Australian History

[7.62marksman]

 

[madtuna]

Too hard or too criptic?
It's a classic Australian movie who's main actor (born in 1909) was refered to as "a living symbol of a typical Australian"

Name the actor or the movie.

 

[Manpa]

Ben Hall?

 

[madtuna]

nah sorry

 

[Manpa]

The Gentleman Bushranger, a fictional movie?

 

[Rockhunter62]

Errol Flynn and was the movie "Dodge City"

Cheers

Doug

 

[madtuna]

nah sorry.

Big clue to the actor in the criptic bit

 

[Manpa]

Chips Rafferty?

 

[madtuna]

Spot on Manpa!

The movie was Smiley gets a gun.

Smiley had to do 8 good deeds.
For each good deed he'd get a "nick" on a tree. When he got 8 nicks he would be rewarded with a gun from the local Sergeant played by "Chips" Rafferty.

Smiley was accused of stealing some gold and ended up running away. In the end he helped find the real thief and was finally awarded his gun.

 

[Manpa]

Thanks Tuna,

I was built in 1852 and was used for my original purpose for 137 years, what and where am I?

 

[Manpa]

No takers, do an extra clue

I was built in 1852 and was used for my original purpose for 137 years, what and where am I?

Many notorious people spent some time here

 

[Greenhornet_au]

I'm thinking Adelaide Gaol, but dates are wrong for that

 

[7.62marksman]

theSupreme Court of Victoria

 

[aussiefarmer]

Parliment house

 

[just starting]

Pentridge prison.

I have been on a tour after it closed and rang Mum to tell her i was in prison!!!!!
But certain areas were not available to to the public.
It is now a housing estate type thingy. ( i don`t know exactly what they call the housing situation there ) .but people live there . now.

FOZ

 

[Manpa]

No to all, but Marksman is heading in the right direction.

A mother and son both "performed" here.

 

[7.62marksman]

MelbourneTown Hall

 

[just starting]

It`s not Aradale , is it ?

 

[madtuna]

Fremantle prison?

 

[Manpa]

No to all again, performed may be the wrong word, appeared may be better.

I also house a comprehensive library which contains many rare books. There also is some conflicting reports as to the year of construction, 1852 or 1858