Buckshot Bear Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Just now, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted August 10 Author Share Posted August 10 ‘WOODCHOPPING’ The sport of woodchop has its origins in 1870 in Tasmania, where legend has it a wager of £25 was made between two men, Joseph Smith and Jack Biggs. In the backyard of the Sprent Hotel in Ulverstone they chopped three-foot tall standing blocks, but a dispute broke out over the winner, resulting in a free-for-all-brawl. Impromptu contests became common, however, and the sport gradually organised, gaining in popularity as it spread to all states. In 1891 the United Australasian Axemen's Association was formed to establish rules. The first woodchopping event at the Show was held in 1899 in a paddock which doubled as a cattle ring. Programmed on the last day of the Show as an attraction to boost attendance, the match was an instant success with a crowd of 8,000 turning out to watch. Twenty-six competitors vied for prizes which ranged from £5 to £25. Four of the eight Heckenberg brothers from Green Valley, near Liverpool, were favourites, but the day was won by a Victorian named MacKinolty, who had won championships in three colonies. Despite their initial defeat, the Heckenbergs were to become stars of the sport, finishing their careers with eleven championships between them. The suburb of Heckenberg is named after them. Family dynasties of competitors have been common ever since. The Woodchop competition was successfully staged again at the 1900 Show, but was then discontinued until 1906, possibly due to the lack of an appropriate venue. Every year thereafter, Woodchop has been a feature of the Show – except for a brief, unexplained disappearance in 1910. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 20 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: ....... and every one of then desperately wants to ....... 🙃 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Kloehr Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Seems like it has been several days since I have found some way to comment on Aussies. I do acknowledge most of my comments do have some negative slight associated with them, though it is all in good fun. In that vein, please focus on posting something I can slight you for, you are clearly slipping. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Its not just the wildlife that wants to hurt you.... 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 25 minutes ago, John Kloehr said: Seems like it has been several days since I have found some way to comment on Aussies. I do acknowledge most of my comments do have some negative slight associated with them, though it is all in good fun. In that vein, please focus on posting something I can slight you for, you are clearly slipping. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Just guessing, but if that is in Australia, pretty sure it is supposed to scare the $h!t out of you so you use less paper. Their contribution to saving the planet don't you know! Regards Gateway Kid Them Aussies are a tough bunch! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Odds are you wouldn't notice it until you yanked out some paper! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 livin' in the devel's pet shop , with out leash laws what would ya expect 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 A classic photo of Hotel Wallangarra and a Torana police car in the small town of Wallangarra located on the state border of Queensland and New South Wales back in the 1970's 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 8/12/2024 at 6:45 PM, Buckshot Bear said: What's the third??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I figured the bridge, the ship, and the car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 7 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: What's the third??? My guess? The ship or the girl. Angus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 DANG!!! I totally overlooked the Battleship 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 20 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: DANG!!! I totally overlooked the Battleship .......... and it wasn't even "dazzling" ........ 🙃 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 20 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: DANG!!! I totally overlooked the Battleship That's a battleship? I didn't see any guns. Of course, it is kind of a fuzzy picture. But I figured it was a liner. The Queen Elizabeth or something like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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