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2023 is the year I follow my intuition. Initially, this started with regard to stories. When I came across a little-known Sydney story, I decided to follow it. As I researched, the familiar feeling of anticipation washed over me. It was a story I had to write. I decided The…
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Rescue at Horrocks
In 1950, Adrian Hayter, a journalist and adventurer from New Zealand, travelled to England and bought a 35ft motor-powered yawl named Sheila II. He intended…
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Bolgart Robbery
At 4:15 am on 11 March 1939, Tim Heggarty heard a noise in James Laurance’s shop at Bolgart. He lived in a home adjacent to…
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March of the Fox
The fox ventures everywhere; open plain, mountain fastness, or cleared land makes little difference to his movements in search of prey. Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA…
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Monster Christmas Cake
In 1894, Veryard and Son’s of the Roller Bakery in Perth baked a large Christmas cake weighing six hundredweight (over 300 kg). It was incredibly…
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Bring down the box, open the tin, and rifle through the contents. Join me as we sweep away the cobwebs, blow away the dust, and uncover the stories of the past.
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