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Some of us have real difficulties coping when the Internet goes out! For reasons which are too embarrassing to relate, I needed to remain in a vertical position throughout last...
(1 comment)I’ve been thinking about symbols of late – particularly after I heard someone say, referring to the coming referendum, “It’s only symbolic, it won’t change anything.” But is that really...
When the colonists first arrived in Aus The People of the Land called out “You’re not welcome. Go away!” The colonists? They ignored that call. The land, the water -...
With the content of the Australian Constitution very much in the news, I put my “historian hat” on to take a look at how the newspapers and magazines of the...
(1 comment)It will be exactly eleven years ago on Saturday 25th February that this website was "Officially" launched. Getting it to that point took a lot of work. The planning for...
Check your answers to last week's Australiana crossword.
My ancestral connection this to wonderful land that we call Australia dates back to 8am on January 20th 1788. That 235 years may seem a long time but it is...
(1 comment)It's Christmas time in the Cove once more. Sing along with North Arm Cove's own Christmas song ...
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