Recently we received an almost complete set of the magazine “Inside History”.
Unfortunately, eight of the issues were missing – Issues Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 18 and 34.
If any of our readers have one of these they no longer want, we would be most happy to accept the donation.
Can anyone explain to me why we are so obsessed in knowing a person’s age? The media, in particular (and I assume they are influenced by their audience’s fascination with the matter) rarely fail to state the ages of the people they feature. Inevitably you will read or hear about:- “A 23 year old man…
On the morning of 2 September 1922, Henry Hertzberg Lawson died, aged 55 years, of cerebral haemorrhage in Abbotsford, at the home of his dear friend and housekeeper, Isabel Byers. He was given a state funeral; the first person to be granted a NSW state funeral (traditionally reserved for Governors, Chief Justices, etc.) on the…
Beginnings of a national identity? “… the first man not bred in England to win the great prize of the championship of the world who had won honour for the people of the whole of these colonies”. Words of praise from the then Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. Sir John Robertson… In 1876, Australia…
To all our wonderful members, volunteers and loyal newsletter subscribers. . . . New is the year, new are the hopes, new is the resolution, new are the spirits, and new are our warm wishes for you and yours. As you pursue your hopes and dreams, may this year bring you much success and may…
Preserving Food: Have you ever heard your grandparents call a refrigerator an ‘icebox’? Have you ever wondered what an ‘icebox’ was? How did people keep food fresh back in the old days without modern preservatives and refrigerators and all that fancy stuff? You probably thought they were talking about the little box you take on…
Have you ever looked closely at the different notes in your wallet, or do you just glance superficially, interested only in the denomination? You all know and recognise the persons depicted on each note, but have you ever looked more closely at the rest of the decorations surrounding the portrait? I must confess that I…
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