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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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Youanmi Quarantines
As the influenza pandemic spread and cases increased in Western Australia, the Youanmi Local Board of Health held a meeting. On 12 June 1919, upon…
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Buttonholed
On 14 August 1939, about 200 influential businessmen in Perth received in the post a daffodil surrounded by ferns. Attached to the flower was a…
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The Separation Movement
We do not forget the marked neglect we experience in every respect from your Perth Government, including the slight we have had with the Electric…
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A Story from a Photo
Often when I’m researching using the archives, I’ll look for what I need, then I’ll look at all the other pages. The Western Australian Police…
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