9 APR 2014
Thomastown and Jerpoint
Thomastown in County Kilkenny is where my great-great grandfather James Gorey lived before leaving for Australia in early 1841. I believe his home was on a f...
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18 OCT 2010
My grandfather: Shearer, spud farmer, Communist
I never met my grandfather, Michael John Gorey (after whom I was named), because he died before I was born. Mick grew up at Corop and Whroo in north central V...
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25 SEPT 2010
Robert Winthrop: Bigamist and bounder
Robert Winthrop (pictured) was a gold digger – gold that’s in the ground and women. Anyone familiar with the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser will ...
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29 MAY 2010
Tuna steak
I enjoyed a healthy seafood lunch at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday. It was held to showcase the venue to visiting organisers of the World Aquac...
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2 MAR 2008
Are newspapers dying?
An interactive American poll has challenged the authority and relevance of newspapers in that country. In some of the key findings: Two thirds of America...
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22 OCT 2007
The changing face of communications
The way we communicate has changed dramatically in my relatively short lifetime. When I did computer studies at school in 1983 it was all programming theory...
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4 OCT 2007
Abolish the Australian states
The Federal Government’s decision last week to provide $45 million a year to a struggling hospital in Devonport is one of the most extraordinary examples of b...
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18 MAY 2005
Mt Feathertop via Bungalow Spur
The population of Victoria is five million people, but I was the only one of them today on the summit of our second-highest peak, Mt Feathertop. The mountain...
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28 DEC 2003
DNA match proves Gorey family connection
DNA tests have proved a connection between the South Australian and Victorian branches of the Gorey family in Australia. A link has always been suspected bec...
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