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Hi all, Been tryin to catch up, takes a while when you’ve not looked in for a whole day, but I did notice a mention from the Cat about going to Liverpool. Is there a Liverpool in Oz, or is cat a fellow pom? Reason I ask is Jood was wondering where my loyalties lie, and I wondered why. We’re all Wattlers, aren’t we? And I love cats, wherever they come from. Waggy

*walks onto thread clashing bin lids* WAKEY WAKEY!!! RISE AND SHINE ;-))))))))))))))) Why thank you Waggy :-) Nice to know I'm loved lolol Yes, I'm a fellow pom lol

Waggy, I boo-booed, it was the other pommy guy I should have addressed - Court Jeffster! .. sorry, lol It doesn't pay not to check the thread daily - will take you hours to catch up sometimes .. pmsl Jood

Actually there is a Liverpool in Sydney, and a Penrith,, and a Richmond and probably several more english town names. Cat - will you quit banging those bin lids - ya giving me a headache! Jood

I've seen a few English place names come up on here from time to time when peeps have been talking about somewhere in Australia. I think Southport was mentioned recently, that's not too far from where I live either lol.

Morning.....:>)))) Yes, lots of English Village/Town names in Melbourne. We call them suburbs. Within 15 km from where i live is Blackburn 1km, Surrey Hills,Camberwell,East Camberwell, Burnley,Chatam, Canterbury,Hawthorn, Doncaster, all suburbs going from one to the next, heading toward Melbourne City by train. Steets running in succession are Essex,Sussex, Suffolk,Wessex,....lol Anyone would think this Country was founded by the English.....LOL Tony Oz...:>))))

We have Londonderry (combination of two - one from England, one from Ireland) - we have Koroit (which must be Irish, as they were potato farmers, the residents) Ascot, Randwick, Balmoral, Paddington. .. There could be heaps more, but I don't know all the English towns to compare Jood

If we're getting into street names, near where I live are Canberra, Queensland, Kimberly, Perth and Freemantle. Night night, sweet dreams :-)

We gotta Koroit too Jood . and an Ascot, but ours is Acot Vale. Along the Vic Coast line is Anglesea, Torquay,Hastings,Portsea,Sorrento,Portland.....lol Dont know why i even bother Holidaying in England....its here in Melbum. Tony Oz..:>)) *Nite Julie* Might make a good Quiz. See how many British town names in Oz.....hee hee

It was your Koroit I was talking about Tony lol .. My dd & s-i-l have a property on the rim of an extinct volcano down there at Tower Hill, and Koroit is nearby. .. It is soooo historical down there, gives you an eerie feeling, especially hearing about the Mahogany ship missing in the sand somewhere between Pt. Fairy and Warrnambool. .. Have walked along the beach there, hoping the ship would pop up lol. Of course the Great Ocean Road is filled with history and is a must-see for everyone. Tony I'll start learning all my towns in readiness for the quiz lol Jood

Morning I'm grumpy cos I didn't get to do the quiz last night - visitors. Hi Waggy- yes we're all Wattlers but that cat is a pommy Wattler and sneaks in and grabs our numbers while we are asleep - not terribly sporting of her, Wot? On the other side, someone thought that wattles were those dangly things around turkey's necks and that we were just a gaggle of old turkeys with wrinkly necks!!!!!!!!! The nerve of them!!!!Don't worry - we put them straight in no uncertain terms! No Lotto - but the numbers were a bit shonky - 3 in a row!!!! 34, 35, and 36.... you'd have to be tinny to get those. Girls are here filming and making fake blood and turning the garage into some sort of crime scene - there is a sign on the door - 'Out of bounds' so I'm a little concerned as to what is going on in there! Katherine had fake blood all overe her face and she appears to have been allergic to one of the ingredients as her face is now scarlet! Oh the pain one goes through for one's art! Catch you all later XXx Anna

lol....Jood. Thought you might av had a Koroit up your way too. Yes, i know Tower Hill...very Historic. I have the oldTower Hill Cemetery Index, as my SIL great, great,greats are buried there. It was his G,G,Greats who was a Whaler in the Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Portland area.They had farming at land at Woolsthorpe in the 1850s. Tony Oz..:>))

Do you want any pics from the cemetery (if its still there) - I'm going to Bendigo in January, and we usually go down to THill for the weekend. Jood

morning all :-) love from Yvette x

Mills and Ogle are his Ancestors, and the Mrs.Ogle in this article is his G,G,Grandma and the neice of Captain Mills. My daughter Melanie (the one who is due in 4 weeks )will add decendants to this family.He is Lance Ogle, and his family tree dates back to Northumberland Ogle's and Ogle Castle. ps. Hoping to get a 'FREE' holiday ..at the castle....LOL pps: Its the only way i can beat.....Bar-code Barb..:>)) Warrnambool Standard....re:Mahogany Ship June 14 1890 She was over 8 miles from the spot where I notice the Age search was made by a party of Warrnambool gentlemen for the wreck which, in my opinion, no one but the late Captain J. B. Mills saw. What makes me incline to this view is the fact that my father, the late Peter Mills, who came to Port Fairy in the year 1838, never saw the wreck, although I have repeatedly heard him relate how his uncle, the late Captain Mills, once stood on her deck, that he tried to cut a piece of her timber off with his knife, that the timber was that hard that he could not cut it, and that it was somewhere near Warrnambool. Koroit Residents Recollections Of late, as a result of the attempts to obtain particulars concerning the old story of a wreck of a 17th century Dutch or Spanish ship near Warrnambool, public interest has been aroused in this interesting piece of early Australian history. Mrs Ogle, of Koroit, an old resident, 78 years of age, widow of the late Mr J. Ogle, has supplied some facts which may help the investigation. Mrs Ogle has resided in the vicinity of Tower Hill for the past 66 years. She was a niece of the late Capt. Mills, a whaler of the early days, who resided at Port Fairy. When she was twelve years of age she remembers that Capt. Mills went to the wreck of the Mahogany Ship and he marked the exact position of it in his log book. Tony Oz...who hates Geno stuff......lol update: Thanks Jood, but he has al the Pickles ,mate handed down through the genearations....but thanks for the offer x

Morning all.. Lovely day here today..OH not to good today so he had a rest in bed. The results from his visit to the Specialist ,,is to see another specialist Neuro Surgion to see what he thinks. Had a look at his MRI and it is easy to see the spine is not what it used to be so we will wait and see what the next step is..just hope its not surgery.. Wilson Lovely to see ya and bugger, we could have had a mini meet while I was at Dunnolly..Just didnt think.I hope you get some rain soon.. Tony I am so glad you hate Geno stuff so much. You do it so well to,,,LOL Fanny. How goes it girl,,any nibbles with the job front yet, Anna Are you in the film or are you just the catering corp...L think its great so encourage it .What is the fake blood made of, Hope it washes off easily. Do we now have 3 poms as Wattlers, That is good as they can talk to each other while we are asleep..We will soon have a day shift and a night shift..Then try and catch up with the waffle..lol Gwenda A bit on the chilly side isnt it..Often wander what the Qlnd,ers get up to so now I know,, Off to get some lunch so back later Love Mary xxxxx

Yes, I hate geno stuff like you Tony (not) lol .. That particular part of Victoria absolutely fascinates me. I wish one day that someone would find the remnants of that old Mahogany ship. Can you email me any more stories/pics on it - I am very interested. Hi Fanny - hows the study going? Jood

Jood. Have emailed you mate. Tony Oz...:>))

Thanks - I got it Tony - My dd and I will be very interested in reading it all. .. Thanks again. .. They look like excellent sites. Jood

Mornin' all from a windy and overcast Gold Coast. Anna....does Katherine need a dead body? I'm sure Yvette would be able to rustle up one for her...heee heee If they are going to be filming next week-end I could play the deadun. Tony....how's the Vixen today? Joodles.....your knowledge seems boundless...heee heee 22 hours and we are off on our little holiday to Montville.....yaayyyy Off to get some coffee.....be back Hugz Trifley X