Australian History

[xcvator]

Can somebody tell me what the fluck is going on ?

 

[Gilly47]

clapper board
which goes plonk and is held by a guy smoking a cigar who rove a ute to work after his game of polocrosse which had is lawn mowed

 

[RM Outback]

The two answers are the barque Nelson and the gold robbery of 8,183 ounces which occurred while docked at Hobsons Bay. Answered correctly by Bjay so over to you Bjay.

 

[Manpa]

Somebody ask a question, I'm tiring of the Comm Games.

 

[MrsBjay]

Okay, what am I? I was built as a memorial to the fallen diggers after World War I, but planning began before the end of the war.

 

[xcvator]

Great Ocean Road

 

[MrsBjay]

Obviously that was too easy!! over to you! ?

 

[RM Outback]

Okay, what am I? I was built as a memorial to the fallen diggers after World War I, but planning began before the end of the war.

Heard today on the radio they found dynamite in a cliff face used during construction from 1932 just in the last week or two .

 

[xcvator]

I was a "war" fought in and on Australian soil

 

[Manpa]

The Battle of Broken Hill in 1915?

 

[xcvator]

The Battle of Broken Hill in 1915?

Nearly 20 years later

 

[Rockhunter62]

The Great Emu War.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/i...s/news-story/f93ac1be047c30ce743ebe10107bf1a7

Cheers

Doug

 

[Manpa]

Caledon Bay near Broome 1932-34?

 

[MrsBjay]

The Emu war? It's hard to believe the government mobilised the military to (fairly unsuccessfully) cull emus...

 

[Rockhunter62]

The Emu war? It's hard to believe the government mobilised the military to (fairly unsuccessfully) cull emus...

Ripley's believe it or not.

 

[xcvator]

The Great Emu War.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/i...s/news-story/f93ac1be047c30ce743ebe10107bf1a7

Cheers

Doug

You got it Rockhunter :Y: yep sounds a bit weird

 

[Rockhunter62]

Thanks xcvator,

Ok folks, here is one for you. Just remember that this is Australian history so all the clues will point to the correct answer.

Clue 1

Old Bill built me.

Cheers

Doug

 

[xcvator]

Portable police lock ups, similar to one on display at Bacchus Marsh

https://cv.vic.gov.au/blog/archive/portable-justice-the-old-bacchus-marsh-police-lock-up/

 

[Manpa]

Police Force?

 

[Rockhunter62]

No xcvator and Manpa.

Clue no.2

This saying was spoken on the site. "Here come the whores! Here comes the whores!"

This place is part of Australian history. ]

Cheers

Doug