Ken Gargett Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 as we count down to australia day, this arrived by email. After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientistsfound traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to theconclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network morethan 150 years ago. Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeksthat followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, andshortly after, a story published in the New York Times: “Americanarchaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, haveconcluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-techcommunications network 50 years earlier than theBritish”. One week later, Australia’s Northern Territory Times, reportedthe following: “After digging as deep as 30 feet in their backyard in Tennant Creek, NorthernTerritory, local self-taught archaeologists, reportedthat they found absolutely f***-all. The government has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia hadalready gone to wireless.”… Makes me feel bloody proud to beAustralian! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Priceless, thanks for sharing Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jat Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 And I bet their internet speed was faster then than it is now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 And I bet their internet speed was faster then than it is now i remember years ago, pre internet, someone researched time of travel UK to australia (when you had choice of airmail or sea for post - not that long ago). they worked out that captain cook could have delivered mail quicker than was being done by the authorities at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabashcr Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Although I can't claim any actual Australian heritage, my parents lived there for a few years in the 70s, and moved back a month before I was born. So I've always felt an abstract tie to Australia. I know it's a strong and proud nation, and I'll raise my glass and have a drink to all the great Aussie folks I've had the pleasure of encountering, both in real life and on forums such as this. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Although I can't claim any actual Australian heritage, my parents lived there for a few years in the 70s, and moved back a month before I was born. So I've always felt an abstract tie to Australia. I know it's a strong and proud nation, and I'll raise my glass and have a drink to all the great Aussie folks I've had the pleasure of encountering, both in real life and on forums such as this. Cheers! so conceived in australia? close enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabashcr Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 so conceived in australia? close enough! Yes! I figured my mother drank Aussie water, ate Aussie food, and breathed Aussie air when I was in the womb. That has to count for something, no? I cheer for Australia in the World Cup and the Ashes. Wife and I have resolved to visit when the kids are a bit older. Hopefully sooner than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just for the record the NTs local paper us the NT News and if you dig down past 3 feet you'll probably find old VB cans before anything else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Happy Australia Day! 8 pin Rib roast on. Beers cold. Champagne on ice. Started the day with a Juan Lopez Petit Corona. Gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Happy Australia Day! 8 pin Rib roast on. Beers cold. Champagne on ice. Started the day with a Juan Lopez Petit Corona. Gorgeous! muesli. a stint on the exercise bike. cleaned up the ashes from last night's upmann 46 (nicest one i have had for ages, it must be said). champagne? you enjoy it. i will be spending the day writing about it - not quite as exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRunch61 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Happy Australia Day, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Happy Australia Day, all! to new aussies and old ones as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Happy Australia Day! 8 pin Rib roast on. Beers cold. Champagne on ice. Started the day with a Juan Lopez Petit Corona. Gorgeous! hey, i thought you were off the grog until your birthday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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