During the gold rush, a man who had been mining in Colorado for several months quit…
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A fresh perspective on the highlights of Australian popular music – new book, with series to follow
It’s hardly unusual or surprising that the self-reflective gaze of popular culture is often preoccupied with…
60th anniversary of the end of the Malayan Emergency
Dear Editor, On 31 July Australia will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the…
The Child’s Story
The Child’s Story by Charles Dickens Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there…
The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler
The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler by Clara Dillingham Pierson The beautiful, brilliant Butterflies of…
The right place values you..
A father said to his daughter: You graduated with honours, here is a car that I…
Today in History: Apollo 11 Moon Walk
The CSIRO Observatory in Parkes, Australia, transmits the first pictures of the Apollo 11 Moon walk…
HooDoo Gurus – Hung out to Dry
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ISOL-AID MUSIC FESTIVAL #18 SATURDAY JULY 18 2020
A socially (media) distanced music festival Lineup (In Alphabetical order): BECCA MANCARI (USA), BIN, HASSALL, DAVID…
The trouble tree
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Love stays A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,”…
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Women celebrated for 40 years as Surf Lifesavers
Wednesday 1 July 2020 marked 40 years since women were given the opportunity by Surf Life…
The carrot, the egg, and the coffee bean
The carrot, the egg, and the coffee bean A young woman went to her mother and…
MUSIC: Count us in 2020
National school music program lead by John Foreman Oam & ARIA Award winning artict LIOR Once…
The little wave
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