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Ceremony? What ceremony? My certificate was sent through the mail and no one initiated any ceremony. But that was in 1967, a bit before ceremonies were "the thing" Cheers, Bobj.

Thanks to @HappyHeart, I remembered a barramundi session in the Ord River, below the radial gates one Good Friday many years ago.** I went to the river's edge below the gates and as it was just after The Wet, the barra were congregating at thebottom, in front of the gates and, due to the force of water coming out ofthe first gate, the barra could not get up into the dam. I cast a lure into the edge of the maelstrom and caught and landed a barra, That was the first of 10 barra, all weighing 16 lb. I cleaned them, put them in the back of the ute, went home and shoved them in the deep freezer. On the following Tuesday,I had to go to Hall’s Creek for work andput the barra in eskies then, on the way to Hall’s Creek, dropped them off at a couple of Main Roads camps to supplement the blokes’ diet ** Just remembered, it was 1968 Cheers, Bobj.

Not been to the Kimberlies, then? @HappyHeart God’s own country, full of barramundi fishing,.. Cheers, Bobj.

If you can, get some coral trout, or golden snapper, aka fingermark ( lutjanus johnii), but be prepared to pay! They make anything else look second rate. Most of the coral trout catch is exported to Japan, Cheers, Bobj.

50 odd years ago, I sent my brother an authentic didgeridoo, as opposed to one of the tourist types. Then I sent my eldest niece a kangaroo skin carpet and my sis in law a Coober Pedy opal that I had cut. Cheers, Bobj.

Isn’t it good when you achieve? Well done to all the achievers! Cheers, Bobj.

Yesterday's quote was $1Aus = 56P Cheers, Bobj.

Like this? 114 cm and 45 lbs Cheers, Bobj

@Chortlepuss $369,000 on half acre opposite my placeA45681D0-6985-498E-AAB4-FEFCAA3BAC0E.webp The bloke who owned it has mangoes, bananas and assorted tropical fruit trees And only 200 metres to the beach! An ideal place to buy and retire Cheers, Bobj.

In 1963 when I got to Australia, it was OLD coinage, Mr. New Chum. Cheers, Bobj.

Old coin names were, trey 3d…zac 6d…deena 1/-… swy 2/-… and Casey’s cartwheel for the 5/- Never heard the 2/6d called anything but the half crown Cheers, Bobj.

Reminds me of Derby*, WA…Sunday pub crawl was drinks from 10 to noon, then 2 to 4. But you could get 2 big bottles to take home at both sessions, plus another 2 if you knew the bar tender. That was in the early ‘60s *Pronounced with the ‘e’. Cheers, Bobj

In my humble opinion, it ts a nice, but expensive area. Liked Rosslyn bay area. Cheers, Bobj.

Can understand that, in Canberra… Cheers, Bobj.

Mosquitos are drawn to the carbon di-oxide you expel when breathing out. So, don't breathe...Failing that, DEET based repellants are the best. I use 'Bushman' that is probably the best, but a bit more expensive than 'aveagoodweekend' and most, if not all, sporting/fishing shops sell it. Cheers, Bobj.

The only beach I ever liked in England was Blackpool Pleasure Beach! (1956) Spent more time on Rotto beaches than Perth beaches, that was in 1964. Some of the beaches around Bussleton/Dunsborough are really beaut. Cheers, Bobj.

Here you go, we have just had 3 days of rain, 9 inches total so I read about ancient crop marks, lit up the old computer and looked for some using Google Maps. What an interesting hobby I just found for dull days when I can't go fishing. Cheers, Bobj.

Be that as it may; fundamentally, the OP states boredom in Australia. Poor person... Use your natural intelligence, surprising what one can achieve if one uses it! I live in a village that has NO facilities other than a public phone booth. Yet, in the 22 years I have retired here, I cannot understand 2 very common human 'traits', depression and boredom. Never been bored, or depressed. Instead of feeling sorry for one's self, they should use their mind and get off their bums and do something instead of wallowing in self pity. Cheers, Bobj.

I originally came from India...And there are many languages spoken there... Cheers, Bobj.

It has bemused me for years that people migrate to a ‘new’ country and seek out their own people and ways they left behind, rather than try to mix with the people of their chosen nation. Six months after arriving in Australia, I moved to The Kimberley Region of Western Australia and spent the next 7 years in that magical place, not some pommy enclave in Perth, or any of the big cities. And all I can say, is that I have had one hell of a fabulous life in the 58 years since I left the UK. I’ll gerroff my soapbox now… Cheers, Bobj.

I lived there in the 1950s and early 60s and it was a dump! West and north sides were ok, but the city centre and east and south sides really were 'on the nose'. The smallpox epidemic was, perhaps, the lowest ebb of the city while I was there. Bradford was the world centre for the wool trade for many years, receiving over 95% of the world's wool and a rich city like that should have been a model for the whole of the British Isles, but...the city fathers were a useless lot and gradually, Japan took over the wool.4 years after coming out to Australia (1967), I went back for a 6 month holiday and was so disgusted with the apathy of the area in general, that I flew back to Perth, WA after 1 month. Cheers, Bobj.

Same here,After arriving in Smellbum in Oct 1963, I moved to Perth in Nov. then to Bumbry as it was termed in those days. April 1964 and off to the Kimberlies and stayed there for the next 7 years. Imagine being paid to look for gravel and waterholes to build roads and I was 'let loose' in that magnificent area! Been having an adventure ever since. Even planning a 'last' trip to the Kimberlies, or NT desert, or both... Cheers, Bobj. ***While up in the Kimberlies, we hosted a couple of members of the WA Ballet Co. The second male lead was a butcher by trade, and the delightful young 'lady' was a drop out from some den of iniquity...She swore like a wharfie!

And, what are chances of being hit by a vehicle as you step off the kerb? We are all very blasé about that, but still do it. Where I live in the Mackay Region, we have 2 swimming enclosures, within 8km and most kids only swim/paddle in the winter months and wear stinger suits. Many people go skin diving and use wetsuits. Yes, we have irukanji and box jellyfish, stonefish, blue ringed octopusses, poisonous seashells, sharks etc, but still manage not to get killed, maimed. disfigured etc. as we take precautions and are sensible about the water. Our own little beach has bottles of vinegar at each beach access, but as far as I know, they have only been used by tourists for fish and chips! Cheers, Bobj.

In 1962, II went to the travel agent in Bradford, got home armed with the necessary forms and declared, “I’m off to Australia!” Dad shook my hand and Mum shed a tear. That was 59 years ago, but it took 11 months due to a lost form at Australia House. Never for 1 second have I ever regretted my decision. And have had a terrific life here. In all that time, I doubt I lived more than 2 years in a city; biggest town was Bunbury, WA. In 1964, population, 10,000. Cheers, Bobj.

Best thing we had on tv was an ornament! Cheers, Bobj.