General Chat

Have a great holiday Gwenda. Love Adelaide, brilliant city. Glad you're going with the ducted air Anna. Best choice! Sorry we're getting all the storms, but unfortunately not a lot of rain and lots of damage. *Waving to Mary, Shazz, Vonny, SuzyQ, Laurie & Tony - oh okay And Rebs*** :-) Lew Lew

Afternoon everyone, Hi Mary ~~~~ waving to you - hope you're having a good time. Anna - there is no way I want to come back to the house the way I leave it - pmsl - I'm hoping for a miracle that it's all nice and tidy - providing none of my stuff gets moved as I don't know where things are now so I don't need them tidying my piles of paper. Would probably drop down dead if I came home and found son had cleaned his bedroom and his computer space. OH is busy in the garden getting the soil into his new veggie boxes that were delivered today - he'll be ready for a holiday too. Catch you later, Gwenda

Afternoon Wattlers It is quiet on here today! Hi Mary - saw you waving! Gwenda - have a great holiday. A change of pace will be wonderful for you. I hope you've barked at them about keeping the house as you left it! And thanks for your advice about the airconditioning - we ordered ducted today. Hey Lew - you seem to be forever gettting storms in Mudgee - not fair, not fair, not fair I say! Send some up to us! Vonny - is your son doing media? My daughter is doing media for a Year 12 subject and seems very interested in it. I'll be keen to hear how your son goes with it at Uni. Hi SuzyQ - thanks for keeping us up to date with Donna. Glad to see you back on line again. Shaz - I think we all get the 'addled moments' - don't know whether fish will fix it. I'm sure dark chocolate and red wine would be better! Laurie - I guess you are busy with your packing and your visitors - leave some room for what you buy overseas! Someone at door - gotta go. Hi to everyone Anna

Afternoon All. Works not bad today. A few things falling into place and situations rectifying themselves. Still trying to help friend find info on her adopted mother. Mother was born in UK in 1927 and adopted to Manchester family in 1931. Mother has sinced passed on and any rights regarding obtaining birth records ceased when she died ! How stupid. Now trying from the medical angle. Surely my friend is entitled to know family history. Very frustrating!!!! Have just spoken with Hubby in Whistler Canada. Still having a good time, but reckons its a bit crowded. Well, lunchtimes over, back to the grindstone. Lew Lew

Hi everyone... Mary is waving to you all from New Plymouth... no time to read the messages or chat but having a good time and will see you all soon I hope.. Love Mary

Goodness Gracious its 12.45pm and nobody has been on the board at all today where is ya all Have travelling Gwenda, nice in SA only been twice and still havent explored much down there but beautiful the places Ive visited, didnt even get to Barrossa area but will eventually Sandra hope you have booked for weekend in Wonga morning Laurie , what happened to the giraffes today gone on strike Hope your having a better day at work today Lew Sue hows the diet going isnt is marvelous, OH says I can talk under water but can never seem to think of anything to say on here, cat gets my tongue and the old brain gets a bit addled better start eating a bit more fish isnt that whats supposed to help or maybe Im a bit too far gone for that anyway all enjoy the rest of the day Shaz Vonny just sneaked in whilst writing Hi Vonny

Afternoon all, am at work on lunch break. Quiet at the moment but will have to vacate puta when all return. Have a great time away Gwenda. Son came home very excited about uni - reckons he will 'ace' his media subjects so that is a lovely change :) Won't have any time to do research now till next weekend. Love to all, maybe catch you tonight, Vonny

Hi Wattlers, Can't stay long, but just wanted to let you know that I had an e-mail from Donna. She has been very busy with her parents, but she also hasn't been very well. She is going to Adelaide at the weekend with her husband to visit friends. Leaving the kids with her parents. Will try to get back later SuzyQ

Hi Wattlers, Can't stay long, but just wanted to let you know that I had an e-mail from Donna. She has been very busy with her parents, but she also hasn't been very well. She is going to Adelaide at the weekend with her husband to visit friends. Leaving the kids with her parents. Will try to get back later SuzyQ

Morning everyone, Off to Adelaide tomorrow so last chance to catch y'all. Won't have access while I'm away so could you all waffle one line messages for the next 10 days or I'll be spending a couple of weeks catching up - pmsl. Still got ironing to finish off, packing to do, some more cleaning - the list goes on and on - I'll be ready for this holiday and a change of pace. Anna - whatever a/c you get make sure it's ducted to cool the whole house. When we lived in Alice we had evap coolers - when it was humid we would just run the fan without the water. As OH was a shift worker we had a r/c unit in the bedroom for those humid days - I find them far too cold tho so my fave was the old ceiling fan especially on the hot nights. Trifly - aren't sons the greatest when you need puta advice - mine was a lousy student otherwise but a whizz with the puta - funny tho he doesn't want a job working with them. Laurie - have a wonderful trip - hope you get good results with your research as well. Gotta go - it's nearly 9 am - I haven't had my brekky or shower - have had my walk tho - must be the cooler mornings or I'm just that bit later going but it's getting congested out there with walkers - LOL I'll try and get back before I hit the sack tonite - son has to work so I will be able to get back on - can't when he's home unless he goes to bed early - yeh right. Have a good day peeps, cu later Gwenda

Morning All and thanks for the further links Tony. You're a gem with the info, as usual. Storm passed over Mudgee and dumped a very quick 2mm of rain. Not a lot, but it washes off the dirt. More predicted this afternoon. Will be speaking to hubby today and will get a further Canadian weather update. Another day in the office (oooooh goody) and better go a check to see what the builders are up to. Seeya Lew Lew

Evening. Lovely night in Melb. Just added a few more links to my Ozzie thread on the tips board. Thought i would post them here also, just in case they help someone. NORFOLK ISLAND LINKS http://www.zades(.)com.au/norfolk/ http://www.brandis(.)com.au/links/nor.html TASMANIA GENWEB.... ( type surname into space box ) http://www.rootsweb(.)com/~austas/ QUEENSLAND MINING ACCIDENTS A - Z (1882-1900) http://fhr.slq.qld.gov.au/minacc/ QUEENSLAND RAILWAY EMPLOYEES June 1890 - June 1901 http://fhr.slq.qld.gov.au/qldrail/names_a.htm Southern and Western Q.L.D Railway Employees, 1866-1876 http://fhr.slq.qld.gov.au/swrailway/ Tony Oz :>))

Claytons Convicts. For all those with a deprived ancestery who covet a convict of their own. lol www(.)convictcentral(.)com Of course you can share Bridget Lara. Or you can have her sister Catherine. She was sent out from Cork in 1852 aboard the Martin Luther . 7 years for larceny. She married George Weller, who was listed as free at time of marriage application, but there are two George Wellers in the convict listings, so he may have travelled to Tassie courtesy of the crown but finished his sentence.

Tony even if from Cons the Greek fish shop down the corner eh lol tony what a bout a nice big snapper yum baked in the barbie stuffed with orange lemon and macadamia stuffing yum yum Anna thanks for the congratulations for Cassie she deserves to win she works so hard at everything she does and had aspill of her bike a week or so ago and still went in the triathlon bruises and all , and she has had so much bad luck lately . vonny had a look at sarah cobcroft how very exciting to have thatportrait for your family history and for the generations to come Trifley don't despair as I found out some peeps don't have their own putors and go the library or somewhere to log on to gr and some only do every three months or so just go and do something else and guess what that's when it happens they send a message , or you can make a big boo boo like me and think someone is definatly an ancester of yours and then find out sadly they are not and you have made three NOT cousins because of it who you wish were related cause they are real nice peeps but now theyve told me they want to be honorary cous's any way how nice eh Reb can I share Brigit with you as none of my lot are convicts just so honest and truthful ha ha just didn't get caught is more like it, because if fibs got you sent here they would have been on the first ship for sure the lot of them odays days wards and oloughlins and bryne and kavanough cavenagh big fibbers anyway they can go and stay lost I've had them and are going back to mums line looking for much better ancesters who like to found he he . Have to go as I am about to fall asleep again blasted narcolepsy drives me bonkers so will say bye and talk to you all tomorrow love Lara

lol!! May as well go the full deal then Rudes. Tattie cakes, scallops, calamari rings. I'd give the flake a miss though, you don't want to be eating the top of the food chain. Go for the smaller, sweeter reef fish, delicious.!!

Rebs!!!!..... We always bring back fish mate. Two pieces of flake and a min chips........:>))

Patricia February 28th 1949 Wine Trifle February 5th 1950 Susan February 6th Judy YV march 16th 1954 Shazz March 20th Vonny May 19th 1950 Anna May 22nd 1945 Tony June 14th 1949 Sandra June 23rd 1946 Heather June 25th 1951 Lew July 17th Lara July 31st 1945 Judy (Joodles) August 1st Sue August 6th Reb (Sharyn) August 8th Gwenda August 9th Laurie Sept 3 rd but celebrates on fathers day Sorry Sandra same excuse as for Laurie its here now for those who want to copy ( I'm just a bit thick ) Laurie sorry mate did have on original list must have disappeared on its own like original thread did ,dolly did it lol Alsao still waiting for donna to tell me am all of te peeps from WA who we seem to Have lost somewhere Reb are they in the naughty corner trapped some where perhaps ?

Fishing trip eh Rudes..... thank goodness for the gatherers.(woman) ; -P *floats very quickly back to the naughty corner*

Arvo Wattlers. Nice day in Melb, so will fire up the barbie for tea. I can feel a fishing trip coming on this weekend with brother and mates, so i have told Barb not to buy meat, and i will bring back the goodies, as us blokes know how to catch fish and we......'the hunters' .....will supply the family with fish.....:>)) Heather. You share your birthday with me dad.....25th June. Vonny. Had a look at the painting of Sarah Cobcroft. What a great peice of family history for you to have in your tree. Anna. Loved the song. Haven't heard that since i was knee high to a grasshopper....lol My sisters used to sing that when we was kids. Back in the early 50s, every sunday night we used to sit in the lounge room after tea and my mum would sing, while my uncle played on the squeeze box. My favourite was Barefoot days. Barefoot days, when we were just a kid Barefoot days, o'boy, the things we did We'd go down to the shady brook with a bent pin for a hook...... we'd fish all day an fish all night but the bloody ol fish they wouldn't bite How we'd slide down some ol cellar door slide, an slide, until our pants got tore Then we'd have to go home an stay in our bed till Mam'a got busy with the needle an thread O'boy, what joy, we had in barefoot days. Ahhhh...the memories come flooding back, and can still see us all singing songs......what great days they were too. Well time to get the barbie lit......and let the smell woft through the neighbourhood..hee hee. I think my neighbour ( once he smells the onions ) will dig into his fridge....and bring over an entrance fee......a few..'Coldies' Av a good one. Tony Oz :>))

Bells ring. Fireworks fill the sky. 'I still call Australia home' plays proudly in the background. The Wattle Club turns 5oo!