Melbourne Boys

bollox · Post by **bollox** » 06 Dec 2007, 07:42

Did any of you watch the ABC at 9.30 tonight?

They showed a doco on the 1985 Barry Michael V Lester Ellis fight. Great fight. Great viewing

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 07 Dec 2007, 00:44

No, but I remember the fight. They were both all time greats.

AntonS · Post by **AntonS** » 07 Dec 2007, 02:12

It was a good doco - well written & produced.
I believe it will be avilable on DVD in January

Bushboy · Post by **Bushboy** » 07 Dec 2007, 03:42

yeh i saw it thought it was great.. Great doco with just a touch of humour chucked in

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 10 Dec 2007, 09:08

We have a place called Melbourne here in the UK - They call it a town but its only just a little larger than a village - Its situated in Derbyshire and can be reached by a bridge built by the Romans over the river Trent - Melbourne Hall attracts many thousands of visiters every year - By the Hall is Melbourne Pool, a wildlife sanctuary - Really nice place and very popular with visiting Australians because of its name - No idear if there is any connection. Waylon

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 10 Dec 2007, 19:06

Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia and State Capital of Victoria. It is named after Lord Melbourne, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when Charles Batman discovered the site of Melbourne in 1835. Lord Melbourne (William Lamb) was married to lady Caroline Lamb who left him for rakehell poet Lord Byron. That is about the most interesting thing related to Melbourne.

In winter it is cold enough to be in England.

Beltane · Post by **Beltane** » 10 Dec 2007, 20:22

I was taught one other interesting thing about Melbourne in primary school, in that it was foundered by Batman well before he appeared in comic books and later films.

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 11 Dec 2007, 03:44

Foundered? And Ned Kelly did some Robin?

Sorry 'bout that!

bollox · Post by **bollox** » 11 Dec 2007, 04:49

There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread

Wild waylon - Melbourne here has apopulation of 3.5 million so i's a tad bigger than your Melbourne. I spent a couple of years in England and never even knew there was a Melbourne there

If I had known then..........I would have ignored it like the plague

Brute - are you aware that there's a Perth in Scotland? The bastards stole the name from us

And the soapless ones from England stole numerous place names from us.....Bayswater, Epping, Preston, Doncaster etc etc (all suburbs of Melbourne no less). The list is endless

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name)

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 11 Dec 2007, 06:01

That reminds me of the number of American TV shows that took name of old Australian TV shows.

There was an Aussie spy series called HUNTER, before the yanks used it for a P.I. show.

There was a show about a news media family, loosely based on the Packer family called DYNASTY, years before that tripe with Joan Collins and John Forsythe.

There was an Aussie cop show called MATLOCK POLICE, before the yanks dragged Andy Griffiths out of retirement to play a lawyer called Matlock.

I wonder when the yanks will come up with a Neighbours? 8)

bollox · Post by **bollox** » 11 Dec 2007, 06:41

Brute wrote:That reminds me of the number of American TV shows that took name of old Australian TV shows.

There was an Aussie spy series called HUNTER, before the yanks used it for a P.I. show.

There was a show about a news media family, loosely based on the Packer family called DYNASTY, years before that tripe with Joan Collins and John Forsythe.

There was an Aussie cop show called MATLOCK POLICE, before the yanks dragged Andy Griffiths out of retirement to play a lawyer called Matlock.

I wonder when the yanks will come up with a Neighbours? 8)

I remember Matlock Police well. Michael Pate, Denis Grosvenor, Grigor Taylor and some dude that ended up in Sons and Daughters. Ahhh the good old days ey?. Matlock, Division 4, Homicide, The Box, Number 96, Abigail's boobs

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 11 Dec 2007, 06:46

Most of it was pretty ordinary, (someone would close a door and the whole set would shake) but the stuff from overseas was not much better.

knightshadeau · Post by **knightshadeau** » 11 Dec 2007, 07:25

bollox wrote:Brute - are you aware that there's a Perth in Scotland? The bastards stole the name from us And the soapless ones from England stole numerous place names from us.....Bayswater, Epping, Preston, Doncaster etc etc (all suburbs of Melbourne no less). The list is endless

Lets see - Miami on the Gold Coast - Florida on the West Coast - Might even be a Weat Palm Beach some where in there....

Bushboy · Post by **Bushboy** » 11 Dec 2007, 07:34

bollox wrote:There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name)

I think lester might have been born in liverpool (UK version) :P

bollox · Post by **bollox** » 11 Dec 2007, 07:41

Bushboy wrote:
bollox wrote:There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name)

I think lester might have been born in liverpool (UK version) :P

Yet another name the smelly ones stole from us :x

Barry was born in Hartlepool or somewhere else up north me thinks

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 11 Dec 2007, 09:29

Brute wrote:Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia and State Capital of Victoria. It is named after Lord Melbourne, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when Charles Batman discovered the site of Melbourne in 1835. Lord Melbourne (William Lamb) was married to lady Caroline Lamb who left him for rakehell poet Lord Byron. That is about the most interesting thing related to Melbourne.

In winter it is cold enough to be in England.

Great post thanks mate - Melbourne hall was indeed the home of Lord Melbourne who took his title name from the town - It is now a Stately home - Lord Gladstones home became park tearooms before being demolished and Lord Walpoles home became a public library - Didnt know your Melbourne got that cold - Last night we had minus temperatures and a hard frost.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 11 Dec 2007, 09:32

Brute wrote:Foundered? And Ned Kelly did some Robin?

Sorry 'bout that!

Bit cruel but good wit

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 11 Dec 2007, 09:40

bollox wrote:There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread

Wild waylon - Melbourne here has apopulation of 3.5 million so i's a tad bigger than your Melbourne. I spent a couple of years in England and never even knew there was a Melbourne there If I had known then..........I would have ignored it like the plague

Brute - are you aware that there's a Perth in Scotland? The bastards stole the name from us And the soapless ones from England stole numerous place names from us.....Bayswater, Epping, Preston, Doncaster etc etc (all suburbs of Melbourne no less). The list is endless

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name)

Are you sure we nicked these names from you? - The places you mention have been around a very long time and I somehow doubt it.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 11 Dec 2007, 09:43

bollox wrote:
Bushboy wrote:
bollox wrote:There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name)

I think lester might have been born in liverpool (UK version) :P
Yet another name the smelly ones stole from us :x

Barry was born in Hartlepool or somewhere else up north me thinks

Dirty bastards we may be but sheep shagging and name stealing is not a trait of the British.

bollox · Post by **bollox** » 11 Dec 2007, 15:04

WildWaylon wrote:
bollox wrote:There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread

Wild waylon - Melbourne here has apopulation of 3.5 million so i's a tad bigger than your Melbourne. I spent a couple of years in England and never even knew there was a Melbourne there If I had known then..........I would have ignored it like the plague

Brute - are you aware that there's a Perth in Scotland? The bastards stole the name from us And the soapless ones from England stole numerous place names from us.....Bayswater, Epping, Preston, Doncaster etc etc (all suburbs of Melbourne no less). The list is endless

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name)
Are you sure we nicked these names from you? - The places you mention have been around a very long time and I somehow doubt it.

Yep, definitely stole these names from us

. There's a place here named Poowong, steal that one if you dare

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 12 Dec 2007, 00:51

That's worse than "Howlong" and "Toolong", two other Aussie towns.

This used to be a routine at weddings at the reading of the telegrams. The best man would yell out "Howlong?" and a groomsman would reply "Toolong"!

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 12 Dec 2007, 10:06

bollox wrote:
WildWaylon wrote:
bollox wrote:There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread

Wild waylon - Melbourne here has apopulation of 3.5 million so i's a tad bigger than your Melbourne. I spent a couple of years in England and never even knew there was a Melbourne there If I had known then..........I would have ignored it like the plague

Brute - are you aware that there's a Perth in Scotland? The bastards stole the name from us And the soapless ones from England stole numerous place names from us.....Bayswater, Epping, Preston, Doncaster etc etc (all suburbs of Melbourne no less). The list is endless

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name)
Are you sure we nicked these names from you? - The places you mention have been around a very long time and I somehow doubt it.
Yep, definitely stole these names from us . There's a place here named Poowong, steal that one if you dare

Doncater, South Yorks and Perth Scotland have both been known as such since the 12th century - Perth, Western Australia was named by Captain James Stirling in 1829 after Perth Scotland - Cant be bothered to deal with the others - As for Poowong any name with Poo in it is unlikely to be used here, I think.

toppity · Post by **toppity** » 12 Dec 2007, 22:29

bollox wrote:
WildWaylon wrote:
bollox wrote:There's some funny sheeeeet been posted in this thread :D

Wild waylon - Melbourne here has apopulation of 3.5 million so i's a tad bigger than your Melbourne. I spent a couple of years in England and never even knew there was a Melbourne there :o If I had known then..........I would have ignored it like the plague :wink:

Brute - are you aware that there's a Perth in Scotland? The bastards stole the name from us :evil: And the soapless ones from England stole numerous place names from us.....Bayswater, Epping, Preston, Doncaster etc etc (all suburbs of Melbourne no less). The list is endless :roll:

And as for Lester Ellis and Barry Michael........they were both born in England. Probably in Croydon (yet another stolen place name) :box:
Are you sure we nicked these names from you? - The places you mention have been around a very long time and I somehow doubt it. :TU:
Yep, definitely stole these names from us :wink: . There's a place here named Poowong, steal that one if you dare :D

Poowong is just up the road from me. Nice place, nice pub (doesn't put the fights on though) but they got in trouble earlier this year for having a green footy ground during the middle of water restrictions.

Brute · Post by **Brute** » 13 Dec 2007, 00:45

Well fertilised, was it?

bollox · Post by **bollox** » 13 Dec 2007, 06:03

toppity wrote:
bollox wrote:
WildWaylon wrote: Are you sure we nicked these names from you? - The places you mention have been around a very long time and I somehow doubt it.
Yep, definitely stole these names from us . There's a place here named Poowong, steal that one if you dare
Poowong is just up the road from me. Nice place, nice pub (doesn't put the fights on though) but they got in trouble earlier this year for having a green footy ground during the middle of water restrictions.

Hehe that was that lot was it?

I remember seeing something about the green oval thing on tv but didn't catch on that it was Poowong

Where's Poowong? Are you on broadband out there?