happy_tiger
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Atmospheric pressure
Nostalgia
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My all time favourite racehorse Kingston Town
And champion @jadtiger - like many others too, I'm sure.
Although, I really dislike comparisons, between horses, trotters, football teams, cricketers - anyone really - it's just not a fair base, everyone's different, in their own way.
Oh OK, maybe there's exceptions. 😉
Look at the three placings in Race 2. A common theme 😉. More the second placing from my experience
Tiger_heart
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Before ebay, Marketplace and other platforms...
Perhaps we can have a subthread on old shops that have disappeared? But gee, I loved going to this one!
Perhaps we can have a subthread on old shops that have disappeared? But gee, I loved going to this one!
Tony Greig of Sussex & England, playing for Waverley Cricket Club in Sydney Grade Cricket, sits in stands with his daughter Samantha during a match between Waverley & Western Suburbs at Waverley Park, Sydney, January 1976.
Greig was leading Waverley Cricket Club whereas Western Suburbs was led by Bob Simpson.
Greig was awarded life membership of the club in 1985 for his significant impact on & off the field
Greig was leading Waverley Cricket Club whereas Western Suburbs was led by Bob Simpson.
Greig was awarded life membership of the club in 1985 for his significant impact on & off the field
LeichhardtTiger
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There are a lot of odd-shaped lipsticks in that pic. 😉
LeichhardtTiger
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I was there that day. There were only 4 horses in the race. I think the On Track trifecta was about $2.50-$3.00.
Percy Hobson, Australia’s first indigenous gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games has passed away in Melbourne aged 79.
A Gundabooka man and known as the ‘Boy from Bourke,’ Hobson won the men’s high jump at the Perth 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in a terrific competition.
A Gundabooka man and known as the ‘Boy from Bourke,’ Hobson won the men’s high jump at the Perth 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in a terrific competition.
He is one of four players to score a century in both his first class and Test debuts (as of June 2025).
He was the first player to captain three Australian states having captained New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland during his career.
As NSW captain, he won the Sheffield Shield in 1984–85 and 1985–86 and the McDonald's Cup in 1984–85.
He is the nephew of New South Wales first-class cricketer Walter Wellham - part of the famous Wellham Family who all played for Western Suburbs Cricket Club.
good song
British TV comedy has lost another of its best.
Richard O'Sullivan, Star of Man About the House, Dies at 82.
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Richard O'Sullivan, Star of Man About the House, Dies at 82.
Richard O'Sullivan: Man About the House star dies aged 82
His biggest roles included Robin Tripp in 70s TV sitcoms Man About the House and Robin's Nest.
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