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Samantha Elley
May 10, 20214 min read
Chained to a rock on Goat Island for 2 years
Goat Island in Sydney Harbour became Charles 'Boney' Anderson's prison for two years, chained to a large sandstone rock.
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Samantha Elley
Mar 5, 20214 min read
Gumnut baby creator seen as ‘New Woman’ in early 20th century
Bringing the beauty of the Australian bush alive, not only to children, but also to adults, was the special skill of May Gibbs. Born to...
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Samantha Elley
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Tales from the Grave enters Genealogy list
It's been 15 months now since I established my newspaper column Tales from the Grave as a website. It's been only 3 months since I...
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Samantha Elley
Dec 7, 20204 min read
Olley surrounded herself in still life art
She worked in a chaotic maze of colour and clutter, creating her beautiful artworks. Her surroundings were not for the minimalists among...
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