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Originally Posted by Ian Smith
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Paddy DownQuote:
Originally Posted by Ian Smith
Phhhttt!!! Ahh yes, the bloke whose parchute opened on impact - Nope try harder. This bloke was probably never in a plane
Can we have the century and decade of his/her act of endurance and/or bravery. :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian Smith
Between WW1 and WWII - in Australia
Can't remember the name but there was a bloke who heard of a plane that went down up in QLD and he reckoned he knew where it might have come down, so he went in and saved one of the passengers. Everyone else had given up on it. Is that the one?
Could be - got a name?
Bernard O'Reilly!!
Yep that's him!!
Just an ordinary bloke but an extraordinary feat .
Take a look here http://lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Docu...Other/stin.htm
and then read his book "Green Mountains".
Bernard knew the bush so well he could tell direction without a compass and he knew how high, to about 50 feet, he was, and on what side of the mountain, by the trees which were in blossom a the time.
No one else could have saved those two, Proud and Binstead.
Proud started Proud's Jewelery Shop here in Brisbane.
An amazing story.
Over to you Silent
Ian
I had to google his name. I knew enough about the story to build a decent search and found him on the first page near the top, so only cheated a little bit :)
An easy one because I'm not going to be in tomorrow. Someone changed the way we look at the world with a single map. Who was it and what was the map of?
First thing in my head...Mercator, a map of the Earth.
No, not Mercator.
This map was first published in the early 19th century. It was a world first.
Last clue. This map, although drawn by hand nearly 200 years ago is almost identical to similar maps drawn today from information sourced by current technology. Leave it with you. avagoodweekend...
Haven't got time to nut it out coz I'm off to the Hobart WW Show at the crack of dawn tomorra. Got some to buy.... :D. Will tell all on friday night or satdyQuote:
Originally Posted by silentC
A topographical map?Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Geological map I think, but can't remember who the cartographer was. There was a book about him in the last couple of years called "The map(s) that changed the world."
Then again, James Cook's map of the east coast of Australia fits those criteria, but I think it was published earlier than the 19th century.