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  • Moving to Substack

    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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  • Geraldton to Perth Road Record

    Geraldton to Perth Road Record

    In May 1933, Neil Rosman had his driver’s licence restored to him, years after it was cancelled when he had an accident in 1930. Any…

  • O’Driscoll’s Loss

    O’Driscoll’s Loss

    As was the case for many people, it was the goldfields that drew John O’Driscoll to the shores of Western Australia. He was born in…

  • Wreck of the Cochituate

    Wreck of the Cochituate

    At midnight, on 30 June 1861, a man arrived in Fremantle in a state of exhaustion and starvation. He was a Dutchman named John Barlish…

  • Sea Bathing in the Victorian Era

    Sea Bathing in the Victorian Era

    …it is, unquestionable that bathing in the open sea is, in itself, a powerful restorative agency, which many persons may employ with very great advantage.…

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