THIS WEEK IN AUSTRALIA [73]

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[@systemsrenegade9888]

Those little pies are called party pies, it's so you can eat them one handed at parties and also for the kids as they are small enough for them to eat the whole pie.

[@WyattOShea]

I love party pies :P.

[@SnowyRVulpix]

I hate party pies. They just have so little filling and are very disappointing

[@systemsrenegade9888]

@@SnowyRVulpix more room for sauce

[@IdonthaveatwittersoFoff.]

Party pies rule

[@EmceeFuzz]

The scars are from initiation ceremonies

[@johnlaverty9994]

@Ryan They or their own tribe has done those scars with primitive tools/knives!

[@twoflyinghats]

@@johnlaverty9994 An elder of their own gender would have done their cicatrices on them, each meaningful and symbolic, after they'd completed all their initiation tests as young adolescents successfully.

[@suemonckton7639]

The scars ( cicatrices) were made to " stand out " by rubbing ash into the wounds . They showed that the young boys were now men of the tribe .

[@GrahamGibb-gj6oo]

Exactly right

[@siryogiwan]

@@suemonckton7639 strangely, there's something in the ash (can't recall details), that I read was found to aid the healing process as well

[@TheZodiacz]

As for the comment on Aboriginal people being moved because their loyalty to Australia was questioned is deeply insulting to those people. In fact the government were more concerned about Italians in the sugar belt collaborating with Axis forces. The Aboriginal people living across the north of Australia were invaluable and highly respected for their efforts in reporting suspicious ships and planes and rescuing survivors of downed aircraft, for example an article in The Worker of 30th Nov, 1942 titled 'Another heroic rescue by Australian natives.' Additionally many Aboriginal men bravely served in the Australian Military.

[@siryogiwan]

and only 1 Aboriginal soldier ever got recognition, a couple years back they awarded him with a medal, but can't recall which one, but it was something like the Victoria cross or at least close in stature

[@bluedog1052]

The little party pies are basically a child's training food to understand that straight out of the oven, these things are nuclear, so embrace the cool down or you'll have a burnt mouth for days, but I'm sure there's 99% of adult Australians (me included) that has failed this test, on multiple occasions hahaha

[@alisoncrimmins3754]

First day of winter and Mount Hotham had a dusting of snow!

[@DocMagoo]

praying for a big dump before opening weekend

[@bobbyhunt100]

From memory, the photo was of Aboriginals arrested for spearing cattle. They were not slaves and yes, the scars were from initiation rites.

[@carokat1111]

Doesn't justify it though

[@TitanSummers]

@@carokat1111 No it does not but white criminals were treated the same at the time. The stolen kids and slaved adults still happened sadly.

[@gloriapaddock4618]

I read a story a couple of months ago and they were slaves.

[@anneashdown5539]

Or is that the history that they want us to believe

[@jenniferharrison8915]

​​​​​​​​@@gloriapaddock4618Fascinating, were you reading a magazine? They are paid billions a year to live in free houses in their own culture and sit all day! 😏

[@heatherharvey3129]

The first photograph was taken at the Wyndham Gaol here in Western Australia in the early 1900s and the men in chains were prisoners at the gaol. The use of neck chains on indigenous prisoners across the gaols in the state's north west from the late 19th century and even into the 1930s is well documented with many photos taken of this from multiple towns across the north west. It wasn't just used on those who broke laws, it was also used for forceable relocation of them from their traditional lands onto native reserves across the state, often many hundreds of kilometres from their traditional lands and families. Because they were placed under the control of the Protector of Aborigines (yes that was the official title of the state government department for decades), they could be "hired out" to farmers and graziers by the Protector, with them receiving no pay but being provided (supposedly) of the basics such as shelter, a blanket, food and medical care - with the contract between the Protector and the employer not stating just exactly what was the level of "shelter, food and medical care" to be provided. The actual male aboriginal worker had no say in the terms of the contract, nor did they sign the contract. The contract usually only applied to one person, with his family not included, meaning many families were split, with the husband/father working on a farm/station while the family remained on the reserve, with no contact allowed officially between them, and the family on the reserve still having to rely upon the government "hand outs" under the control of the Protector of Aborigines. An aboriginal worker who wanted his family with him had to apply to the Protector for this to happen, usually with his employer having to provide work for the wife (usually as a domestic servant) and/or children and the employer and Protector having to sign another contract to do that. Many applications were rejected. No, officially there was no slavery in Australia....... but this wasn't far off it.

[@LisavonAustralis]

Mmmm bananas are THE BEST! YUM! Nothing like Runts. Bananas are soft and sponge-like 😋😋😋

[@Dr_KAP]

Agree ! Not even close to Runts.

[@urinemonster]

Ryan, think Circus Peanuts in texture

[@loopylou2584]

The lady from Playschool was Monica Trapaga. Her brother, Ignatius Jones, was lead singer of Jimmy and the Boys and he died in May this year.

[@NickJewlachow-of3yh]

I’d like a reaction to Jimmy & The Boys doing I’m Not Like Everybody Else.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Fantastic entertainers, my father loved the big band they had together! 🤗

[@trevorkrause7220]

The scars on the torso of the Aboriginal prisoners was from tribal initiation ceremonies. Basically as the aboriginal boys come of age and want to become men of the tribe there are special ceremonies that have to occur. For those men in the photo part of that initiation would be that they are subjected to being cut by a sharp stone on the torso. Those cuts then have ash from a fireplace rubbed into the wounds. This increases the size and appearance of the resulting scars so that these men can clearly be seen to have been initiated as men of the tribe. Without those initiation scars they would probably never be allowed to marry or have long term relations with a sexual partner or be entitled to have children of their own, or be involved in many secret and sacred tribal ceremonies. Back in the bad old days full-blooded Aboriginals were generally not considered suitable to be used like slaves as they were considered by most white men to be too lazy and stupid to be capable of long term manual labour for the men or domestic servants for the women. However the halfcasts and quatercasts were treated differently and were often stolen from their Aboriginal mothers and sent to work as manual or farm labourer's or domestic servants while kept from their Aboriginal family and roots to assist them to live properlike in a white man's world. The North Queensland canefields is just one example where instead of employing local Aboriginals as captive labour the landowners contracted others to basically kidnap potential workers from various South Pacific Islands and transport them by ship to the various cane plantations instead. These were called Kanakas which is also the name that the natives of New Caledonia might refer to themselves as. Maybe you have heard about the recent race riots there and how the French government is sending thousands of extra mitary troops to the Island to restore law and order. The Aboriginal men and family members in that photo were probably part of a tribe or extended family group that had speared some white fellah cattle to feed his starving family as the squatter had previously killed most of the native animals that these Aboriginals relied upon for game. So the whole extended family would be punished by being sent to prison far away and never allowed to return to their homeland. Most would probably soon be dead from basically just pining away in a new savage, unfamiliar world where they never belonged or understood.

[@SKY031]

it's interesting how the "stolen generation" were given opportunities above and beyond what they would have had access to, they were removed from lives of abuse of the worst kind (which is still rampant within indigenous communities, only now it's no longer possible to intervene and protect the children because apparently it's "theft")

[@jenniferharrison8915]

​​​​​​​​​@@SKY031"Pining away"? "Savage and unfamiliar world"? The English brought farm animals and grew food and invited them to work with them to create a modern country, they really lacked for nothing! This was also last century, not the 1770s! Their family members were not respected or loved but owned! The children were removed out of Christian kindness because they were part white! Nothing has actually changed in their culture, but they are financially better off than everyday Aussies, and have lived longer than their relatives who migrated north! Where is the real issue we must apologize for in 2024?

[@SKY031]

@@jenniferharrison8915 You seem angry. Glad you agree with me though.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@SKY031 Apologies, you are the wrong person, yes I'm really tired of the lies and misinformation! I agree with you, the lack of accountability and growth, opportunities for real intervention are frustrating! 🤗

[@stevegraham3817]

The Pacific Islanders weren't 'slaves', they were tricked into coming here and getting under paid for their toil. Exactly the same as what they still do to backpackers in this day and age. By the way, slavery had been abolished by the UK since the early 1800s, and one of Govenor Philips first rules/laws in the first settlement was that none of the locals would be held as slaves.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

A mate of mine (Matty) when I lived in China was the chef at the steak restaurant at Holiday Inn. A mate and i went for dinner and Matty cooked burgers like the one in the photo. A couple of Americans came over and asked where it was on the menu and we explained the situation. Matty agreed to make a couple more for them and they were like cat the got the cream - they loved them, especially the pineapple.

[@Dr_KAP]

Add smoked paprika to your chicken salt and chuck that on your hot chips.. the best!

[@chrisbirt1667]

Just finished a round of party pies and sausage rolls, five minutes before I saw it on here 😂

[@vtbn53]

I love party pies (and sausage rolls, but mostly party pies). Sadly I can no longer have them as I am on ketovore :-(

[@jessicaprofitt6983]

Aussie here - I hate the party mix bananas but when I was a kid runts used to only come in a small vending machine type contraption you would find in the shopping centre, were you put 20cents in and you have to Catch a small amount with your hand

[@OutAndAboutwithDi]

You need to find the episodes of John from Play School, one he was drunk the other he had a pack of ciggies in his pocket. they are both funny

[@competitionglen]

That unwanted biscuit is the Orange cream from an Arnotts Family cream assortment packet. It is vile. The Monte Carlo and Kingston are supreme. A chocolate delta cream bikkie (identical to an Oreo) also comes in the packet.

[@wilsonperez2668]

One half orange cream and the other half choc cream... Jaffa 🎉 😋

[@judithstrachan9399]

I always go for the Kingstons because I know they go fast & there’ll always be an Orange Cream (my second favourite) left at the end.

[@7thlittleleopard7]

It's not VILE, but it's definitely not one to dip in your Milo/coffee/tea and is usually the last one left in the barrel. Though in my house it's usually a toss up between them and the small rough choc-cream ones that come in the pack. Monte Carlo's are fave but you really don't get many in a pack, sadly.

[@valdahanson5064]

The Kingstons are the ones that are always left here. I usually throw them out if I can't convince someone to eat them.

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@valdahanson5064 throw them my way! I love Kingstons. I just buy a packet if they’re on special & I can afford it.

[@bblake5116]

There’s a bear in there, and a chair as well, there are people with games, and stories to tell……………….

[@lozbailey9322]

In the Play School picture, the man wearing the red and white apron is Don Spencer. His daughter married, and later divorced, Russell Crowe.

[@finmon]

Yes, Don Spencer's daughter is Danielle Spencer and she's a singer who you can find on Spotify etc. Her first album 'White Monkey' was the best one.

[@lozbailey9322]

@@finmon I did not know about her singing career. Thanks for sharing.

[@tevman09]

Those biscuits are called Orange Slice

[@helmuthschultes9243]

Party pies and sausage rolls are mini bitesize snacks often served at break in conference attendances, for group celebrations at work and birthday parties or similar group events. Hot bite snacks with other finger foods to gatherings of people

[@margymckenzie7417]

you need to start keeping a list of all the things australians need to send you - from this video - a packet of lifesavers bananas, a packet of arnotts assorted creams (biscuits), some anchor chippy flavoured salt, some nice 'n' tasty chicken salt, chotto motto japanese curry chicken salt...and potentially high blood pressure medication

[@MarkCockerill-r9t]

Makes me laugh that people will pay $8-$10 for a crapy burger from Macca’s or Hungry Jacks, when at a good fish and chip shop you can get yourself a burger with the lot for around $11 and there’s no comparison. Give me a Aussie burger any day.🤤🤤🤤

[@simmo7670]

Hey mate, I've been watching a few of your videos with the kido's and it's been great content and pretty funny. Those little pies we call "party pies" and guess what we call the small sausage rolls? Yep, "party sausage rolls". You buy them in large packs and throw them in the oven for.... yep, kids parties.... pretty imaginative name hey. Thanks again for the content. Also, in Perth the rents have become insane. For a 4x2 house (4 bed 2 bath) you won't get any change from $600 a week, unless you rent in far from the city. Even 3x1 homes are expensive to rent. Cheers fir your content mate.

[@StormTalara]

I would love to see you react to an episode of Play School. Some of the early ones were incredibly unhinged. 😅 But it’s a wonderful program for the kiddies.

[@richardearl9711]

Mitani is the original chicken salt, I would say it's the best in my opinion, others will agree or disagree.

[@kingsley5522]

10:50 These delectable pastries, commonly referred to as "party pies and sausage rolls," are ideal for celebratory gatherings such as birthday parties. Their convenient finger-food format allows guests to partake at their leisure, making them a popular choice for social events.

[@Jeni10]

1255 yen = $12 Australian. Sounds right to me! It should read Gippsland, Victoria. In Woolies today: Grass Fed Beef Rump Steak 300g $11.00 AUD.

[@geradkavanagh8240]

The Translink fare thing is aimed at the bigger voting areas in South East Queensland and a few major cities along the coast. Means nothing to the rest of us living outside the serviced areas. Just a political play to encourage voters before the next Queensland election in November 2024.

[@TheZodiacz]

The first photo was taken at Wyndham, Western Australia in 1902. The men are prisoners are chained just like prisoners are held in the US to this day. It would be helpful to know what they were accused of but there was much violence in the area in 1902. Only shortly before 1902 near Wyndham a policeman had arrested some men in the wake of a tribal war. He left them in the custody of an Aboriginal assistant. When he returned the assistant had had his head split open with an axe and the prisoners all gone.

[@gloriapaddock4618]

Those little pies are party pies and party sausage rolls are beside them. Great for children’s parties.

[@stevegraham3817]

Anchor is the closest to KFC salt, with a hint of garlic and onion. Mitani has paprika, curry powder, and some other crap that shouldn't be on chips. Most others have powdered chicken stock/bouillon in the mix which is not too bad, but not as good as Anchor. I will have to find the other one to see what it's about.

[@clintdaniel7511]

Not Gibsland Victoria, but Gippsland, where I’m from, east gippsland to be exact. On the border of real Aussie bush…

[@rameka78]

This is the history of Australia that has been mostly omitted from the normal history that we were taught in school, but things are changing.

[@aussiekit9172]

at school we were taught about this in history so I don’t know why most were not.. 70s and early 80s we knew about the genocide that was committed in Tasmania and other parts in Australia even where I lived. 🧐🤷🏼‍♀️

[@jaynedavis3388]

I believe those chest scars are self inflicted for ritual scarification (like piercing your ear or any other body modification)

[@gavinmclean3174]

The scares are part of the manhood ceremonies.

[@kingsley5522]

7:43 Mitani Chicken Salt is a popular choice among fish and chip shops in Adelaide, South Australia. It is known for its unique flavour and is a favourite among us South Australians. It's the only chicken salt I'll ever use, I love the stuff #MitaniChickenSalt

[@heartshapedisle]

Seriously you haven't played the PlaySchool naughty segments 😂😂😂

[@speedhump231]

The landholder is also likely going to have to pay to restore all the bush land.

[@rustygrigg]

Ryan Queensland is having a state election in a couple of months so the small transport fees are probably a sweetener for the elections.maybe.

[@geradkavanagh8240]

I'm fairly certain your absolutely correct. Living outside the public transport areas means it will have no or negative effect on my vote.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I saw the headline & knew there’s an election coming up & yelled, “Pork barrelling!” In case you don’t know that one, I believe it came from rotten boroughs in the UK where a barrel of pork would feed all the voters needed to get someone into parliament, ie about 10 - 50. Or it may have come from the USA, where a similar thing, but nowhere near as rotten, could work. It would take more barrels.

[@WarbearPrime]

The Lifesaver Bananas actually taste exactly like a real Banana, but specifically one type of Banana that no longer exists.

[@johnlaine2654]

Here in South west Sydney a very basic 3 bed 1 bathroom ,single garage home will currently rent at around $550 a week. Crazy! A person on a single income can’t afford that. Well, they can if they don’t eat, have to run a car, or even a bicycle, have to pay electricity , gas and personal property insurance or Health Insurance. This Madness has to STOP NOW! Oh yes, the Federal Government is helping by REDUCING electricity costs by about $1. A month. Yay!! Oh Happy Days.

[@Erikaahh_Mae]

Also obviously you wouldn't know but in Australia in books or websites that have past or present Indigenous peoples we have an acknowledgement and or warning that these images like the first one are on the websites as well

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Naturally, they cannot be persuaded to prove the context of these lies! I have records from 1830 to 1915, that prove how destructive, brutal and primitive they actually are - how can those same cannibals be so precious? A Granny just lost her head for being annoying!

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

The $400per week Aussie house rental is $266per week in US dollars.

[@heartshapedisle]

The horizontal scars on the men's chests are because they were fully inducted adult men of their tribal group.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

Those small pies are called party pies. 😎

[@pcole1232]

The little pies are known as Party Pies, popular at kids parties

[@stevegraham3817]

And anywhere that drinking is the priority, but they either need to serve food for their type of alcohol licence, or to reduce liability for the people they are giving the drinks to, such as work drinks, or team building afternoons. lol

[@jombieinoz451]

The bananas are similar to circus peanuts. They’re marshmallows 😁

[@MadMaxine1979]

Runts are a totally different texture to Lifesaver Bananas. Runts are rock hard. Bananas are soft but slightly chewy. Mini pies are called party pies here, more like a 2-3 bite than a 1 bite pie. Especially when they are scalding hot! Play School is along the lines of Sesame Street.

[@rhiannecameron428]

Rentals have gone up a lot where I am in Brisbane. We are paying $550 a week but looking to go up to $650 a week for a not so great house with no aircon or fans!

[@TheSamleigh]

Great stuff - well done!

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

My rent is going from 380/w to 410/w in a few weeks. It started just before covid at 280/w. So not bad after 4 years only going up around 130 bucks!

[@cherylemaybury9967]

We have Runts here and they are extremely different from the lifesaver bananas, they’re chalk and cheese.

[@Fiona-zc6oz]

Play School's great. We all grew up with it

[@Waitomo64]

I just lost it with the burger... that looked awesome..!!! didn't see the beetroot!!!

[@allisongrattidge4154]

The banana lollies gave me zoomies, bouncing off the walls, so delicious. You have to try one.

[@nickcoppola6504]

The only thing that could make those atrocities worse is the photos coming out of Gaza that look exactly the same.

[@hoaxdeath01]

We had runts here in Australia and I loved them back in the day but haven't seen them for ages.

[@MadCatt3r420]

1000 yen is about 10Aud according to google. A single large steak is about the same price here

[@gregoryparnell2775]

Funny how Aust & the US spell differently .We spell runts with a c.

[@DragonLil20]

Bananas are nothing like runts 😂

[@mikeythehat6693]

The scars on the chests of the indigenous men at the beginning of the video, are from their initiations. Many tribal people scarify their bodies during the initiation rites. These are easily recognizable as such.

[@GrahamGibb-gj6oo]

Really enjoying your videos mate

[@EMERGENCYRESPONSEVIC]

I thought it was my discord going crazy! 😂

[@shaneb4612]

Hey Ryan, this popped up in my feed. Thought you'd might like to check it out. Australian Magpies - Everything you never knew by The Backyard Naturalist.

[@PJRayment]

Smirking? Or smiling for the camera? Back then, photographs were generally not spur-of-the-moment candid shots, but staged for the slow shutter of the camera. Without context, that picture tells us little.

[@continental_drift]

Have a good weekend Ryan.

[@debster1073]

The rents are more than that in most places

[@geetee4459]

The guy holding the chains in the first photo looks indigenous to me. Plus indigenous Papuans supported Aussie soldiers over the Japanese in WWII.

[@anthonyfahey6960]

If you think party pies are amazing.. wait til you see the travellers. 😂

[@gamingtonight1526]

Those Aboriginals are the Australians and the White man is British.

[@Jeni10]

Bananas are not hard candies at all. They’re similar to foam that has set firm but not hard. They’re also much bigger. I didn’t realise Lifesavers made them, the biggest lolly makers in Australia would be Allen’s and they make bananas. EDIT: That just made me curious about both companies. My heart just sank. Nestle has bought out both companies! 😫😭 “Who owns Allen's lollies in Australia? Nestlé. - Allen's, earlier A. W. Allen Limited, is an Australian brand of confectionery products produced by Nestlé. Allen's is the top brand of sugar confectionery in Australia.” I HATE CORPORATE BUSINESS! Thank God it’s coming down in the future!

[@leandabee]

I can't believe the orange cream biccys are so detested 😳, they are my favourite 🥰👌😋

[@Jasen_gee]

G'day cobber

[@stick0035]

The meet pie was actually an air pie and sure it will catch on.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

i live in a three bedroom villa unit and the rent is $500/week.

[@Jeni10]

Everything is cheaper in Japan! I follow a few food KZbinrs in Japan and they can dine out for less than USD$10. Same goes for Vietnam and Thailand.

[@lilducko]

Very sensible dude 👍

[@dianacourt377]

He said Ute the right way!

[@bretleversha]

Gippsland, Victoria. Banana lollies are soft and big unlike runts

[@Jeni10]

It’s Trout not Tuna. Trout costs $60 - $110 per kilo. The packs in the video are 500g so $30 to $55 per half. I checked online.

[@sklag1]

As you know just about all the population lives near the coast, so boating is very popular. Yachting (sailboats to an American) is a big sport. Nothing matches the madness of 18ft skiff racing. Developed from heavy boats from the 1890's to the fastest monohull yacht on the water. The hull size is standard among all the boats but sail area can be as much as you can handle. It's all about how much you can counter balance.This is from a few years back kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmnCoYmHqNSliLM&ab_channel=HartasProductions 30 knots is about 55km/h

[@debster1073]

The scars are a tribal

[@hiram.j]

lol the Japanese meat prices are per 100g, not Kg.

[@james6028]

wow rental prices are nuts these days. i was paying 250 a week in perth pre covid

[@CatherineBHopkins]

GIPPSLAND not Gibsland.

[@JoannDavi]

Send that (Ryan) to Australia permanently. (Frankly I like Australians, and they don’t deserve such punishment. Send him to Canada.)

[@amygone2pot]

Custard creams are the worst!

[@mattwalsh1834]

Chicken salt... I haven't tried nice n tasty, i am a fan of Anchor, Mitani is quite nice but don't ever use it as heavily as normal seasonings.

[@schmittydAU]

I heard the Discord sounds and had to check my Discord, not knowing it was the video, lol.

[@shayneramsay1388]

If I had a party pie with no filling i would of taken it back to coles

[@davidb3491]

Those banana's are great but, $5 a pack is a bit umm banana's 😂

[@TitanSummers]

The difference between us is we learn about dark things so hopefully we don't do it again and have some sympathy.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

Life saver bananas are the best lolloies. "Sweets"

[@garrybell5694]

This was about the same time as Custers last stand

[@griff420blazer4]

Australia. The last continent on earth to introduce slavery...

[@michelleboyce6405]

We have had runts growing up too. But these bananas are soft

[@PatriciaAnneSmith-x2e]

Australia was never invaded, when the convicts arrived in The first settlement , they were so ill, weak and in a terrible state. They had travelled for seven or eight months in appallingly conditions. Not one War ship ever came to Australia. There was nothing here, no buildings or infrastructure of any kind. The aboriginals were NEVER slaves, we were nothing like America. Those chained aboriginals were probably caught stealing cattle, or burning crops etc. which they did often. I’ve read lots of our early colonial history, it is fascinating .

[@candycanessongs]

Waltzing Matilda is about Authorities going after a rustler, Times and Laws were harsh back then. And you are correct Australia never had Slavery, unless they want to count the Original Convicts from Britain.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Totally true, except the first ship arrived after nine months in the middle of summer and almost starved to death because there was no food or fresh water, also hundreds were lost on the voyage alone! These "invaders" also included newborn BABIES, many small children and also officers wives and female convicts! Out of the 1,000 only 300 had any weapons, and the convicts were chained! NOT an Army! 👍

[@mindi2050]

Australia wasn't invaded because "convicts were so ill"? I doubt it was the convicts the Aboriginals were weary of. More likely the men in red uniforms who carried muskets. And don't think they didn't use them. The intention of the First Fleet was to establish a British penal colony. They didn't seek permission from the locals. As for Aboriginals burning crops and stealing cattle, they considered it their land. It was their way of fighting back. They were defending their homeland.

[@PatriciaAnneSmith-x2e]

Thanks for your reply. Governor Phillip was always kind and considerate of the local aboriginal community. The soldiers who arrived with the first fleet did not have bullets in their rifles, they were all ordered to only use buckshot to scare the aboriginals from stealing etc. For the first few years the whole colony almost starved, one of the English supply ships sunk, and the aboriginals burned most of the crops which the convicts and free settlers managed to grow under severe conditions. The whole Invasion story is completely false.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

​​​​​​​​​@@mindi2050Their culture was to attack other tribes, steal and use whatever they could including the women - they were completely opportunists! They were invited to join in the jobs of exploration, cultivation and farming but attacked and stole from unarmed settlers instead! What homeland? They wandered in small tribes and has no settlements or attachments to any property!

[@Aussiedave54]

Ryan, please stop calling a burger a sandwich, they are two different things

[@d.-_-.b]

You call the towbar a "hitch"?

[@stephaniewegener7167]

me thinking the noises were from my discord