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The boat, not the dictator.

Hello Sailor…

Could James Dyson have been crew on a Whaler?

Published August 29, 2017

Categorised as Dyson Tagged Daniel Scott, James Dyson, Napoleon, Stephen Hyde, whaling

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Alan Thompson @warpedtime ·

9 Feb

Okay, this was a surprise... A Photograph of WA's third Governor - Captain Picton Beete in later life. Retired a Major in the British Army and went to live in Canada!

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6 Feb

Canning Bridge will always be Hell's Gate. Then there was Dyson's Swamp..

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6 Feb

What's in a name? Check out http://ab.co/3ouB0D0 for the lowdown on InkiePinky Pineapple and other forgotten place names in #WesternAustralia #WeirdHistory #Heritage #Archives #Perth

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12 Jan

Hey bureaucratic galaxy brains! WA birth registrations are composed of location ID, ID number and Year for a REASON. SOME OF US WERE NOT REGISTERED THE YEAR WE WERE BORN. #MyGovID

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