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The baton we carry,…
The baton we carry, and the history we must pass on For twenty-five years, I…
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The Great Dog-Fence Summit
DUSTY GULCH GAZETTE Special Political Correspondent EditionFiled from the wrong side of a perfectly ordinary…
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The Timeless Strategy of…
I’m a teacher who’s spent years studying history and who cares about using words honestly.…
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All Available Boats
When I was a child, I loved a story about little tugboat called Little Toot.…
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You Either Get It…
You Either Get It or You Don’t People have lost their sense of humor. Not…
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The Hole in the…
The Alfred Graving Dock - a monument to Victorian engineering and Australian shipbuilding Most readers…
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Twelve Angry People
Twelve Angry People What 12 Angry Men can teach us about the hardest job in…
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The Strange Case of…
THE GREAT MULBERRY VACCINATION SCANDAL A Ratty News investigation by Roderick “Whiskers” McNibble I knew…
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Does Australia Pass the…
Is Australia Becoming a Pub With No Affordable Beer? Oh, sure, the beer is still…
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The Road to War
The War Did Not Begin on 1 September 1939 The details of Adolf Hitler’s rise…
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The Weimer Republic Mk…
In the shadow of a shattered empire, the Weimar Republic rose in 1919, promising democracy,…
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A Moment in Time...
There are memories that refuse to grow old. The 29th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death…
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From Eureka to Extinction…
The result of the recent bi election in Secret Harbour in WA sends a powerful…
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A Dispatch From the…
A Dispatch from the Pointy End Foreword By Roderick (Whiskers ) McNibble, Senior Investigative Rodent…
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The Dunny Dilemma -…
PLUMBING! The Mayor Has Finally Met a Pipe He Can't Fix A Special Medical -…
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Milne Bay - Australia's…
“Some of us may forget that, of all the Allies, it was the Australians who…
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The Grave Where Nothing…
Where Do the Children Play? I have no opinion to offer publicly on the Lindsay…
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The 1951 Waterfront Lockout…
In early 1951, New Zealand’s waterfronts weren’t just bustling ports - they had become battlegrounds.…
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The Difference Between Understanding…
What badly behaved cats might teach us about excuses, responsibility and the people we sometimes…
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"It's a Mini!" -…
Few cars trigger as much nostalgia as the iconic Mini. Born in post-war Britain, the…
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Look Where You Are…
What falling over at seventy taught me about scars, consequences and the dangers of rushing…
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How we Saved the…
And Why Trevor the Wallaby Is No Longer Allowed Near the Taj Mahal An exclusive…
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The Birth of the…
In the 1880’s shearers wielded a lot of influence on our country. Despite us not…
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Country or Cause? The…
During World War II, Australia was a vital cog in the Allied machine, sending troops…
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Lest We Forget The…
The Battle of Long Tan took place on August 18, 1966, in the Phuoc Tuy…
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Stop the Presses! No,…
The Gazette May Be Slow, But Roderick Isn't Giving Up By Roderick (Whiskers ) McNibble. …
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Parliament and Government
I have been reading about the state of affairs in the United Kingdom and what…
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Selective Governance: Is It…
Democracy: Now With 97% Less Majority Rule Because who needs the will of the people…
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Is Australia at War…
The Emu War is one of Australia’s strangest historical events. In late 1932, the government…
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Not Everything That Says…
AI, governments and the dangerous imitation of friendship. We live in a strange age where…
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Who Carries the Wounded?
Civilisation is not what we create. It is what we do when someone needs a…
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