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23 August 23
Remember When … There’s a tiny bit of Ginger Meggs in all of us!
Gone but not forgotten. In 1921, our first glimpse of the red-headed larrikin who was on his way to become a national icon. Thanks, Ginger, for your antics over the last 102 years. The inspiration behind Ginger Meggs’ name was a woman. She was Ross Russell, a social columnist for The ...
23 August 23
Vietnam War: Death of a young Australian warrior
Australia ‘s 50th Anniversary: From the time of the arrival of the first members of the Team in 1962 over 60,000 Australians, including ground troops and air force and navy personnel, served in Vietnam. The war in Vietnam in June 1965, claimed the first conscript, Private Errol Noack, 21 years-old, of South ...
09 August 23
NZ Scene: Hillary, Tenzing reached the highest place on earth
They came to conquer a mountain In 1953, Edmund Hillary and the Nepalese mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Towering a shade over 29,000 feet, they had conquered the highest place on earth. “By conquering Everest, Hillary and Norgay affirmed the power of humble determination and ...
26 July 23
Britt Ekland talks - A life to be jealous of in 2023!
Now 80, Britt Ekland (above) talks about life after she left the spotlight. Britt said openly, her hair is a still dyed blonde, her slight figure is stiff-gaited but upright through rigorous Pilates. She’s dressed in tactile layers of cream and brown, a fake fur gilet, a big leopard-skin scarf, the journalist ...
26 July 23
Bushrangers: Film - A starring role for the first “criminals of the bush”
Ben Hall was only young when he was shot by police. Ben made the statement that “you’ll never hang Ben Hall,” soon after authorities got him to surrender, and he became “our” outlaw. But he beat them at their own game. So, Ben became the first bushranger to be outlawed. A ...
12 July 23
Dogs, dogs, dogs: They will do anything for you … even protect you from strangers
I’m a dog that will strain at his leash if danger threatens. Taurus seems to have an acute sense of smell. Generally, if this is the case with your dog, you can bet the animal has detected a herd of dogs being taken for a walk a kilometre away. But that’s not ...
12 July 23
Film Greats: Diggers tale of epic gallantry - the last cavalry charge in history!
These cavalry boys were on the threshold of making history! The multi-million dollar Australian film, The Lighthorsemen, is a story of courage and comradeship during the First World War. Described as “an epic film in the classic tradition,” The Lighthorsemen focuses on a little known incident involving a band of ordinary Australians ...
28 June 23
TIME 100th Year: Spaceman, movie star and comedian – it’s all here!
Yuri Gagarin has shown the right stuff. In Russia, more than 55 years ago, Yuri became the first man in space. It was the greatest victory of Soviet science. This human horizon is still remembered by Russians as “their finest hour”. As the space race gathered momentum the Soviets had an ace ...
28 June 23
Great Aussie First: The ‘Black Box’ tells all!
An invention called the ‘Black Box’ made the world sit up when it was first developed. Not even Einstein could have imagined that a ‘Black Box’, holding the secrets of a plane disaster, would come to the fore. Dr David Warren had suggested his theory to a meeting and was told, ...
