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Only minutes before midnight on Christmas Eve, 1953, the engine driver of the Wellington to…
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I am a Christian Brothers College (CBC) old boy and attended a few of the…
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At the beginning of March, 2023, I join Monty in celebrating Irish month. There are…
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Thursday December 29
One of the most famous and best known characters in Australian folk lore, Ned Kelly…
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General Sir John Monash is one of the truly great Australians. He was an Australian…
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Nearly 30 years has flowed under the bridge since I last owned a dog. That…
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These are episides from Against the Wind , a 1978 Australian television miniseries. It is a historical drama…
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