Do you know your family’s war stories? Or the local stories from your community? Too often we are losing our war veterans without recording their stories. To commemorate Anzac Day, this week in the blog I’m sharing a couple of local stories from WWII. One of Nhill’s local heroes Max Davey (1925-2019) flew Kittyhawks in […]
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Unsung Heroes – John Waldie.
Information from Australia’s Pearl Harbour by Douglas Lockwood. John Waldie, was a twenty-five year old coxswain employed by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) on its flying boat facilities near the Darwin wharf. Waldie was working on the engine of launch C.A.22 near steps used by flying boat passengers. Above the noise of the engine […]
The Yellow Peril – Yarns from days.
We said goodbye to the Yellow Peril at the Lions Club Annual Sale, November 1986. I didn’t know the new owner and, looking back, feel that the decent thing to have done would’ve been to light a candle for him. Mind you, Caveat Emptor applied with a vengeance. The Lions Club, eager to benefit their […]
German Place Names on Australian Maps
German Place Names on Central Australian Maps – Baron Ferdinand v. Műller by Dr Raoul F Middelmann. 7th April 2018 In Australia, from 1838 onwards, German place names had spread wherever German-speakers with rural backgrounds had settled. The topic of my talk results from a discussion with David Hewitt. It is based on Ernest Giles’ […]
Ussing Christmas – A challenging road trip
There are many reasons we don’t usually do a road trip anywhere at Christmas; it’s always hot, too much traffic, no one wants to take the chance of Santa not finding them, it’s hard to relax and play with your toys if you are in someone else’s home. Also Bev ‘does’ Christmas. And by that, I mean […]
Traeger’s Pedal Radio
Most Aussie’s are aware of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and many of us have had need of this great service a few times in the bush. From humble beginnings the RFDS now has evolved into the most comprehensive aerial medical service in the world. More than 60 aircraft working from 21 bases care for […]
What is a Map?
A map is a way to depict a journey from Point A to Point B. A map is a story. Ancient paintings on rocks, mosaics in Jordan, Stonehenge and other myths and mysteries. A map is art. We have some very skilled cartographers in Australia. The neatness of the titles, the intricate detail and the way the […]