occured in July 1996 that saw the price of many Australian gold sovereigns drop in price ?
Dogmatic
Matt
Well there were a couple of things that occurred. Not sure how or if any affected the Sovereign price.
*John Howard defeated Paul Keating and was voted in as Prime Minister
*Port Arthur massacre and the subsequent gun control laws
*Bill Clinton visits Australia
*The Wiggles release their 6th album
*John Howard defeated Paul Keating and was voted in as Prime Minister
*Port Arthur massacre and the subsequent gun control laws
*Bill Clinton visits Australia
*The Wiggles release their 6th album
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Paul
Close there Dogmatic - NOT , but good answers 
recovery of Sovereigns from the wreck of the RMS Douro in July 1996?
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Paul
Roger there Ramjet !!!
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Paul
Cant find the exact figure , but think was 91,000 sovereigns, which a lot were Australian minted , so flooded the market as all were in high condition, as sea water did not affect them
Thanks Headbut .
There are surely few golden coins that tell as compelling a story - steeped in the intrigue of her glamorous yet deeply tragic history - as those recovered from the wreck of the 'RMS Douro' in July 1996.
After two years of arduous research and searching - following the trail of many others before him - Sverker Hallstrom finally found the elusive wreck. With the help of his partner, the salvage vessel 'Deep Sea Worker', her precious cargo was lifted up from a depth of 1, 200 feet below the ocean's surface.
Her glittering treasure, which had rested undisturbed for 114 years on the muddy sea bed, was found to comprise several gold bars and a sizeable quantity of gold Sovereigns (mostly dating from the reign of Queen Victoria).
Ok here's one of those couple of degrees of separation deals....
What is a link between :-
Cyril Callister , The man who invented Vegemite,
And
Squizzy Taylor the Gangster
There are surely few golden coins that tell as compelling a story - steeped in the intrigue of her glamorous yet deeply tragic history - as those recovered from the wreck of the 'RMS Douro' in July 1996.
After two years of arduous research and searching - following the trail of many others before him - Sverker Hallstrom finally found the elusive wreck. With the help of his partner, the salvage vessel 'Deep Sea Worker', her precious cargo was lifted up from a depth of 1, 200 feet below the ocean's surface.
Her glittering treasure, which had rested undisturbed for 114 years on the muddy sea bed, was found to comprise several gold bars and a sizeable quantity of gold Sovereigns (mostly dating from the reign of Queen Victoria).
Ok here's one of those couple of degrees of separation deals....
What is a link between :-
Cyril Callister , The man who invented Vegemite,
And
Squizzy Taylor the Gangster
something to do with nixon just havent found it yet
No Duck, Not Nixon.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Hay Ramjet,
I've exhausted my research material on this one ie Google. I've got nuth'n!
I may have to get a hold of the book
Cheers
Mick
I've exhausted my research material on this one ie Google. I've got nuth'n!
I may have to get a hold of the book
Cheers
Mick
Chuckle. I just googled ... callister Squizzy. answer was in the 1st link that came up
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Paul
Squizzy stole Callisters Stutz
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Paul
the duck said:
Funny you should say that Duck, there is a mention of an Edward Nixon , the accountant for Fred Walker
Kylie got it
Well done and welcome to the forum.
The first thing Fred knew about his missing Stutz was when he got a phone call from the gangster at his South Melbourne office. Squizzy told him he needed the car for an errand and taken it to St Kilda, and he could now pick it up at his convenience.
Fred told him he would do no such thing and politely asked that the vehicle be returned to his factory immediately. He assured him that if this request was expedited, he would refrain from contacting the police. Squizzy promptly returned the Stutz and Fred - being a man of his word but no fool - waited until he had left the premises before calling the constabulary.
Fred Walker was Cyril's boss at Kraft Walker ( Later just Kraft) so that is the link.
Well done Kylie
Your turn.
Well done and welcome to the forum.
The first thing Fred knew about his missing Stutz was when he got a phone call from the gangster at his South Melbourne office. Squizzy told him he needed the car for an errand and taken it to St Kilda, and he could now pick it up at his convenience.
Fred told him he would do no such thing and politely asked that the vehicle be returned to his factory immediately. He assured him that if this request was expedited, he would refrain from contacting the police. Squizzy promptly returned the Stutz and Fred - being a man of his word but no fool - waited until he had left the premises before calling the constabulary.
Fred Walker was Cyril's boss at Kraft Walker ( Later just Kraft) so that is the link.
Well done Kylie
Your turn.
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