bubblesron Forum Posts

Feb 20, 2010

RE: mail

You are doing better than most of us lol

Feb 12, 2010

RE: Sydney Driving

don't know about Sydney, but in brisbane I think the go is trains. You don't have to sit in traffic, no matter how bad the peak traffic.

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Feb 10, 2010

RE: Our Aussie Flag

Don't think it will happen, I believe that the US "Empire" like all empires in history is a temporary entity. I think we have been watching the early stages for some years now.

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Feb 10, 2010

RE: Our Aussie Flag

No disrespect for you at all old mate and the beauty of our nation is that we can hold differring views. Check this one

http://www.larryhannigan.com/VOFtextandaudio.htm

submitted with the love only veterans can relate to mate

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Feb 9, 2010

RE: Our Aussie Flag

well done kizz, any of the historic sites would be great, for me it would be the area of france around st omer, My grandfather's brother died of woulds and is buried at st omer

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Feb 9, 2010

RE: Our Aussie Flag

No worries mate, as i said, just my view and discussion is what it is all about

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Feb 9, 2010

RE: Our Aussie Flag

Simple for me mate, I do not like my father, but I will never deny his input to my existance.

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Feb 9, 2010

The difference being the South African flag has its own identity and they are the rainbow nation.i am sorry but queen and country will not exist with a republic .[/quote
The Queen will still exist in fact and in theory (she will not be queen of this nation, I grant, but she will exist, as will the jistory of this nation. I believe that it is a poor child who denies their heritage, and to remove reference to the nations history is to do it a disservice.

Australia the nation, came into existence because of British settlement. If the british had not settled here, it would have been another european or asian nation. If this had been the case then there would an obligation to aknowledge our french, dutch, russian, chinese or whatever heritage. History cleary shows that the british established settlements here and primarily british formed the Commonwealth of Australia (the nation state of Australia).
Republic or not, our nation's roots are firmly british and no amount of pretending will change that.

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Feb 9, 2010

RE: Our Aussie Flag

OK -
The Australian flag represents the nation state of Australia and all of its citizens. This is distinct from the land mass/continent that is also known as Australia. The citizens of Australia are all those who can claim membership of the nation state. Prior to Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 (later renamed the Australian Citizenship Act 1948)

There were NO Australian citizens.

"Prior to this date Australians were British subjects only, and Australia shared a common nationality code with the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth countries at the time (see also British nationality law). This nationality code had been established in Australian law by the Nationality Act 1920. In general, the principles of the 1920 Act and subsequent amendments followed United Kingdom legislation, although there were some differences that could lead to a person being a British subject solely under Australian law. Under the 1948 Act, citizens of Australia continued to be British subjects, as noted above; moreover, other (non-Australian) British subjects in Australia had a different status in law from that of those who were not British subjects, although these differences have now largely disappeared.

Contrary to popular belief, Aborigines did become Australian citizens under the 1948 legislation in the same way as other Australians (though Aborigines were not counted in the Australian population until after a 1967 referendum). The same applied to Torres Strait Islanders and the indigenous population of the Territory of Papua (then a part of Australia)."

The 1948 legislation has been amended many times, notably in 1973, 1984, 1986 and 2002. On 15 March 2007 the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 received Royal Assent. This Act replaced the 1948 legislation, and commenced on 1 July 2007.

This was in fact news to me as well, I discovered it while googling to confirm what I had believed (that the 1967 referendum marked the gaining of citizenship by indigineous people)

The flag represents the nation and its history, people have fought and died under the current flag in many wars and warlike situations over the life of this nation, and to change the flag, I thin, disrespects all who have served the people and the nation of Australia.

Just my View, but when you are in a war zone, and you look up at our flag, it does make you feel closer to home.

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Feb 8, 2010

RE: Our Aussie Flag

I reserve the right to reply to this thread lol, just a bit busy at the moment. this is one of my hobby horses, who can guess which case i will support????

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Jan 28, 2010

RE: If CS Had an Airline

wonderfull love, it is just the best isn't it??/ try it straight, just sip and enjoy

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Jan 27, 2010

RE: If CS Had an Airline

Ahh RED, you know I would fly to mars to see you

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Jan 22, 2010

RE: What Do You All Think Of This Idea.......Just curious

Way back when I was a handsome young sailor, I found that after I was married and wore a wedding ring, I had about three times the number of approaches that I got without the ring, it almost seemed like they regarded it as a challenge, or a trophy.

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Jan 21, 2010

RE: The Last Word... No Artifical Colours, No Artificial Flavours.

they just want to see your beautifull face twice love

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Jan 21, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

same bloke mate, very good movie version around too, dates to early 60s

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: What Do You All Think Of This Idea.......Just curious

At one time I was going to get a sticker made for my motorcycle "Bike and Rider both single"

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: A-Z in body parts

much lol

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: YAY I just bought an mp3 player!

there is an obsolete sony Netwalk walkman NW107, they are great, 1 gb and 75 hrs from a single AAA battery

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: What are you reading?

revisiting "The 13th Valley" John Del Vechio,, excellent novel of vietnam war

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: What Do You All Think Of This Idea.......Just curious

I heard the one about bananas in your shopping trolly, I make sure I have a big bunch on top of my trolly all the time, done no good so far

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

morebloodyrisks Have you read Melville's "Billy Budd"? a classic that was loved by sailors in my day

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

Ahh yes the legendary Biggles, no first editions, but some that my nan gave me back in the early and mid 1950s. they are not in mint condition because they were well loved and read many times during my childhood. Also have a couple of Ion Idress, one on pearl diving from memory.

Have a wardrobe fyll of books many inscribed with 1950s dates from family. no tv or internet back then

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC?!!

That is Trumby Mate, am an old slim fan from wayback.
Trumby was a ringer, a good one too at that.
He could rake and ride a twister, throw a rope and famcy plait

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC?!!

don't know about favourite, but "Planes and Boats and Trains" Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas has the Ability to transport me instantly back to HMAS Sydney during our trip to vietnam in 1965.

"Let's Have a Party" Wanda Jackson mid 50s, first rock/rockabilly song I ever got into and "Red River Rock" Johnny and the Hurricanes same era and same reason - first instrumental rock.
From an earlier time "Catch a Falling Star" Pery Como, all of us kids seemed to love that one at the time.

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Jan 20, 2010

RE: A-Z in body parts

how about the y bone we talked of as sailors lol

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Jan 19, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

I have been a bit quiet lately, pop on occasionally to put my 2 cents worth in

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Jan 19, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

Happiness67 where have you been hiding???? Look out Red you have competition

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Jan 19, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

agreed, i have laminated and given that one to many kids

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Jan 19, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

and a quote from Teddy Roosevelt
It is not the critic who counts; nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end, the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

~ Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)

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Jan 19, 2010

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

another poem
Rudyard Kipling
If

If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

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RE: mail

RE: Sydney Driving

RE: Our Aussie Flag

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RE: If CS Had an Airline

RE: If CS Had an Airline

RE: What Do You All Think Of This Idea.......Just curious

RE: The Last Word... No Artifical Colours, No Artificial Flavours.

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

RE: What Do You All Think Of This Idea.......Just curious

RE: A-Z in body parts

RE: YAY I just bought an mp3 player!

RE: What are you reading?

RE: What Do You All Think Of This Idea.......Just curious

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

RE: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC?!!

RE: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC?!!

RE: A-Z in body parts

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

RE: What is your favourite piece of literature?

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