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Post by robstr on Feb 15, 2024 23:09:57 GMT
Any supporters club in Perth looking to catch the game Saturday?
Let me know! Join up for a few beers
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Post by Fisch on Feb 15, 2024 23:40:40 GMT
Any supporters club in Perth looking to catch the game Saturday? Let me know! Join up for a few beers l believe most of the guys in Oz are east or south-east residents. |
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Post by orientsc on Feb 15, 2024 23:51:49 GMT
Any supporters club in Perth looking to catch the game Saturday? Let me know! Join up for a few beers I am hoping over time that the club will set up a football group in one of the football meet up apps. I’m in the United States and the distances between fans is a challenge. I am sure it is similar there. I’m hoping you finds some fellow supporters in Perth or in the area. |
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Post by eca on Feb 16, 2024 3:04:58 GMT
Any supporters club in Perth looking to catch the game Saturday? Let me know! Join up for a few beers l believe most of the guys in Oz are east or south-east residents. NSW and ACT I think. |
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Post by Fisch on Feb 16, 2024 6:44:46 GMT
I had to Google ACT, l don't recall being taught about 'Australian Capital Territory', was Canberra always called that?
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Post by eca on Feb 16, 2024 7:53:36 GMT
I had to Google ACT, l don't recall being taught about 'Australian Capital Territory', was Canberra always called that? In 1908 the site of the nation's capital was chosen as a compromise between rival Sydney - NSW and Melbourne - Victoria In 1913 Canberra was announced as the Capital it sits in the land area that had been within NSW and they gave that area a name - Australian Capital Territory. The indigenous people of Canberra had lived in the region for 20,000 years. The name Canberra was derived from Ngunnawal / Kamberri who's country it was. I live in Canberra, but my postal address does not use the word Canberra it has the street name then ACT and then post code. |
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Post by Fisch on Feb 16, 2024 8:19:17 GMT
Thanks ECA, please forgive my 1950/60s council estate education. According to my teachers, 'Stralia' was a hot desert land with billions of sheep called "Marina" and everyone wore khaki shorts and had hats with corks hanging from them to combat the roos and wombats. The whole country was populated by lots of people called 'Bill O'Bong' who were heard to say "fair dinkum" in almost every sentence. They were particularly fond of didgeridoo hunting around the town of Alice..
I don't blame my hapless educators, most of them had never been further south than Bognor Regis so their frame of reference was tad on the narrow side.
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Post by eca on Feb 16, 2024 9:07:09 GMT
Thanks ECA, please forgive my 1950/60s council estate education. According to my teachers, 'Stralia' was a hot desert land with billions of sheep called "Marina" and everyone wore khaki shorts and had hats with corks hanging from them to combat the roos and wombats. The whole country was populated by lots of people called 'Bill O'Bong' who were heard to say "fair dinkum" in almost every sentence. They were particularly fond of didgeridoo hunting around the town of Alice.. I don't blame my hapless educators, most of them had never been further south than Bognor Regis so their frame of reference was tad on the narrow side. Don't every be concerned about your council estate education. I copied what I wrote from the internet. Why would you know about this land with any real accuracy I passed a few O levels including Geography, but we never studied anything about Australia. I only knew this place existed as I followed the sports on TV Wimbledon had Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson etc Snooker had Eddie Charlton Cricket had great Richie Benaud etc Golf - Greg Norman etc My childhood in Chadwell Heath was spent playing football over parks and council estates and my team was the "flying five" we won a Dagenham 5 a side Tournament 1962 and I have that certificate proudly next to Chartered Certificates etc - it means a lot to me my council mates were like me better than others at football and other sports. The school in Upminster was ok except it was 1969 and in the science O level we had been taught in imperial units but when we opened the exam paper it was in metric units. England was changing the teaching units, and the science teacher twit got it all wrong. That what you call hapless useless Uk schooling. |
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Post by mayland0s on Feb 16, 2024 9:12:24 GMT
I had to Google ACT, l don't recall being taught about 'Australian Capital Territory', was Canberra always called that? In 1908 the site of the nation's capital was chosen as a compromise between rival Sydney - NSW and Melbourne - Victoria In 1913 Canberra was announced as the Capital it sits in the land area that had been within NSW and they gave that area a name - Australian Capital Territory. The indigenous people of Canberra had lived in the region for 20,000 years. The name Canberra was derived from Ngunnawal / Kamberri who's country it was. I live in Canberra, but my postal address does not use the word Canberra it has the street name then ACT and then post code. Thanks eca but to be fair not everyone had fisch’s education . I expect he was also taught that everyone in London wore bowler hats ! 😉😉. |
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Post by Fisch on Feb 16, 2024 9:57:58 GMT
Thanks eca but to be fair not everyone had fisch’s education . I expect he was also taught that everyone in London wore bowler hats ! 😉😉. Not everyone Maylands, only the women 😁. |
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Post by redshank on Feb 16, 2024 10:59:42 GMT
Thanks ECA, please forgive my 1950/60s council estate education. According to my teachers, 'Stralia' was a hot desert land with billions of sheep called "Marina" and everyone wore khaki shorts and had hats with corks hanging from them to combat the roos and wombats. The whole country was populated by lots of people called 'Bill O'Bong' who were heard to say "fair dinkum" in almost every sentence. They were particularly fond of didgeridoo hunting around the town of Alice.. I don't blame my hapless educators, most of them had never been further south than Bognor Regis so their frame of reference was tad on the narrow side. That council estate education would now get you into the top universities in our country. |
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Post by billericayo on Feb 16, 2024 14:22:05 GMT
Thanks ECA, please forgive my 1950/60s council estate education. According to my teachers, 'Stralia' was a hot desert land with billions of sheep called "Marina" and everyone wore khaki shorts and had hats with corks hanging from them to combat the roos and wombats. The whole country was populated by lots of people called 'Bill O'Bong' who were heard to say "fair dinkum" in almost every sentence. They were particularly fond of didgeridoo hunting around the town of Alice.. I don't blame my hapless educators, most of them had never been further south than Bognor Regis so their frame of reference was tad on the narrow side. Don't every be concerned about your council estate education. I copied what I wrote from the internet. Why would you know about this land with any real accuracy I passed a few O levels including Geography, but we never studied anything about Australia. I only knew this place existed as I followed the sports on TV Wimbledon had Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson etc Snooker had Eddie Charlton Cricket had great Richie Benaud etc Golf - Greg Norman etc My childhood in Chadwell Heath was spent playing football over parks and council estates and my team was the "flying five" we won a Dagenham 5 a side Tournament 1962 and I have that certificate proudly next to Chartered Certificates etc - it means a lot to me my council mates were like me better than others at football and other sports. The school in Upminster was ok except it was 1969 and in the science O level we had been taught in imperial units but when we opened the exam paper it was in metric units. England was changing the teaching units, and the science teacher twit got it all wrong. That what you call hapless useless Uk schooling. What was the name of the school in Upminster ? |
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Post by eca on Feb 16, 2024 20:46:18 GMT
Gaynes
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Post by billericayo on Feb 16, 2024 21:50:36 GMT
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