Australian Trivia Only
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Greynomad
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Re: Australian Trivia Only
GOT IT!!
Now we have a problem.
Jon & Shirley each got half the answer.
Wanna take turns? Or toss a virtual coin?
Now we have a problem.
Jon & Shirley each got half the answer.
Wanna take turns? Or toss a virtual coin?
Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Greynomad
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Re: Australian Trivia Only
There is another piece of background information to this story:
Scrivener’s contour map of the site helped shape Burley Griffin’s final layout of Canberra. He took advantage of the high points to develop the basic ‘triangle’ concept of Parliament-Law-Commerce into the layout you see today, and base it around the man-made Lake B-G which was possible because he saw a point where a dam could be built.
B-G actually did a draft street map overlay on a print of Scriviner’s contour map.
Scrivener’s contour map of the site helped shape Burley Griffin’s final layout of Canberra. He took advantage of the high points to develop the basic ‘triangle’ concept of Parliament-Law-Commerce into the layout you see today, and base it around the man-made Lake B-G which was possible because he saw a point where a dam could be built.
B-G actually did a draft street map overlay on a print of Scriviner’s contour map.
Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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jon_d
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Ok, thanks Ray.
One for the history hackers.
Who had a port named after him after he was sacked as a pilot. The summary of his exit papers described him as ‘'useless as a Pilot from Drunkenness and other infirmities' ?
One for the history hackers.
Who had a port named after him after he was sacked as a pilot. The summary of his exit papers described him as ‘'useless as a Pilot from Drunkenness and other infirmities' ?
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Shirley
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Ok thanks, I was thinking airline pilot, till I started searching 
Shirley & Bruce.
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Shirley
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Next question was it a sea port or a port wine named in his honour?
Shirley & Bruce.