T Bourne
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- Location
- Tasmania, Australia
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- NSW, Newstralya
wow - looks expensive . . .
T Bourne
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- Location
- Tasmania, Australia
Yeah no doubt, insurance should take care of it though. Just another blow for the poor guys on an already difficult year. It's been very hot and dry here with hardly any rain since the beginning of Nov, they got eaten out by army worms twice, lost their lease block for their heifers and dry cows so have twice the stock on the farm that they would normally have this time of year so are struggling for feed and now this storm. At least the milk price has come up a little for them from where it was the last couple of years.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
it never is easy is it . . .
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Saw a report last week of only $4.50 to 4.70 for next year 20-25% down on this year
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
My neighbor had a pivot blow over about 5 years ago. Insurance bloke said they get 2 to 4 every year
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
What are army worms??
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
barsatards
every time they holiday in england are they returning to the scene of the crimeAye you don't know how lucky you are in that sparesly populated country and to think half of you are descended from convicts
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
actually, very few are descended from convicts
40% of Australians were either born overseas, or at least one of their parents were . . .
we are far more diverse than the anglo - irish convict stock of 200 yrs ago
40% of Australians were either born overseas, or at least one of their parents were . . .
we are far more diverse than the anglo - irish convict stock of 200 yrs ago
- Location
- Cornwall
There are a number of caterpillar species that are called “Army Worm” depending on where you are and what crop is being discussed, a bit like Cut Worm.
Philip Watkins
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- Location
- Back in Shropshire
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Doesn’t hurt to remind you all how it started
Doesn't worry me, my fathers side were merchants from London who came out as free settlers in the 1850's & mum was a Scottish nurse who came out in the 1950's
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Thank you. Never heard of them before.
Philip Watkins
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- Location
- Back in Shropshire
Was it the 1960's a lot went from here to oz as so called £10 poms?
at least three of our ancestors were sent out to Aus as convicts all of them done better out there than they would have here,
one family still farming a big place in WA it don't look like there is much there though looking at google
- Location
- Bay of Plenty NZ
Friends of ours went to Aus as £10 poms, the couldn't settle so went back to the UK, because they returned early had to pay the government back as there were some rules around the £10 tickets.
Once they got back "home" they realised that had made a mistake so set off back to Australia, this time having to pay the full cost of the ticket.
My Grandfather went out to Australia as an assisted immigrant from Glasgow in 1921. He was 12 and sent alone as his parents thought there would be better opportunity there.
They were right. He did rather well.
I would think most Australians are rather proud of their ancestors and what they achieved regardless of wether they were ‘top deck or bottom’.
They were right. He did rather well.
I would think most Australians are rather proud of their ancestors and what they achieved regardless of wether they were ‘top deck or bottom’.
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- Bay of Plenty NZ