Australian History

[Jackthehound]

South Australia's First Lunatic Asylum (1846-1851), in Adelaide

 

[Manpa]

Sorry Jackthehound, but you are in the right state.

 

[Manpa]

My share price rose from 2 to 30 very quickly before falling back to 3 before my demise.

 

[Jackthehound]

The first authentic gold discovery, by Captain Thomas Terrell, during an oppressively hot April day in 1846 gave rise to the first gold mine (Victoria Mine) in Australia.

It was not in New South Wales or Victoria but at present day Castambul, in the Adelaide Hills. On 22 December 1845, Frederick Wicksteed paid 799 into the Colonial Treasury, on behalf of the Victoria Mining Company.

 

[Manpa]

Spot on Jackthehound, over to you.

 

[Jackthehound]

Cheers Manpa,

Who am I ?

Q1) My very first invention won first prize at a show

Q2) 5 years later I was awarded 500, a gold medal and 260 hectares of land

 

[Manpa]

Richard Bowyer Smith, blacksmith and inventor of the stump jump plough.

 

[Jaros]

Was just looking at that Manpa.

 

[Jackthehound]

Good one over to you Manpa

 

[Manpa]

What am I?

I cover just over 4000sq kms.

 

[Rockhunter62]

Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Manpa]

Too good Doug, your up

 

[Rockhunter62]

Thanks Manpa, I'll post a question up shortly.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Rockhunter62]

Here we go folks,

What event occurred?

There were only 4 survivors.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Manpa]

10th may 1889 the shipwreck of the Loch Sloy near Brothers Island was telegraphed in by the Cape Borda lighthouse keeper, 4 survivors and 30 lives lost

 

[Rockhunter62]

Good try Manpa but no cigar.

This event did not occur in Australia.

Cheers

Doug

 

[7.62marksman]

Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic Japan Airlines passenger flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Osaka International Airport, Japan. On August 12, 1985, a Boeing 747SR operating this route suffered a sudden decompression twelve minutes into the flight and crashed in the area of Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Tokyo thirty-two minutes later. The crash site was on Osutaka Ridge, near Mount Osutaka.
Casualties of the crash included all 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers.

 

[Rockhunter62]

Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic Japan Airlines passenger flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Osaka International Airport, Japan. On August 12, 1985, a Boeing 747SR operating this route suffered a sudden decompression twelve minutes into the flight and crashed in the area of Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Tokyo thirty-two minutes later. The crash site was on Osutaka Ridge, near Mount Osutaka.
Casualties of the crash included all 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers.

And just what part of your answer is Australian History?

Keep guessing folks.

Cheers

Doug

 

[7.62marksman]

nothing just thought i would throw that one in there :8 :8 :8 layful: layful: layful:

 

[7.62marksman]

Australian POWs

only four (Sticpewich, Botterill, Short, & Campbell) survived the lingering effects of their ordeal to give evidence at various war crimes trials in both Tokyo and Rabaul.
The world was able to receive eyewitness accounts of the crimes and atrocities committed.
Captain Hoshijima was found guilty of war crimes and hanged on 6 April 1946.[9] Capt Takakuwa and his second-in-charge, Capt Watanabe Genzo, were found guilty of causing the murders and massacres of prisoners-of-war and were hanged and shot on 6 April 1946 and 16 March 1946 respectively.