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Just posted on FB by Liz. Dearest Wal, You are a dream that took 8 years to manifest. The love of my life, my soul mate and best friend. Yesterday... I watch and hold you as you took your last breath. Thank you for 29 years of loving, fun and a wonderful life together. I will forever keep you...

I'm suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms, so have been once again going over my yard in Goulburn. Plenty of nails, lead washers, corroded toy cars, kids jewellery and the usual detritus you would expect around a house 140 years old. A few good things too, like the rising sun hat badge...

A striking specimen.

A Roman lock and a 17th Century seal discovered by former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman have gone on display. Metal detecting enthusiast Wyman, who quit the band in 1993, found several of the items within the grounds of his Suffolk manor house."...

Just noticed that the Australian comedy the nugget (2002) starring pre hulk Eric Banna has turned up on Netfilx. Recommended!

Well, after working since I was 16 the time has come and I have pulled up stumps. Even when at University for 10 years I always worked as I had to support myself and fund the courses. I'm going on leave until my official separation date from the Police Force on 9 July. Looking forward to not...

I know there are a few other amateur radio operators on the forum who will appreciate this one, but it might be of general interest. The theme to Mission Impossible has a rhythm derived from the morse code for M I. It is in 5/4 time. Da Da Dit Dit | Da Da Dit Dit. https://youtu.be/O07WucFwdq8

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13892233/2million-centrepiece-henry-viii-lost-crown-found-tree-400-years/ The centrepiece to Henry VIII's crown!

Youtube video on how to polish two cents up to a 100,000 grit finish. Don't know why you would, but here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LV-y7qXKg

I found this Piesse and Lubin perfume bottle in my front yard. The company traded from 1855 until the 1950's. My house was built in 1880, and interestingly the bottle looks identical to a couple that were recovered from a shipwreck in Bermuda dating back to 1864, It's an interesting story...

Next 14 days accumulated rainfall prediction courtesy of the ECMWF ensemble model.

I saw this on FB, and thought you all would be interested.

Saw this on FB, and thought it was worth a share. Every minute someone leaves this world behind. We are all in the line without knowing it. We never know how many people are before us. We can not move to the back of the line. We can not step out of the line. We can not avoid the line...

Damn, the universe is a wondrous place! https://www.sciencealert.com/neutron-star-collisions-may-not-be-making-much-gold-after-all

those who have been around the forums for a long time would remember this bloke. Somehow years ago he got hold of one of my email addresses and for a while sent me crazy emails. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-20/pilbara-gold-prospecting-pioneer-jean-paul-turcaud-dies/12575010#desktop

painting the Harbour Bridge in 1945. Red lead primer and no harness.

Interesting story. Captions for pics are included in the text below, but you will get the gist of it, complete story with pics at the link. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/gold-rush-in-outback-queensland-as-prospectors-comb-cloncurry/12518732 "Prospectors have flocked to north...

interesting story. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1312021/archaeology-news-researchers-magical-iron-age-treasure-spt

25-30 Carat blue sapphire broach. Video at the link. https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/antiques-roadshow-guest-speechless-after-22349994

So picture this. Its 1932 and Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. One in three workers are unemployed. Decrepit shanty towns hug the outskirts of the big cities. A scrawny rabbit caught in a trap will feed a family for a week. Country roads are filled with broken men walking from...