Mahogany Ship Myth Resurfaces
January 11, 2020
Journalists making a myth of the Mahogany Ship wreck … More Mahogany Ship Myth Resurfaces
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Giving Thanks for a Fracking-Free Community
November 6, 2016
There was an air of quiet celebration at Crossley today in Victoria’s southwest when community gathered to celebrate the successful anti fracking campaign – made famous by its familiar yellow triangle – which recently resulted in the State’s government ban on fracking statewide. Although both Legislation and Regulations are still to be legally enacted for the … More Giving Thanks for a Fracking-Free Community
Messages from the Sea – WW1 bottle-post notes
May 17, 2014
Hastily-written notes by Australian soldiers, departing for the first World War began washing up on Australia’s coast soon after the first troopships departed. The soldier’s messages to family and friends were cast overboard in sealed bottles, tossed to the ocean in the hope the communications would make it to shore. “The practice of placing messages … More Messages from the Sea – WW1 bottle-post notes
The Curious Cross at Baker’s Rest
November 25, 2013
The cross atop of Reverend Louis Alexander Baker’s grave seems at odds with the other memorials in the Church of England section of Geelong’s eastern cemetery. Embellishing a too-short pillar it seems uneasy atop of its heavy block base and in contrast with its rusted iron railing. But this is no ordinary cross crafted as … More The Curious Cross at Baker’s Rest
