Aust History - General Sir John Monash

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(vikorr, I was wondering where you'd gotten too! Nice to see you back! )

Hi Msgola

Yes, still around. I usually only comment if a topic is of particular interest to me

Australian History, when I come across, is something I always find interesting, and it constantly amazes me that so little of it is tought at school, especially of people who are significant to the character of Australia.

American schools teach almost nothing about Australia. We are taught it was a penal colony for England, Captain Cook is mentioned at some point and we are told some interesting animals roam the continent, but that's about it.

Oh yes, I forgot one interesting little fact about Monash. Near the end of his life, he stated that perhaps the highlight of his life occurred when he was a boy, meeting one Ned Kelly.

Going by that, it seems Kelly's fame isn't something that was just a beat up of history.

Monash's father owned a small business in Jerilderie (where Ned Kelly held up a bank). Kelly brought some horses to sell to Monash's father. It seems those of german origin were known not to inspect the horses they bought too closely.