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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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Lifebuoy Soap Advertising
Lifebuoy Soap was invented and promoted by the Lever Brothers in England in 1895. It was first propelled into the advertising world with claims that…
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Gus & June
While the personal ads in newspapers were most often utilised as a tool for people to seek love and make connections, they also appeared to…
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The Inimitable Mrs Tracey
From the 1870s onwards, Mrs Eliza Tracey was a serial litigant within the Western Australian Courts. Initially her husband, James, brought the cases but it…
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Christmas in 1899
[It matters little] …whether we make good cheer snugly within four walls and with closed windows, or beneath the verandah or spreading tree, or in…
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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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