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‘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.
 
 
 

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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.

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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.

 

:)

 

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2 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

Big Spider in TP Roll Australian-Memes-132-1-1.jpg

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!

 

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Gateway Kid

Them Aussies are a tough bunch!:D

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Odds are you wouldn't notice it until you yanked out some paper!;)

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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

 

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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.

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