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ok, get the education stuff out of the way. I started in 2002 - BSc (Exercise Science and Population Health). 1 year off in 2005 coz i had a lot of other things to deal with . don't do a full time work load for most of the time. I had anticipated putting in the hard yards and knocking it off full time this year, but self preservation prevailed and I've changed my mind. So you're going to have to put up with me smelling like a cadaver for a while longer (more anatomy too) Hadn't thought about the firestation being in wattle road. it just is. Mary, I stagger my back to work at he begining of the year so that it takes usually 4- 6 weeks to get back to normal hours. poor ol' bod don't cope well otherwise. did you get anywhere with that fella? enough. I want to go camping, i want to go on holidays under the stars. i am N V S. have been encouraging eldest male child to accept the jobs in the places i would like to go too, have also thought that if the middle one leaves home too, there will be more space. love Yvette x

Vonny - there is actually a winter and summer two-up ring - out in the bush at Kalgoorlie, and a huge pile of cans of various 'tablets' rusted from long long ago. My ex mother-in-law actually painted one of the 'rings'. Jood

*puts hand up* I've been to both Coober Pedy and Wilpeena Pound. (Not Kangaroo Island) - only one way to go Vonny - camp - (tent or camper trailer). Lucky you if you go through the Flinders Ranges, they are very pretty. .. I love them. .. There are so many other things to see as well - ahhhhhh - memories! .. lol Wonder how Tiger is going - havent heard from Lara for a while. Good ole Lew, one tough Wattler (hey did I tell you Fanny lives near Wattle Street???) Fanny - what course are you doing this year, and did you ever tell us how you finished up last year, and what course you did??????? (come on, don't be shy!) Shaz, if Mr D was soft pedalling on JA's keyboard, his paws couldnt have been tooooooooo sore - he was just being punished for whatever he did wrong !! (like, naughty corner) Still a bit to do here. Love Jood

LOL Mary - we might have to :) Go to the weekender - there is an appropriate picture on the thread :) Vonny

Afternoon Wattles Ha Ha Tony, I knew they were laid back and slow, but didnt know they were that far behind the times, thanks for info on lappy, am going to give it a go tonight Vonny, have been to both, very quiet both places, afraid not lively enough for me, but did have a good holiday whilst there, most live underground in Coober because of weather, afraid I couldnt, too musty for me Fanny happy learning for another year, gosh what will be be calling you when the study is over, Prof Fanny?? LOL Sandra, now that you have finished all your ironing, my will arrive around 6 tonight please be kind enough to make sure all creases are in right places hee hee Welcome Claire, happy Family Historying, another one for the mad house Ducky, where is ya, have sent mail Trifley, how are you feeling, boys looking after you alright, Nefer that is Hi Lew if your looking in happy travelling Jood, suppose you are all packed and ready to go tomorrow, safe travelling, just as well you had that packaged delivered to Bendigo Jood, otherwise there might have been nothing left of them there bottles Tassie, suppose the house will be thumping with noise now that your girls are back, funny how you miss them when they're not there isnt it, ah to be 18 again and know then what I do now, but Id still do the same again Hi Mary, suppose by now new tap installed and that noisy old drip has stopped Had a chat with the Printheth for a while on msn, found it a little hard getting back into the early morning rise today, never mind Loz it will be better tomorrow, hee hee Ohh JA what have you been doing to Mr D, making him walk the hot coals again, might have to report you if his little paws dont get better real soon LOL, here Kitty Kitty, nanny Shaz will look after you Anna, your right about grubby Matt, thought he was OK when in the movie Changi, but certainly changed my mind after his slummy escapde ~~~~~~to All the unmentioned wattlers Off to try and fix my new lappy, If I dont, OH has threatened to return it Shaz Whoops Late again, Tony and Mary beat me

Hi All Thanks for those that have had a look for my Pages.. Much appreciated.. Glad Lew didnt forget her Lappy.. it said all staterooms had internet access so was sure we would hear from her soon..Glad she is not seasick,, nothing worse.. Vonny Did you intend to row to Cooper Peedy..pmsl...Its a desert and there is no water left there..Last time I was there it was hot, dusty, and water was rashioned in the showers and the best caravan park I found was the first one on the right as you drove in near the entrance. I take it that you are taking a tent as well.. Trip away for that long sounds fantastic.. Printhess Lolly Have you started to relax yet..great to have you home.. Fanny Is this one of your days off.. Thanks for looking for me. Tony Thanks for the lookup but it is so maddening when you have so much info to not be able to find anything. Cup a tea time Back later Love Mary xxxxx

Vonny. Seriously, it is a very interesting place to visit.( Coober ) Underground Homes ( with swimming pools ) Underground Shopping Centre.Restaurants. Opal capital of the world..........perhaps a hint there to John ( nudge, wink ) Mel Gibson, Mad Max movie made in Coober. Crocodile Harry's Cave/home. I Think he's still alive...lol Underground Catacomb Anglican Church Probably the best way to explain is this Web site on Coober , mate. http://walkabout(.)com.au/locations/SACooberPedy.shtml or http://www.desertcave(.)com.au/ If your Camping. Caravan Parks Coober Pedy Oasis Caravan Park Hutchinson St Coober Pedy SA 5723 Telephone: (08) 8672 5169 Facsimile: (08) 8672 5169 Rating: *** Opal Inn Caravan Park Hutchinson St P.O. Box 223 Coober Pedy SA 5723 Telephone: (08) 8672 5054 Rating: *** Riba's Underground Camping & Caravan Park Lot 1811 William Creek Rd Coober Pedy SA 5723 Telephone: (08) 8672 5614 Facsimile: (08) 8672 5614 Stuart Range Caravan Park Hutchinson St P.O. Box 345 Coober Pedy SA 5723 Telephone: (08) 8672 5179 Facsimile: (08) 8672 5148 Rating: ***1/2 No Sorry, i havent been to Kangaroo Island. Tony Oz.....:>)))

Ok . . . so have we established the fact that the boat is being left behind at some point on your journey Vonny . . . . LOL luv Laurie . . .

'lo L'OZ :) definitely. Some friends of ours have conveniently just moved to SA and they have a large 4 car garage :) Vonny Just checked out the photo's, ta Tony. looks good. actually we went down an opal mine at lightning ridge and I was amazed at how clean the miner kept it. This wasn't a tourist mine but someone John met at the hot springs.

Ok Tony :) the moon, stars and other things celestial is John's province. maybe I will use that fact as bait to lure him off the boat! tell me the best - and cheapest - places to stay. What is the underground camping like? What tourist stuff should we do? Also - have you been to Kangaroo Island?? We are going to Goolwa and I've just discovered that Kangaroo Island is quite close. Vonny

Ooooh Vonny. ( puts hand up )Take me wif you, take me wif you.....lol Coober Pedy is my second home....lol Well.....not quite pehaps, but i been there a few times in my life. Lovely spot if you have a facination with the moon and craters. Last time i visted Coober ( last year ) they asked me if Elvis was dead...hee hee On Page 14 of GC Photo board ( Tony Oz ) is a few pickles of Coober. ( page 2 ) http://groups.msn(.)com/GCPhotospage Tony Oz...:>))

Hurray for Lew and Wattie. Have begun to plan our own trip. Any of you peeps been to Coober Pedy or Wilpeena Pound? I am thinking of planning a small :o side trip. hee hee I don't really want to stay on a boat for 4/5 months!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

I haven't done much at all, enrolled for the year at the learning place. hopefully this year will be very laid back. no work at night time takes the pressure off somewhat. Actually have been extremely relaxed for some time now. must be all the afternoon sleeps. Haven't done anything today either, mmm, lew must have cooked up a really good batch of pills before she went and is not sharing 'em by the sounds of it. What a legend - go girl. love Yvette x

Afternoon Wattlers, Have been doing lots of jobs, like the ironing but was watching the tennis while doing it gets it done much quicker. Good matches the ones I watched. Have a safe trip to Bendigo Jood . Welcome to Claire, . Have been good and went to the gym,now it's time to watch a bit more tennis, better than cricket any day ( thats my opinion anyway lol) Hope all the not to well are feeling better ~~~~~~~~~~~ To All~~~~~~~~~ catch you later Cheers Luv sandra in the Gong

WOOOHOOOOO !!!! Following message just received from the LublyLew Greetings Prinetheth from Way Down South. Have been at sea for 2 days and it has been very, very rough. Wattie and I are fine, but Petee has succumbed to the dreaded sea sickness, as have about 75% of the people on board. But no, not I!!! Strong constitution. Please pass this message on to the Wattlers and also ask them to remove me from their emails for the time being. Will try and chat again with you soon. HRH Dr Lew Lew xxx Trust Lew to outstay the lot of them teeheee luv Laurie

Arvo Wattlers...:>))) from a sunny Melbum. Mary. Sorry i couldn't help further with your Sidney Page, but could only post what i could find. The Cambridge U.K and the U.S.A post.Without knowing what Country he was born in makes it a very difficult search. Your friend seems to have the marrige Cert.?..... Newport M 11a 444 .......and I'm surprised on the marriage certificate it dosent give at least a Country where Sidney was born, or his mothers maiden name. Hi Claire. Welcome. As Laurie says, put what you know, or what your looking for on this thread, and at the very least someone will have a search for you, if not myself. Only to happy to help if we can. Barbs gone Tennising, and i noticed she took her binoculars.?? She mumbled sumthing about tight butt-ers or sumthing to that affect as she left. Lunch time..:>)) Best wishes to all the sickies. Av a good un. Tony Oz...:>)) the tennis widower..lol

Morning All, very warm and humid here, sorry Claire don't think I can be of help either, don't give up hope I'm sure one of us will be able to. Off to do some of the dreaded, catch you later. hugs to Trifley and Ducky luv Jillx

Claire . . . post what you have and we will see if we can help you Laurie

Morning All Claire, welcome to the thread, Im from Tasmania, and not sure if I can help as Im reasonably new to this family history stuff, and I cant find some shipping details of a couple of my ancestors, but I also dont have paid membership to the sites needed to lookup these things, but if there is anything else I may be able to help with with me being in Tassie, especially if it is in the North of the State, just give me a holla. Well picked up my girls from airport last night and ended up having a late night well after midnight, but it was sooo warm over here, not getting any better today, expecting 28. I see where Vonny and Yvette had children born on the same day, and thier Birthday was yesterday. My eldest has finally turned 18, sometimes I think he is lucky to have made it this far :-)))))) Miss him especially today with him being on the mainland, but we have organised to ring him tonight. The girls didnt get to see him while they was in Vic, but thats a different story. Ok Im going to go and catch up on the rest of the thread since I popped in yesterday. (((((hugs)))))) to Trifley and Ducky, thinking of you both. ~~~~ to all~~~~ Cheers Sue

Dear Claire, One of the 'resident clever clogs' will eventually turn up and help out. I'm not too hot at this kinda stuff, others have all the equipment with bells and whistles. So don't disappear. Good morning to everyone. I didn't sleep in, just my puter. love yvette x