Humour is the best medicine
I dream of a better tomorrow... where chickens can cross roads and not have their motives questioned. Early to bed and early to rise -- till you get enough money…
A Boy and His Horse
Lennie and Ginger Mick set off
Picture this. It’s 1932 and Australia was in the grip of the Great Depression. One in three workers were unemployed Decrepit shanty town hugged the outskirts of the big cities.…
From Our Collection
Nu-Dry, your Mechanical Laundress Clothes dryer and Automatic rinser.The turn of a tap and your clothes are rinsed and ready for the line in three minutes.No electricity. No Gas. No…
NRMA Centenary
The Legend of the Patrol In 1920 the horse and cart were still a predominant means of transport. Many roads were not fit for cars, and ferries were often a…
Stuff You Might Not Have Known
1. WHY . . . do men’s clothes have buttons on the right side while women’s clothes have buttons on the left? BECAUSE . . . when buttons…
Jean’s Diary (Spanish Flu)
Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital
A short while ago our member, Trish Skehan, was fortunate in being able to access diaries of a young 21-year-old Jean Curlewis, as well as a series of letters which…
