29 DEC 2014
Tribute to Aboriginal sportsman Harry Hewitt
Extract from the South Australian Register, 1 June 1891 History has a way of turning up unexpected treasures and I feel fortunate to have discovered one ...
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14 SEPT 2014
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
If you can possibly imagine a cross between Thomas Hardy and Wilbur Smith you might begin to conceive the grandeur of Ken Follett’s epic work “The Pillars of ...
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5 SEPT 2014
Havoc in its Third Year
Havoc in its Third Year is a powerful, moving novel set in the religious turmoil of 1630s England. Written by Ronan Bennett, it was only after beginning this...
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30 AUG 2014
Book of Fame
Lloyd Jones has immortalised himself in New Zealand literature through his outstanding 2000 novel “The Book of Fame”. It traces the story of the famous 1905 ...
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25 AUG 2014
Peter Gorey eulogy
Dad with me in 1967 Dad would have been 79 years old today. Instead, he died of pancreatic cancer on June 17, 2008, aged 72. I’ve recently uploaded the ...
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21 AUG 2014
Georg Balthasar von Neumayer
I discovered during my genealogical research that two of my great-great grandparents, Daniel Burgdorf and Augusta Springer, arrived in Sydney from Germany aboa...
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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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