Summer ’14-18 style: Surfing firsts with Smi …
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Source AWM ARTV00141 Don’t they know there’s a war on? Charles Kingsford Smith enlisted on…
Category: Stories
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Two books by Ian Mackersey reviewed
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Smithy: The life of Charles Kingsford Smith Whilst researching Kingsford Smith, I happened apon Ian…
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Reading about the other ‘flu Pandemic
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Pandemic 1918 I’m currently reading Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History…
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Taronga Zoo opening invitation, Oct 7 1916
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The 7th of October 1916 is Taronga Zoo’s birthday. It was timely that I happened…
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2020, In Memorium
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Mosman Memorial in iso’ , July ’20 Photo by author The Mosman War Memorial seemed…
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‘Hospital on the Hill’ photographs
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Photographs of Georges Heights Hospital on a brilliant December day. War casualties and influenza victims…
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Charles Ulm: A flying life
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Ulm, Charles Thomas Philippe (1898–1934) by John McCarthy Charles Ulm in 1934, in front of…
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Sydney v Emden, a century later
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The mast of the HMAS Sydney at Bradley’s Head, Mosman, overlooks Sydney Harbour. It is…