Recent content by Skiffed

One of the best lettuce growers in Qld was not offered enought by the supermarkets to cover the cost of the carton let alone the product so he ploughed the lot in. What a waste of rersources and effort. That was about 16 years ago. I bet the capsicum grower got about 50 to 70c..

I think they were too silly to realise that this year there was going to be a massive upsurge in demand because of all the un Australian stuff that has recently intensified.

Yes I have found that. Some entities pay extra to be at the top of a list. I find I have to scroll down perhaps 20 entries before I find what should have been on top of the list. Besides that I find that in general researching is now much more difficult.

Yes and it appears solar and wind power claims are starting to look very dubious.

Morning mate. Looks like a pocket lighter. Google images threw up something very similar. Maybe from around 1933 or so.. https://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-4229208/antique-art-deco-mitsugiri-bakelite-permanent-match-strike-pocket-lighter-japan.html

Thanks for telling us that story. Very interesting from many aspects.

A very good man who made himself useful. He will be missed and fondly remembered. Sincere condolences to his family.

That's not gold. This is...

What a fantastic find...

Good morning. I sent 2 PM's but no reply. Not sure I sent them correctly. just wondering if you have ever been to Monal. I have tried to discover who owns the land where it used to be but had no luck. I thought Monto Post Office may know but they didn't. With the big dry set in a sweep along...

Good morning, Another warm day coming up.. Yes I find Trove an excellent source of info. I use it a lot when delving into history. Maybe spend way too much time on it. I have not had a look for old aerial photos yet. Found some years ago but not sure where. I don't like anything much over...

Hi again. I have not been to visit the neigbours place yet. When I get there I will have a look about also. I am not much into chasing gold etc but I like looking for items with a bit of history. Not that I have done much of that. I hope to have a look around some old racecourses, halls and...

My neighbours have a property at Mt Perry and have found a few odd things with some age on them:

7 is eyeshadow

Thanks for the info. Nice looking gems.