21 MAY 2026
The rise and fall of Tom Wills
Tom Wills (standing at back wearing a cap) with his aboriginal cricket team in 1866 outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Greg de Moore’s book on Tom Wil...
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19 MAY 2026
Angustown School
My grandfather, Michael Gorey, attended the Angustown School in the 1890s. After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marria...
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5 MAY 2026
Slow cooker lamb and lentil soup
Slow cooker lamb and lentil soup is a tasty winter warmer dish that’s easy to prepare and delicious to eat. The great thing about soup is that you can toss a...
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22 FEB 2026
Thylacine: Bringing the past to life
It's truly remarkable that scientists are poised to resurrect the extinct thylacine. Scientific efforts to resurrect the extinct thylacine, or Tasmania...
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3 FEB 2026
Colour blind casting
Colour-blind casting in the British film industry compromises the integrity of fact-based drama when it’s applied unfaithfully against the historical record. ...
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Claassen family in South Africa
My (ex) wife Juliet is Afrikaans and her surname is Claassen. One of Juliet’s cousins, Johann, is a genealogist and he contacted me recently after discovering...
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18 JAN 2026
The joys and woes of buying a home
Buying a home in 2026 is exciting but more stressful than I remember it being in the 1990s and early 2000s, with joys and woes galore today. Having been a re...
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28 JULY 2025
The conundrum of roundabouts
Roundabouts are like a microcosm of society. Some people go through them too aggressively and some are too defensive, not enough are sensible. At Mount Gambi...
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18 MAY 2025
Bullboar sausages
Bullboar sausages are a uniquely Central Victorian food that was brought to the region during the gold rush in the 1850s by Italian-speaking Swiss migrants. ...
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14 APR 2025
House sitting in Australia
Metung on the Gippsland Lakes Welcome to my guide on house sitting in Australia, how to get started and how to find a dream house in an idyllic locatio...
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