Laverda - Odds and sods from the WWW

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Dellortoman said:
Why do some people who advertise Laverdas insist on writing a bloody ostentatious essay about Laverda history? All it does is declare to the world they're a stupid wanker who thinks they have a priceless artifact on their hands. What to they think the used vehicle market is - Antiques Roadshow? Best to be avoided.
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The recorded history of Brisbanedates from 1799, when Matthew Flinders explored Moreton Bay on an expedition from Port Jackson, although the region had long been occupied by the Yugara and Turrbalaboriginal tribes. The town was conceived initially as a penal colony for British convicts sent from Sydney. Its suitability for fishing, farming, timbering, and other occupations, however, by 1838, pressure from free settlers led to Brisbane's designation as an area for free settlement in 1842, opening it to non-convict immigrants and beginning its transformation into a commercial and agricultural hub. The town became a municipality in 1859 and a consolidated metropolitan area in 1924. Brisbane encountered major flooding disasters in 1893, 1974, 2011 and 2022.

Brisbane is where I write this from, in answer to your question: I’ll be fucked if I know.
 
chrisk said:
The recorded history of Brisbanedates from 1799, when Matthew Flinders explored Moreton Bay on an expedition from Port Jackson, although the region had long been occupied by the Yugara and Turrbalaboriginal tribes. The town was conceived initially as a penal colony for British convicts sent from Sydney. Its suitability for fishing, farming, timbering, and other occupations, however, by 1838, pressure from free settlers led to Brisbane's designation as an area for free settlement in 1842, opening it to non-convict immigrants and beginning its transformation into a commercial and agricultural hub. The town became a municipality in 1859 and a consolidated metropolitan area in 1924. Brisbane encountered major flooding disasters in 1893, 1974, 2011 and 2022.

Brisbane is where I write this from, in answer to your question: I’ll be fucked if I know.
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Ransacking this thread ....

And strange as it may seem, the man who was sent to establish that penal colony at Moreton Bay was my great great great grandfather, Captain Henry Miller. I shudder to think what the result of that was for the indigenous inhabitants of the area. Cap'n Miller's son, Henry 'Money' Miller was the richest man in Victoria ... where my fukn share went is anyone's guess!
 
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