Australia: Can anyone recommend a good lawn mower 'edger'?

Peter H

Just a middle-range one, not particularly expensive.
Preferably one you actually use that is good.
Aka a 'whipper snipper' or lawn 'trimmer' or something - I DON'T KNOW... just looking for a good brand name

Answer
I have a "Little Wonder" which were/are put out by MTD; a large Mower etc Dealer. Were made in USA and plenty of parts available if you need but rarely have any trouble. If you need it to cut back edges along paths etc it's the best one I have used, better the VICTA and most other edgers. I have 620ft of edging (in my old language) to do every now and then. Easy to use and a cinch to maintain. If you're looking for a Whipper Snipper go for a "Styll" brand and don't waste your money on the cheaper brands that are available in Bunnings and the like. Talk to a trusted mower repair shop proprietor if you know of one, as they can normally in all honesty, can tell you what brands they recommend and what cheaper brands to stay away from as most aren't repairable etc. Be careful if you're looking for an electric 240vAC one as they are in my mind not worth the bother of having to run out 50ft of lead etc, they are also too dangerous in my mind as an Electrician as you can cut the power lead easily and that adds a risk to life if you don't have an earth leakage circuit breaker or similar to save you from bigger problems, even so these electric ones are in some cases claimed to be "Double Insulated" etc. I personally wouldn't take the risk having seen some of "their" Double Insulated methods.

would a ride on lawn mower (motor) go goood?

bamaka

hey i live in emerald australia,QLD and im making a off road go kart and i want a lot of get up and go like really fast and thee motor and the hardest thing to find im trying to look for a motorbike motor a 250cc 2stoke of 4stoke 2hand and i seen on youtube they where yousing i think a push lawn mower motor or ride on one it was a 8HP om i was just thinkin wat will the = in cc mode and how fast would in go

Answer
A push mower engine would be very difficult to adapt to a go cart because of the vertical crankshaft. A horizontal crankshaft riding mower engine would be your best bet. How fast your machine would go will depend on horsepower, engine speed, the type of drive you provide, size of belt pulleys or chain sprockets and wheels. A typical four stroke horizontal shaft engine rated at 8 hp will be anywhere from a 190 to a bit over 300 cc's depending on it's configuration. You need to decide what make and model of engine you want and get some engineering help from a dealer or a small engine shop nearby.

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would a ride on lawn mower (motor) go goood?

bamaka

hey i live in emerald australia,QLD and im making a off road go kart and i want a lot of get up and go like really fast and thee motor and the hardest thing to find im trying to look for a motorbike motor a 250cc 2stoke of 4stoke 2hand and i seen on youtube they where yousing i think a push lawn mower motor or ride on one it was a 8HP om i was just thinkin wat will the = in cc mode and how fast would in go

Answer
A push mower engine would be very difficult to adapt to a go cart because of the vertical crankshaft. A horizontal crankshaft riding mower engine would be your best bet. How fast your machine would go will depend on horsepower, engine speed, the type of drive you provide, size of belt pulleys or chain sprockets and wheels. A typical four stroke horizontal shaft engine rated at 8 hp will be anywhere from a 190 to a bit over 300 cc's depending on it's configuration. You need to decide what make and model of engine you want and get some engineering help from a dealer or a small engine shop nearby.

Recommendations for a small riding lawn mower, simple yet sturdy?

Q. First time homeowner and have a big yard to take care of, so I was wondering if you had any recommendations for a small riding lawn mower that's simple to operate, but sturdy? Believe me, if a push one was good enought, I'd be asking about that, but with my hours during "season", I won't have the time, so any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for answering and have a great Sunday!

Answer
One of the most important things to look for in a ride on lawn mower is power. I have often seen people buy the smallest, cutest, cheapest mower only for it to burn out and die sometimes after one season. When you buy a ride on check to see it has enough power to carry you and mow the lawn with ease not just 'enough' power. Having said this you can get too large for your requirements and buy one that is so large it has the turning circle of a semi trailer. I would look at good brands with reputable motors, such as Briggs and Stratton or Honda. Most large brands such as John Deere have a full range of sizes from small to very large. Do your homework with the local dealers and get plenty of advice. Some dealers even offer test drives. Also let them know what type of grass/ height etc you are mowing and the finish you would like - bowling green, park or bush. If you are in Australia Cox or John Deere are good choices. If you are in another county you will have to check out what is available there.

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Pick up branches & sticks from 1/2 acre lawn . . . tools? techniques?

Wes T

I have to pick up random broken branches & sticks from nearby trees after wind & storms. They are mostly small sticks less than a couple feet long. Longer ones are slender & easily snapped.

First time I did this, my back was sore for many days. A rake will not help. Bending at knees is not an option, as my knees are shot. Any tips or strategies?

Answer
If they are mostly small ones, do what we do here.Get one of those gadgets designed for elderly & handicapped people that pick up things for you without you having to bend.They are around $6 here in Australia at the hardware stoes.We hitch the little trailer up to our ride-on mower,& pick up sticks & bark etc as we cruise around the back yard (5 acres in our case.)Saves our back & gets us a load of kindling for the patio chiminea.

UK, USA, Australia or Canada... who's best, and give your reasons...?

B

UK. My reasons, we have Adele, Coldplay, The Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Mumford and Sons, Oasis, etc... America has Kesha and Canada has Justin Bieber and Australia has Cody Simpson, I know One Direction are British but they actually have good music. we INVENTED free health care after England was done with war, Canada thinks they did though but they just belong to British Commonwealth, other countries try and take credit for what England has done and hold England back and claim their people, even the Bee Gees were British but because they lived in Australia for a few years, Australians claim them as Aussies when they were born and raised in UK. We have Simon Cowell who invented X Factor and most other cool talent shows like Britain's got Talent and America's got Talent. We get free education and don't have to pay to go to school or college, we also have one of the best education systems. We have Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses, Royal weddings are a big deal, we have the best history, you speak our English language, Britain invented the World Wide Web, Telephone and Television, I know other countries deny it but look it up, example, Tim Berners-Lee from London, UK invented the Internet and the two men who invented the television and the telephone are Scottish. And without England, America and Canada wouldn't exist since they used to belong to the British Monarchy. London is a cool place for tourism because we have Big Ben, London Bridge, Buckingham Palace, The London Eye, The tower of London, The house of parliament, etc... Our flag looks the best too. We are also the classiest. And we invented The Apprentice, The Office, Dr Who and Harry Potter and America gives us JERSEY SHORE?! America also made crappy remakes of British shows like Skins, Shameless, The Apprentice, The Office and now they are doing Sherlock and Misfts, I don't know how they even try to pull them off when most of the shows are based on British culture. And the whole of UK is not even the size of California and texas put together. We had a female prime minister YEARS ago, we are a lot less sexist, homophobic and judgmental than Americans in general. WE WIN.

Now, who do you think wins and what are your reasons? You can name another country too. Name as many reasons as you can.

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UK. The United Kingdom is wonderfully diverse but not in the same way it is in many other places. Besides places like china town in London, most communities don't live in their own groups but equally throughout the country, more in major cities obviously. The United Kingdom has not just English, but other historic languages originating here as well which can include Welsh/Celtic, Cornish. The music is brilliant with some of the best music festivals I have ever seen. The incredible history going back before ancient Roman times offers unique architecture London. The National Health Service offers free health care and good health care to ALL citizens. The education system, although mistreated by many and taken for granted is, subject to opinion, very good. The politics is surprisingly fascinating, hilarious at points and most of its problems are usually exaggerated. The landscape of the countryside is beautiful with much to offer. I prefer British television because channels like those of the BBC mean that you can watch and enjoy a whole range of different programs, factual or fictional, Science - Fiction to lifestyle and non-commercialized plus there are great programs. I never liked Pop Idol, and I don't like the X factor or Britain's got talent but they started in this country and like many other programs including the office and top gear are just recreated for other county's sake. There's no need to pay for college or sixth-form, university is different. Britain in general has a smaller racism, sexism and homophobia problem than the USA and as guns are illegal, which I respect is also true for other countries, means less gun crime. London is the best city in the world. I have been to New York, Berlin, and many other places on holiday but London was and I think always will be the best. I like the fact its very difficult to get fired, if very difficult to get a job anyway. There is pride amongst the people, contrary to popular belief. You may hear many Muslim horror stories but according to a recent survey by the guardian, 83% of people are proud to be British. The location, easy access to mainland Europe and/or the Republic of Ireland. There are a great quantity of additional positives to say for the UK but my personal favorite, which you can interpret as a negative is the fact that it's so brilliantly diverse and this meeting of cultures provides so much for this country from food to music. There are negatives, the class system is still in working order, you can distinguish the lady from the tramp in every town or city. You can guarantee a drought every year in the south-east and binge-drinking lets the country down, I think. Australia beats us at weather and at spo- no I can't say it. Canada has a beautiful landscape with plenty to offer and the US offers there own romantic history from the 18th-20th centuries.They offer much to modern youth culture from TV to music to other forms of media. Every country has positives and negatives but my heart will remain with the United Kingdom.

I agree with 'A.' What a country offers to the rest of the world is important. The UK invented:
- Lawn Mower
- Microphones
- The world's most popular sports from football to cricket.
- "See the Wikipedia site below" Much was invented and discovered here.

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What are products Australia is famous for?

haisani15

It can be anything as long as its something Australia is famous for

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there are loads of Australian products, ranging from billabong surf wear, thongs ugg-boots, drizabone work wear,we also produce the victa lawn mower, the hills hoist, the duell flush toilet cistern, the Holden commodore, and probably the most commen Aussie product Vegemite! we also produce the boomerang ( a hunting device used by aboriginals) we produce some of the best opals in the world (from mines in cooperpedy in south aus) the black box data recorder (there is a black box in every plane (it is now illegal not to have one) we have also produced the first bionic ear!

i could rattle of things produced and invented in Australia for hours! if you need more help e-mail me!

Is Australia the best country on earth?

George r

We rule, seriously, aren't we the best country in the world ?

Answer
We are the BEST country in the UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!
First place in the world to have a secret ballot in elections (1856)
First Place in the world to give women the vote. (1894)
First country in the world to beat America in it America's cup.
Only country to have attended every modern Olympic games.
The first country to employ skiing as a sport. (1863)
The Australian crawl. Until the 1890's competetive freestyle was done with the head out of the water. (Remember how Tarzan used to swim in the movies?) Australian Dick Cavill popularised it and enabled it to be accepted in world class meetings.

Inventions from Australia......

The bionic ear, a device that enables some deaf children to hear.
Flexible wine casks... the bag in the box.
The boomerang. Ancient weapon of the aboriginies. Other cultures have throwing sticks but none came back to the thrower if it missed the target.
The Notepad. In the whole history of paper, it had been sold and used in single sheets until in 1902 JA Birchall thought it would be a good idea to stack a pile of half sheets together, back it with cardboard and glue one end.
Making the world's first notepad.
The Electric Drill was the invention of Arthur James Arnot, who patented it in 1889.
Postage stamps. The world's first pre paid postage system was introduced at Sydney in 1838.
The world's first refrigeration plant was an Australian invention of 1858.
To our collective shame, the worlds first bathing beauty contest was held in Australia in 1920.
The famous "black box" flight recorder for recording aeroplane movements was invented in Australia in 1958.
Also in 1958 the worlds first regular 'round the world' airline service was begun.
The inflatable aircraft escape slide, which becomes a raft if the aeroplane ditches in water was an Australian invention of 1965.
The Automatic letter sorting machine - 1930
Two stroke lawn mower.
The rotary hoist washing line.
Lithium as a treatment for manic depression.
Latex gloves 1945

The world would be lost without some of our inventions!!!!

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What is the most influential country EVER?

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olly d

My friend (whos American) sais America,but America is a baby country that was founded by English people and Americans speak English,the English do not speak American!

My country Italy had an impact with the Romans.

Answer
The British without a doubt!

Reasons being...

1.Britain started the Industrial Revoloution and were the first country to become industrialised.

2.Britain took over much of the world with the British Empire.

3.Look how much of the world speaks English and the English language is the number 1 language for buisness.

4.Japan Trade and Inventions MITI did a study to find out which country invented the most things,they concluded Britain was responsible for inventing 54% of the worlds most important inventions.

Look at British and Italian inventions,pretty much everything we use and take for granted in everyday life comes from Britain and Italy. The underground,police forces/sherrif,Banks,Universities,Trains,Jet Engine,Tin Cans,Fridges,Flush Toilets,Television,Cats eyes in the road,Light switch and Light Bulb (Light bulb was Joseph Swan),Special Forces,Computers, World Wide Web (NOT the internet but the WWW dot),Lawn Mowers, Mouse Traps,Cork Screws,Scuba Diving Gear,Radar,Submarine,Military Tank,Machine Gun,I-pods/didgital MP3 players,Hover craft,ice cream,Pizza,Telescope,Radio,Fax,Telephone,Syringes,Needles,MRI Scans,Suspension Bridges,Rubber/Rubber Tyres. The list realy is ENDLESS...

5.Much of Americas TV shows are just copies of sucessfull British shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_television_series_based_on_British_television_series

6.Britain has fought pretty much every world power in History,sometimes many at a time and hardly ever lost.

7.Britain is one of the worlds biggest military exporters and much worlds Military tech actually comes from Britain. There biggest Military company is 'BAE Systems' who are worldwide.

8.Britain is responsible for some of the worlds biggest bands/singers The Beatles,Rolling Stones,The Who,Pink Floyd,Queen,Spice Girls,Amy Winehouse,Adele and many many more.

The Beatles hold the record for most sucessfull boy band in history and the Spice Girls hold the record for most sucessfull girl band.

9.Britain founded America and populated America,Canada,Australia,New Zealand among others.

The list realy is endless...

Is Australia the best country on earth?

George r

We rule, seriously, aren't we the best country in the world ?

Answer
We are the BEST country in the UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!
First place in the world to have a secret ballot in elections (1856)
First Place in the world to give women the vote. (1894)
First country in the world to beat America in it America's cup.
Only country to have attended every modern Olympic games.
The first country to employ skiing as a sport. (1863)
The Australian crawl. Until the 1890's competetive freestyle was done with the head out of the water. (Remember how Tarzan used to swim in the movies?) Australian Dick Cavill popularised it and enabled it to be accepted in world class meetings.

Inventions from Australia......

The bionic ear, a device that enables some deaf children to hear.
Flexible wine casks... the bag in the box.
The boomerang. Ancient weapon of the aboriginies. Other cultures have throwing sticks but none came back to the thrower if it missed the target.
The Notepad. In the whole history of paper, it had been sold and used in single sheets until in 1902 JA Birchall thought it would be a good idea to stack a pile of half sheets together, back it with cardboard and glue one end.
Making the world's first notepad.
The Electric Drill was the invention of Arthur James Arnot, who patented it in 1889.
Postage stamps. The world's first pre paid postage system was introduced at Sydney in 1838.
The world's first refrigeration plant was an Australian invention of 1858.
To our collective shame, the worlds first bathing beauty contest was held in Australia in 1920.
The famous "black box" flight recorder for recording aeroplane movements was invented in Australia in 1958.
Also in 1958 the worlds first regular 'round the world' airline service was begun.
The inflatable aircraft escape slide, which becomes a raft if the aeroplane ditches in water was an Australian invention of 1965.
The Automatic letter sorting machine - 1930
Two stroke lawn mower.
The rotary hoist washing line.
Lithium as a treatment for manic depression.
Latex gloves 1945

The world would be lost without some of our inventions!!!!

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How many days/weeks should I wait to cut new grass?

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~Penny Lai

I plants seed a week ago.

How long does it take to see growth AND how long should I wait to cut the grass after it starts growing?

Thanks!

Answer
I am not quite sure about your neck of the woods Penny. In most cases lawns take time to establish their root system. I would wait until the lawn is no less than 5 to 6 inches long or there abouts which should at least take 6 to 8 weeks to grow to that height. The first cut should only be a trim to 3 inches or so. If you cut your lawns too short it will rip out the root system or damage the root system.

Are you using a ride on or push motor mower, hand mower or electric one. What ever make sure when cutting the wheels don't dig into the newly laid turf or was this lawn sown and grown from scratch. I suppose you are entering your Spring as we are about to enter our Winter here in Australia. Good to see that you are getting into your garden mate as I have been doing some Autumn cleaning up around the place.

So enjoy Penny.

What is the most influential country EVER?

olly d

My friend (whos American) sais America,but America is a baby country that was founded by English people and Americans speak English,the English do not speak American!

My country Italy had an impact with the Romans.

Answer
The British without a doubt!

Reasons being...

1.Britain started the Industrial Revoloution and were the first country to become industrialised.

2.Britain took over much of the world with the British Empire.

3.Look how much of the world speaks English and the English language is the number 1 language for buisness.

4.Japan Trade and Inventions MITI did a study to find out which country invented the most things,they concluded Britain was responsible for inventing 54% of the worlds most important inventions.

Look at British and Italian inventions,pretty much everything we use and take for granted in everyday life comes from Britain and Italy. The underground,police forces/sherrif,Banks,Universities,Trains,Jet Engine,Tin Cans,Fridges,Flush Toilets,Television,Cats eyes in the road,Light switch and Light Bulb (Light bulb was Joseph Swan),Special Forces,Computers, World Wide Web (NOT the internet but the WWW dot),Lawn Mowers, Mouse Traps,Cork Screws,Scuba Diving Gear,Radar,Submarine,Military Tank,Machine Gun,I-pods/didgital MP3 players,Hover craft,ice cream,Pizza,Telescope,Radio,Fax,Telephone,Syringes,Needles,MRI Scans,Suspension Bridges,Rubber/Rubber Tyres. The list realy is ENDLESS...

5.Much of Americas TV shows are just copies of sucessfull British shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_television_series_based_on_British_television_series

6.Britain has fought pretty much every world power in History,sometimes many at a time and hardly ever lost.

7.Britain is one of the worlds biggest military exporters and much worlds Military tech actually comes from Britain. There biggest Military company is 'BAE Systems' who are worldwide.

8.Britain is responsible for some of the worlds biggest bands/singers The Beatles,Rolling Stones,The Who,Pink Floyd,Queen,Spice Girls,Amy Winehouse,Adele and many many more.

The Beatles hold the record for most sucessfull boy band in history and the Spice Girls hold the record for most sucessfull girl band.

9.Britain founded America and populated America,Canada,Australia,New Zealand among others.

The list realy is endless...

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What are products Australia is famous for?

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haisani15

It can be anything as long as its something Australia is famous for

Answer
there are loads of Australian products, ranging from billabong surf wear, thongs ugg-boots, drizabone work wear,we also produce the victa lawn mower, the hills hoist, the duell flush toilet cistern, the Holden commodore, and probably the most commen Aussie product Vegemite! we also produce the boomerang ( a hunting device used by aboriginals) we produce some of the best opals in the world (from mines in cooperpedy in south aus) the black box data recorder (there is a black box in every plane (it is now illegal not to have one) we have also produced the first bionic ear!

i could rattle of things produced and invented in Australia for hours! if you need more help e-mail me!

How many days/weeks should I wait to cut new grass?

~Penny Lai

I plants seed a week ago.

How long does it take to see growth AND how long should I wait to cut the grass after it starts growing?

Thanks!

Answer
I am not quite sure about your neck of the woods Penny. In most cases lawns take time to establish their root system. I would wait until the lawn is no less than 5 to 6 inches long or there abouts which should at least take 6 to 8 weeks to grow to that height. The first cut should only be a trim to 3 inches or so. If you cut your lawns too short it will rip out the root system or damage the root system.

Are you using a ride on or push motor mower, hand mower or electric one. What ever make sure when cutting the wheels don't dig into the newly laid turf or was this lawn sown and grown from scratch. I suppose you are entering your Spring as we are about to enter our Winter here in Australia. Good to see that you are getting into your garden mate as I have been doing some Autumn cleaning up around the place.

So enjoy Penny.

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Is it true that in Australia career choices for kangaroos are limited to entertainment (acting in films) and?

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ny

and modelling (for mascots, coats of arms, logos and so on)?

And that they are not allowed to do anything else, maybe do some manual labour, for example, working as lawn mowers?

Answer
not necessarily, there have been a few known to have successful boxing careers, although there are alot that are unemployed, you see them hasseling campers for food in national parks...

Recommendations for a small riding lawn mower, simple yet sturdy?

Q. First time homeowner and have a big yard to take care of, so I was wondering if you had any recommendations for a small riding lawn mower that's simple to operate, but sturdy? Believe me, if a push one was good enought, I'd be asking about that, but with my hours during "season", I won't have the time, so any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for answering and have a great Sunday!

Answer
One of the most important things to look for in a ride on lawn mower is power. I have often seen people buy the smallest, cutest, cheapest mower only for it to burn out and die sometimes after one season. When you buy a ride on check to see it has enough power to carry you and mow the lawn with ease not just 'enough' power. Having said this you can get too large for your requirements and buy one that is so large it has the turning circle of a semi trailer. I would look at good brands with reputable motors, such as Briggs and Stratton or Honda. Most large brands such as John Deere have a full range of sizes from small to very large. Do your homework with the local dealers and get plenty of advice. Some dealers even offer test drives. Also let them know what type of grass/ height etc you are mowing and the finish you would like - bowling green, park or bush. If you are in Australia Cox or John Deere are good choices. If you are in another county you will have to check out what is available there.

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How Australian culture differ from other country's culture?

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Sheri

We had this role play next week and it's about australia. My groupmates, well we actually not that familiar with it, so just a little help from all of you out there, pls help us out!!!!

thanks!!!

Answer
Australians work longer hours than just about anyone else on the planet, with the possible exceptions of the Japanese and Americans. According to one estimate, Americans work one hour per year longer than Australians. So we are not all that "laid back".

Australians are not big church goers. Maybe about 5% of the population go to church regularly. More than half the population are nominally Roman Catholic. Many Australians regard certain types of Christians as "God botherers" who are always bothering God with cries about this and that.

Austrslians are supposed to be great beer drinkers. This might have been true once upon a time, but it is not true so much now.

The most important single industry in Australia, so far as export earnings are concerned is coal mining. The third most important export industry is education, there are many thousands of people in Australian schools and universities whose tuition fees are being paid by parents or others overseas.

Important Australian Inventions
The first practical refrigerators used to ship frozen beef from Australia to Britain.
A stable vaccine against anthrax.
Possibly the first ever medical X-ray by Bragg when his son broke his arm.
The box kite, which was used by the Wright brothers in their first successful airplane flight. - Lawrence Hargraves
The radial engine, once widely used in aircraft. Also Lawrence Hargraves
Froth flotation separation of minerals from waste rock.
All those were in the 1800s or very early 1900s.

More recently
The atomic absorption spectrophotometer - Alan Walsh
The flame ionisation detector
Improved rotary lawn mowers
Improved rotary clothes lines for laundry use (!)
The multi-channel cochlear implant for the profoundly deaf
Biological control of pest species like the prickly pear and the rabbit.

Scientific discoveries.
In astronomy, pulsars, I'm fairly sure of that. New types of Cepheid variable stars too.
In immunology - the theory of clonal selection - Nobel Prize to Sir Macfarlane Burnet
In medicine - Discovery that helicobacter pylori was the main cause of stomach ulcers, not stress or some other factor - Barry Marshall - Nobel Prize
Also in medicine, Australian medical scientist Sir Frank Fenner was instrumental in getting the entire world immunised against smallpox. Another Nobel gong.

War
Boer War
First World War from 1914 until 1918. First major action at Gallipoli peninsula (part of Turkey)/ Australian causualty rates were among the highest for all Allied nations. On the western front, mostly around Bullecourt, Ypres and Posieres.

In Palestine, Australian mounted infantry captured Beersheba, a place known to Abraham, in the last successful horse mounted charge in history.

A battle planned by John Monash in August 1918 was called the "black day of the German army" by the German commander in chief. Monash was promoted in the field to General and knighted by King George, also in the field, the first officer to have such a distinction for huindreds of years.

Second World War
From 1939 until 1945, at first mainly in North Africa - see the Rats of Tobruk and the battle at El Alamein. Later in the Pacific against the Japanese, see the Kokoda trail. Took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first major reverse for Japan. Town of Darwin bombed in two raids by the Japanese on 19 February 1942 and again later..

Assisted the US in Vietnam. Main battle at Long Tan.

Gulf war mark 1, Gulf war mark 2, Afghanistan.

Australian Writers

Henry Lawson

A. B. (Banjo) Paterson

Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis)

Henry Handel Richardson

Ruth Park (she might have been from New Zealand)

Kylie Tennant

Ern Malley- check him out.

Nevil Shute (migrated to Australia from England)

musicians
Joan Sutherland -opera
Nellie Melba - opera
June Bronhill - musicals and light opera
Gladys Moncrieff - musicals and light opera
Peter Dawson baritone singer Recorded on all media from cylinders to LP records.

Men at Work - rock n roll
AC/DC more rock n roll

Other notable people
Sidney Cotton - aviator and photo-reconnaisance pioneer.
Herbert Hinkler -aviator
Charles Kingsford Smith - aviator
Sir Donald Bradman - Cricketer. The finest batsman ever seen and rated as the best player of any team sport. His average score is 30% better than any player of any sport, ever, including baseball, any form of football, basketball, you name it. Also a state champion golfer.
Walter Lindrum - world billiards champion.

Movies
Gallipoli
40,000 Horsemen
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Bliss
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Breaker Morant
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Man from Snowy River
dozens more

What are products Australia is famous for?

haisani15

It can be anything as long as its something Australia is famous for

Answer
there are loads of Australian products, ranging from billabong surf wear, thongs ugg-boots, drizabone work wear,we also produce the victa lawn mower, the hills hoist, the duell flush toilet cistern, the Holden commodore, and probably the most commen Aussie product Vegemite! we also produce the boomerang ( a hunting device used by aboriginals) we produce some of the best opals in the world (from mines in cooperpedy in south aus) the black box data recorder (there is a black box in every plane (it is now illegal not to have one) we have also produced the first bionic ear!

i could rattle of things produced and invented in Australia for hours! if you need more help e-mail me!

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Is Australia the best country on earth?

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George r

We rule, seriously, aren't we the best country in the world ?

Answer
We are the BEST country in the UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!
First place in the world to have a secret ballot in elections (1856)
First Place in the world to give women the vote. (1894)
First country in the world to beat America in it America's cup.
Only country to have attended every modern Olympic games.
The first country to employ skiing as a sport. (1863)
The Australian crawl. Until the 1890's competetive freestyle was done with the head out of the water. (Remember how Tarzan used to swim in the movies?) Australian Dick Cavill popularised it and enabled it to be accepted in world class meetings.

Inventions from Australia......

The bionic ear, a device that enables some deaf children to hear.
Flexible wine casks... the bag in the box.
The boomerang. Ancient weapon of the aboriginies. Other cultures have throwing sticks but none came back to the thrower if it missed the target.
The Notepad. In the whole history of paper, it had been sold and used in single sheets until in 1902 JA Birchall thought it would be a good idea to stack a pile of half sheets together, back it with cardboard and glue one end.
Making the world's first notepad.
The Electric Drill was the invention of Arthur James Arnot, who patented it in 1889.
Postage stamps. The world's first pre paid postage system was introduced at Sydney in 1838.
The world's first refrigeration plant was an Australian invention of 1858.
To our collective shame, the worlds first bathing beauty contest was held in Australia in 1920.
The famous "black box" flight recorder for recording aeroplane movements was invented in Australia in 1958.
Also in 1958 the worlds first regular 'round the world' airline service was begun.
The inflatable aircraft escape slide, which becomes a raft if the aeroplane ditches in water was an Australian invention of 1965.
The Automatic letter sorting machine - 1930
Two stroke lawn mower.
The rotary hoist washing line.
Lithium as a treatment for manic depression.
Latex gloves 1945

The world would be lost without some of our inventions!!!!

Australia: Can anyone recommend a good lawn mower 'edger'?

Peter H

Just a middle-range one, not particularly expensive.
Preferably one you actually use that is good.
Aka a 'whipper snipper' or lawn 'trimmer' or something - I DON'T KNOW... just looking for a good brand name

Answer
I have a "Little Wonder" which were/are put out by MTD; a large Mower etc Dealer. Were made in USA and plenty of parts available if you need but rarely have any trouble. If you need it to cut back edges along paths etc it's the best one I have used, better the VICTA and most other edgers. I have 620ft of edging (in my old language) to do every now and then. Easy to use and a cinch to maintain. If you're looking for a Whipper Snipper go for a "Styll" brand and don't waste your money on the cheaper brands that are available in Bunnings and the like. Talk to a trusted mower repair shop proprietor if you know of one, as they can normally in all honesty, can tell you what brands they recommend and what cheaper brands to stay away from as most aren't repairable etc. Be careful if you're looking for an electric 240vAC one as they are in my mind not worth the bother of having to run out 50ft of lead etc, they are also too dangerous in my mind as an Electrician as you can cut the power lead easily and that adds a risk to life if you don't have an earth leakage circuit breaker or similar to save you from bigger problems, even so these electric ones are in some cases claimed to be "Double Insulated" etc. I personally wouldn't take the risk having seen some of "their" Double Insulated methods.

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