Tribute to Jackie Howe who was a legendary shearer

he shore a record 321 sheep in 7 hours and 40 minutes in 1892. He was born near Warwick, Qld but lived most of his life in Blackall.

58 Degrees C - Phew That's Hot!

September 27th 2011
Tuesday 27th September – and today is our nephew, Neil’s birthday – our best wishes to you Neil. The traffic noise must have calmed dramatically as we both had a good night’s sleep although we were up and about before 7:00am. Blackall, our next destination is barely an hour’s drive away so we didn’t have to hurry ourselves. I took time to part process a blog, taking advantage of the ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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