Unusual facts about Australia.... - Page 2

Scott · 10-01-2012, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

There have been several groups before the current Aborigines, one of which were the Tasmanian Aborigines. Mankind is at least 500,000 years old.

I guess soon enough we'll all be known as Australian Aborigines too.

On topic, there are more than 6000 flavours of flies in Australia.

Jim Goose · 10-01-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott

On topic, there are more than 6000 flavours of flies in Australia.

I have tasted one! and it wasnt tasty...

pottery beige · 10-01-2012, 07:25 PM

the internet has resulted in australians whinging more than poms.... true story......

Scott · 10-01-2012, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Goose

I have tasted one! and it wasnt tasty...

Metallic with a cheesy bouquet?

Franco Cozzo · 10-01-2012, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott

I guess soon enough we'll all be known as Australian Aborigines too.

On topic, there are more than 6000 flavours of flies in Australia.

What I found interesting was when I was in NZ this time last year, there didn't seem to be any flies, in the 6 cities I went to.

Scott · 10-01-2012, 09:01 PM

Yep, I've not noticed flies in NZ. I was really surprised to be at a full blown bbq & seafood bbq on an island off Viti Levu where none of the foord was covered at all. Not one single fly to be seen.

Jim Goose · 10-01-2012, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott

Yep, I've not noticed flies in NZ. I was really surprised to be at a full blown bbq & seafood bbq on an island off Viti Levu where none of the foord was covered at all. Not one single fly to be seen.

oh.. well there is something we could export to them...

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Metallic with a cheesy bouquet?

Yes something like that!!! gag... ugh...

Yellow_Festiva · 15-01-2012, 01:12 AM

Some that come to mind... May or may not be true???

Oz is claimed to be the driest continent on Earth, it's actually Antarctica.

We invented polymer (plastic) notes.

POM was actually POHM "Prisoner of Her Magisty".

???????

flappist · 15-01-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Some that come to mind... May or may not be true???

Oz is claimed to be the driest continent on Earth, it's actually Antarctica.

We invented polymer (plastic) notes.

POM was actually POHM "Prisoner of Her Magisty".

???????

Only the ones who arrived after 20 June 1837, before that they where Prisoners of HIS Majesty"

We also invented WiFi......

jcxr · 16-01-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

There have been several groups before the current Aborigines, one of which were the Tasmanian Aborigines. Mankind is at least 500,000 years old.

Still not as old as Whoosha.....

Riksta · 16-01-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jcxr

Still not as old as Whoosha.....

HAHAHA!!! Nice one

My poor XF · 16-01-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott

Yep, I've not noticed flies in NZ. I was really surprised to be at a full blown bbq & seafood bbq on an island off Viti Levu where none of the foord was covered at all. Not one single fly to be seen.

Plenty of sand flies and those little buggers bite.

damoose · 16-01-2012, 03:38 PM

Fact : Captain cook used dutch maps to find the east coast of Australia but conveniently left out of English and Australias history.

**ebxr8240** · 16-01-2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott

Yep, I've not noticed flies in NZ. I was really surprised to be at a full blown bbq & seafood bbq on an island off Viti Levu where none of the food was covered at all. Not one single fly to be seen.

No poop there for fly maggots to survive...
They cannot survive in sand, no nutrition...

scoupedy · 23-01-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Everyone knows the English weren't the first to find Australia. The Portugese and Chinese? had mapped sections of coastline long before the Brits. They just never claimed it or started a settlement.

They even believe a Portugese ship was shipwrecked near Warrnambool and has been there for 3-400 years or so. The Mahogany ship.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahogany_Ship

The western australia border was set by the portugese years before sydney was settled and is the oldest border in oz.

The term 'furphy' comes for galipoli when the water barrels down at the beach were made by 'furphy and sons' and when the men came down from the trenches to get water they would hear all the rumors going around, diggers would ask where did you here that at furphy & sons and shortened to 'furphy'

The term you've got bucklys comes from a covict that escaped from the first settlement in victoria (mornington penisular) and lived with the aboriginies for years before being found and pardoned and then became a guide for settlers in the geolong area so when someone says you have bucklys chance he actually servived. sorry for my spelling

scoupedy · 23-01-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

There have been several groups before the current Aborigines, one of which were the Tasmanian Aborigines. Mankind is at least 500,000 years old.

There were two races here before the current aborigines that they wiped out hence they are not the first Australians but the third

lilmattie · 24-01-2012, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

There have been several groups before the current Aborigines, one of which were the Tasmanian Aborigines. Mankind is at least 500,000 years old.

You forgot your "allegedly at least..." ;)

aussie muscle · 31-01-2012, 09:56 AM

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* Alcohol- It has been reported that the first European settlers in Australia drank more alcohol per head of population than any other community in the history of mankind.

still true!!

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Originally Posted by Scott

Our Constitution still refers to NZ as a state and seems to provide for NZ to join the Commonwealth of Australia.

i believe it was considered at the time that NZ and PNG might want to join australia, so the federal govt doesn't need permission from the states to create a new state.