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Remembering 1950’s Australia
Pasta was not eaten in Australia Curry was a surname A takeaway was something to do with a mathematical problem A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower All potato chips were plain: the only choice we had was whether to put salt on or not Rice was only eaten as a rice…
My mother used to say . . .
If you cut too many corners you’ll just keep going around in circles Your problems are only as big as you make them The trouble with living alone is that it is always your turn to do the dishes. The problem with trouble is it always starts out as fun. Experience is the name everyone…
Concord Quarry Explosion
At about 9:30 pm on Saturday, 27th July 1935, there was a loud explosion coming from the vicinity of the Concord Quarry in Ian Parade, opposite Exile Bay. People living nearby immediately contacted the police when they could hear shrieks of distress coming from the area. When Constable Adams, who was on his way to…
Enfield to Mortlake Tramway
Turning the First Sod The ceremony of turning the first sod of the tramway line, which is to connect the suburb of Enfield with Mortlake, was performed yesterday afternoon by the Minister for Works, Mr. O’Sullivan. Elaborate preparations had been made by the municipalities interested in honouring the event, as the day was regarded by…
He or She – the Computer
Two view points. A businessmen, who was also a sailor and being quite aware that ships are addressed as “she”, wondered whether computers should be referred to as “he” or “she”. To answer the question, he decided to form two tasks groups to study the issue and report back to him. The first task group…
Exiles Who Changed a Nation
Strangers in a strange land is a good title for a sci-fi novel. It also accurately reflects how Australia’s founding fathers, our First Fleet convicts, would have felt on being dumped in an alien landscape on the other side of the world back in 1788. Also springing to mind are the 34 Irish convict rebels…
