Australian History

[Goldpick]

Mmm, that's a hard one, have trouble fingjng anything in Trove, google it and I come up with Prospecting Australia!

 

[DrDuck]

I'm with Goldpick, it is a good question and all my usual sources come up blank. Did the jockey's have a brawl?

 

[the duck]

It was 107 degrees and They ran out of water and lemonade so what did everyone drink

 

[Ramjet]

Rum

 

[the duck]

no this is a brown liquid with bubbles and fairly common begins with b

 

[Goldpick]

umm, beer

 

[the duck]

correct everyone got plastered apparently including woman and children

 

[Ramjet]

'Umm beer' does not start with B

 

[Goldpick]

Sound, this might be a given, but what the heck, I grew up there - what was the original name for Coffs Harbour and why was it renamed?

 

[richo966]

kroffs harbour they changed it when the town was reserved

 

[Goldpick]

kroffs harbour they changed it when the town was reserved

Close, but I'll give it to you. Named after John Korff, was accidently renamed when a surveyor incorrectly spelt it as Coffs. Your turn.

 

[DrDuck]

An old relative of mine, who was a WW1 vet, used to say it like "Korf's Harbour." It went with his pronunciation of "Orf" as in "piss orf." Used to have a funny name for rum, as well, but I can't remember it right now.

 

[richo966]

where was Australia's first iron works

 

[Pr2cv]

Lithgow NSW

 

[richo966]

no mate

 

[deepblue]

Mittagong NSW

 

[richo966]

yes mate your turn

 

[deepblue]

What large nugget and famous race horse share the same name? Where was it found?

 

[Pr2cv]

Poseidon Tarnagulla Victoria

 

[deepblue]

Well done your turn