Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Sept 14, 2015 21:10:14 GMT
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Sept 15, 2015 6:10:21 GMT
Fabulous story, Ryan. Thanks. Surprised to read an Aussie was in the lead, before collapsing. I am not surprised at the toughness of Spiridon (The water-carrier) Tony Jones Tony Robinson described this in his GB TV series amongst "The worst jobs in Medieval England" Try lugging 4 or 5 gallons of water up a slope. |
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Sept 15, 2015 6:50:05 GMT
Surprised to read an Aussie was in the lead, before collapsing. He should have taken a carriage ride like the guy who was originally 3rd! Just like Rosie Ruiz at the Boston Marathon (although I think she took a bus or something like that ...). Ryan |
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Post by jaysee on Sept 20, 2015 9:00:56 GMT
Hey, don't knock our Edwin Flack, Australia's first Olympian. He had won the 1500 metre and 800 metre races, and had a go at the marathon, although he hadn't raced further than 10 miles before. He also played in singles and doubles in the tennis. He was on an Australian stamp in 1996, celebrating the centenary of the modern Olympics.
Tony Robinson (aka Baldrick) hosted "The worst jobs in medieval England". Tony Jones is more a questions & answers sort of bloke.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Sept 20, 2015 11:48:05 GMT
Tony Robinson (aka Baldrick) hosted "The worst jobs in medieval England". Tony Jones is more a questions & answers sort of bloke. Hahahaha . Oops (with embarassment) Thanks for the head's up. Edwin Flack, Australia's first Gold Medalist 1896  |
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Post by jamesw on Sept 20, 2015 13:36:58 GMT
thought I'd posted these, but as usual, my head is somewhere else.
 Something a little more modern. |
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Apr 14, 2019 20:03:31 GMT
todays ongoing sorting into smaller piles came up with a total of 6 of these ( I will only post images of two) 1951 Homecoming apparently to welcome back abducted children (according to a post on stamp Community Forum from 11/2015)   |
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