Last ones for Australia....

[gilliantico@]

I have asked before, but Can not find these few any one there who can help me please....
Thanx Very Much......

1. big bang 50 years ago -still empty....9 letters

2. 650plus and still taking them 5,5

3. aboriginal animal imposter 3,6

4. introduced in 1707 8

5.a port contraction in wa 4

[shaneystar2]

3 Could it be The Bunyip

1. a mythical creature of Aboriginal legend said to inhabit water and watercourses.
2. an impostor.
�adjective
3. counterfeit; phony.

[crofter]

1. Maralinga = Test site of Atomic Bomb

[bluebonnet12]

gilliantico@ what does no 4 start with? it could possiblly be whiteman, i know 1770 captain cook landed at botany bay and te first lot of convicts landed in 1788, in the mean time i will look up the australian encyclopedia

[ontarioice]

2. First Fleet. 650 was the number of settlers on the First Fleet. (and they're still taking them).
5. Freo. Australian slang for Freemantle.

[gilliantico@]

no 4..... introduced in 1707 6,5

sorry got it wrong way round........

[ontarioice]

Sorry gilliantico. I am going to retract my answer of 650. My Aussie friend tells me that is incorrect. He gave it to me yesterday and after checking said he was wrong. Sorry. The number on the First Fleet was 1350.
The Freo answer is correct.

[gilliantico@]

Many Thanx For Letting Me Know...

[ontarioice]

Gilliantico: The answer to number 2 could still be First Fleet as it says 650 plus which shows they are not actually specific re the actual figure of 650. What do you think?

[bluebonnet12]

hi gillantico@ sorry i have been a bit slow, 1770 captain james cook arrived in botany bay on the hma endeavour this is the first time the aborigines saw whiteman he planted the union jack and claimed the country for queen elizabeth , called the land new wales later became new south wales, i hope this is of some help

[bluebonnet12]

sorry that should read hms endeavour i hit the wrong key

[crofter]

blue bonnet12 "claimed it for Queen Elizabeth"?
In 1770, George III was on the throne.

[ontarioice]

But gilliantico keeps writing 1707 not 1770 so gilliantico what is the actual date for question number 4?
Perhaps can help if I have a correct date.

[gilliantico@]

The Question on My Sheet Says......
Introduced in 1707

[ontarioice]

I've just read an article on Aborigines which says quote:
The Macassan introduced the dugout canoes and taught the Aboriginals the use of steel in making knives, spear blades and tomahawks.
There is no date given but was before the white man arrived.
The site was http://www.orac.net.au/~mhumphry/aborigin.html

So perhaps it is Dugout Canoe that you are looking for. I hope so.
O-Ice

[gilliantico@]

somebody said it could be plumes roses...some kind of money.could this ba it...

[ontarioice]

I honestly don't think the Aborigines used any type of money. Not according to what I've read so far when trying to help you with these questions.
I couldn't find plumes roses referred to as money when I entered it on Google.

[ontarioice]

gilliantico If you ever do get the answers to numbers 2 and 4 please let me know. I'd love to know what the correct answers were.
Thanks. O-Ice