Some trivia to keep you entertained. Have you ever wondered where some of those crazy sayings come from?
Well, here's a few to start off. If you know of others, please share them.
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Where the Heart Registers
Where the Heart Registers My adult daughter contacted us yesterday with a small piece of…
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The Birth of the…
The 13th of October marks the birth of the Americam Navy. But today, I would…
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We're All Australians Now...…
In an Australia grappling with division and a search for identity, it’s time to rediscover…
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Menzies and the Liberal…
Eighty-two years ago this week. On 13th of October 1944, a tall, thoughtful barrister from…
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Shockwaves - The Bali…
On the evening of October 12, 2002, the peaceful tourist destination of Bali, Indonesia, was…
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It is Time to…
Some time ago, a young boy visiting Redhead’s house asked to use the “dunny.” His…
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Roderick McNibble and the…
Roderick McNibble and the Day Reality Went Missing A Special Report from the Dusty Gulch…
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The Warning that Became…
From Network to today, the prophecy is clear: truth has been turned into a commodity,…
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When Somebody Else's War…
The War That Came Home Three years ago, on the 7th of October, 2023, the…
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When Did the Policeman…
There is something increasingly sad about watching the police in Britain and Australia become involved…
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The Swiss Army Knife…
I want to talk to you about something rather more important than a four-letter word.…
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Dusty McFookit and the…
Dusty McFookit and the Great Diversion As you may remember, Trevor the Wallaby and I…
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I Pencil - A…
“We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.” G. K. Chesterton Leonard…
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The Warning of Gareth…
The Warning of Gareth Jones: Who Owns Our Land, Our Water, Our Future? When we…
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Albert Facey: Endurance, Courage,…
Albert Facey’s A Fortunate Life is more than a memoir. It is the voice of…
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The Magic of Dusty…
The Magic of Dusty McFookit I have a confession to make about Dusty Gulch. It…
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The Camel, The Tooth…
THE CAMEL, THE TOOTH AND THE EMERGENCY DIESEL Ratty News Special Report A follow-up to…
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt
I have been thinking a lot about this lately. The concept of " Beyond Reasonable…
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Yeah Nah and Nah…
Yeah Nah, Nah Yeah - On government, growing up, and knowing when to step aside. Australians…
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The Bailey Bridge -…
During the early years of World War II, the British Army faced many obstacles. Chief…
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A Bridge Too Far…
When people think of World War II, they often picture D-Day, the Blitz, or the…
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Newsflash! America Does Not…
I have been asked to revisit a story published by the Dusty Gulch Gazette in…
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There's Gold in Them…
What Happened to McFookit Peak? By Roderick “Whiskers” McNibbleDusty Gulch Gazette It was midnight when…
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Home Children - A…
Between the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, more than a hundred thousand British children were…
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The Friends in Times…
The Battle of Britain ended on 15th September, 1940 but the Blitz continued long after that. Following…
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When Words Become Knives
Words. We use them every day without giving them much thought. We write them in…
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When Leadership Gives Courage…
As our countries struggle under the weight of wokeism, ideological conformity and the relentless erosion…
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