SRman Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 A news item from today: a huntsman eating a possum. As spiders don't eat in the sense we do, this is a little misleading. https://www.9news.com.au/national/possum-eating-huntsman-spider-photo-goes-viral-tasmania/39120dd4-aa52-4cfc-bce8-f92b0bc08006 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted June 18, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2019 What a family of charmers! https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/attack-mine-god-help-yours-father-s-vile-threats-to-bashed-top-cop-20190618-p51yx3.html The cop in question is an Assistant Commissioner and his duties include boss of the Public Safety Command https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/brothers-charged-over-bashing-of-senior-cop-20190617-p51yci.html 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted June 30, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2019 The place to go to for a quiet beer! https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/queensland/2019/06/29/betoota-hotel-smallest-town/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sunday Best - 20190630 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 (edited) On 18/06/2019 at 10:07, faulcon1 said: This advert for Marshall car batteries is also railway themed. It was filmed on the Castlemaine and Maldon Railway in Victoria The car is an XD Falcon and the locomotive is a Victorian K class 2-8-0 No. 160. "Holler for a Marshalls" I know the person who was driving K160 for this ad. On the first take the car didn't get out of the way in time and the loco clipped it. There was damage to car but it wasn't visible from the filming angle. For the second take they did it at low speed then sped up the film. Cheers David Edited June 30, 2019 by DavidB-AU 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 23 hours ago, kevinlms said: The place to go to for a quiet beer! https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/queensland/2019/06/29/betoota-hotel-smallest-town/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sunday Best - 20190630 That's a great story and I hope the bloke makes a big success of the venture. Having said that, he must be mad, eccentric or possibly both! It will take a particular type of person, a hardy soul, to live out there by yourself. I cannot imagine the physical and social isolation that living in such an environment presents. Fingers-crossed he gets plenty of trade just from folk visiting from a novelty point of view! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Its on one of the routes to Birdsville so it is on a bit of a tourist trail. There are other properties in the area, its just that they are rather large so they are a bit spread out. Price per acre sounds like a bit of a bargain, til you realise how many acres there are in a property... https://www.realestate.com.au/property-livestock-qld-windorah-7972938 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: Price per acre sounds like a bit of a bargain, til you realise how many acres there are in a property... Curious that the listing you linked to would show the property in flooded condition. Makes you wonder how often the homestead floods. And curious to see a price in "$ per acre". The listing (properly) does so in Hectares. I guess a per acre price sounds cheaper? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 G'day Folks Love the 'Three car parking' on 48,000 hectares............ manna 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I guess the pics were taken after the floodwaters from the recent Nth Queensland rain made their way south. Up until then it had been years of drought so its probably a good time to sell while everything is lush and the dams are full rather than just a dry red dusty landscape as per usual. I remember seeing signs nailed to poles saying "Land $5 an acre" when I was driving west from Brisbane through the Darling Downs to the Surat basin oil fields a fair while back. I wondered at the time if they'd sell me one acre! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 2, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 2, 2019 What an absolutely horrible way to go! https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/david-was-dared-to-eat-a-gecko-at-a-party-he-died-10-days-later-20190620-p51zhc.html 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2019 Female visitors to Australian detention centres, may have to go braless! https://www.theage.com.au/national/detention-centre-visitors-say-they-ve-been-given-a-bizarre-bra-warning-20190712-p526qu.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 G'Day Folks 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Manna, does that mean that the news headlines saying "Shark scare" should actually read "Sharks care"?? 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 G'Day Folks 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, manna said: G'Day Folks More information here. It says something that treatment for the pain involves dousing the affected area in hydrochloric acid. It says something 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, manna said: G'Day Folks 17 hours ago, PatB said: More information here. It says something that treatment for the pain involves dousing the affected area in hydrochloric acid. I can attest to the ferocity of a plant that looks very alike to the one in the 'suicide plant' photograph. I was warned about them. I did my best to avoid them, but one was overhanging a trail in the Lamington National Park where I had to clamber over an obstacle and I accidentally brushed, not a leaf but the tips of the very fine hairs. I don't remember if the hairs actually penetrated the skin. I can't say it was the Gympie Gympie (not gimpy) for certain but it did look the same. Yes they hurt and it raised nasty welts for the very slightest of touches. I was not however tempted to kill myself. I came back from the same hike with a tick behind my knee. The waterfall at the end of the trail was quite stunning. Edited August 13, 2019 by Ozexpatriate 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 G'Day Folks First time I've even heard of the plant, So a plant to watch out for if I go Bush Walking.... manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) 51 minutes ago, manna said: So a plant to watch out for if I go Bush Walking.. I suspect you won't find it outside QLD. The species I encountered would be in QLD or northern NSW. Gympie Gympie seems to be located in Cape York and the Townsville area. It's possible I encountered something slightly different but those filaments on the leaf look exactly the same. This was well over 30 years ago. I recollect the leaf being more shaped like an ace of spades, but could be wrong. Based on the range I probably encountered either Dendrocnide excelsa or Dendrocnide photinophylla. Edited August 13, 2019 by Ozexpatriate 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Nope, still the spiders.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 17/06/2019 at 07:44, faulcon1 said: The roads in Australia can be a real torture test for any car or 4x4. This one in particular is usually regarded as a 4x4 road only and then only in the dry season. However 2wd cars have taken it on and made it too as this video shows with an old 1994 thrashed out ED Falcon. One thing I learnt a long time ago - it’s amazing, the places you could go with a Ford Escort van. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 28/04/2019 at 00:54, south_tyne said: I read a book a couple of years ago about the beer industry and, after that, I would never touch a drop of Budweiser. Never mind the bland taste, the ethics and behaviour of the company have been shocking over the years. On the subject of books, this is an interesting read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brew-Britannia-Strange-Rebirth-British/dp/1781311862 This is another, more light-hearted read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-Sheets-Wind-Quest-Meaning/dp/0330442473 I’m not, generally speaking, a great fan of Bud but the local Co-op had a “special” of 4 bottles for £2 so I bought some. Now the sun has gone back in, so I’ve put it in the pantry to await developments. I’m sure one of my sons will drink it, if I don’t; that’s a handy thing about having sons. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 16/08/2019 at 01:48, rockershovel said: I’m not, generally speaking, a great fan of Bud but the local Co-op had a “special” of 4 bottles for £2 so I bought some. Now the sun has gone back in, so I’ve put it in the pantry to await developments. I’m sure one of my sons will drink it, if I don’t; that’s a handy thing about having sons. I have always thought that Bud should be poured back into the horse. 1 4 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: I have always thought that Bud should be poured back into the horse. I thought that's where they got Bintang? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2019 28 minutes ago, DavidB-AU said: I thought that's where they got Bintang? The word Bintang is easily confused with banteng, which also fits your proposition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteng 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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