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@RFCmorgan

The song is mourning all those who died in WW1 (and all wars) , including of course the Irish, Scots, English, Germans, Turks, Australians, Austrians, Americans and all others on both sides. It is not, as some seem to think, specifically about the Irish, or Irish nationalism. There ...

@WellDoneBoyJarge

Josh White did not write this song although he did record it in 1945, by which time it was already well known. The song was written by Jimmy Cox in 1923. The first recording was by Julia Lee in 1927. Bessie Smith's recording in 1929 was probably mainly responsible for populari...

@mookins45

Both Mercedes and Auto Union made streamlined cars, both for record attempts and for racing on high speed circuits such as Avus. The TV show may have covered January 28 1938 when Mercedes and Auto Union competed for the land speed record on a public highway near Frankfurt. Carricola...

Sorry, it was Harry Power, not Frank who robbed the Beechworth coach. I was mixing him with another bushranger, Frank Gardiner.

The Superb Lyre bird is regarded as moderately common, not rare. They are protected, so you can't buy or catch one! I have seen them quite a few times in the wild, in Victoria, the ACT and New South Wales. A few times they have been displaying. They are shy, and like undergrowth, so they can be ...