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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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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...

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...

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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