For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by non animal means…
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Preston Tucker was a man driven by bold ambition and a determination to reshape the…
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The Battle of the Bulge, one of the most dramatic and pivotal confrontations of World…
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On a busy December morning in 2014, the heart of Sydney's bustling financial district became…
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Education, often celebrated as a beacon of enlightenment and progress, can also become a potent…
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Legacy.com is a website where you can search what it says is “the world’s largest obituary…
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Back in December 2019, White Island erupted. My heart reached out to those who were…
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They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and nowhere is that truer than…
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On December 9, 2019, New Zealand's White Island erupted in a sudden and devastating display…
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In the heart of Ballarat in 1854, a ragtag coalition of gold miners took a…
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The memory of Pearl Harbor lives on as a powerful reminder of courage, sacrifice, and…
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During PP's excursions into croc country many years ago, there came a day, when I…
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Back in 1904, HG Wells wrote a short story about a man who stumbled into…
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In this world of misery and mayhem, violence and vitriol, chaos and calamity, I often…
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Flysa spent some of the early years of his life managing construction projects in the…
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Some time ago, I watched the Netflix Mini series " The Railway Men. " What…
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The birth of Australia’s iron ore industry was a transformative moment in the nation’s history,…
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“It’s the ‘everyday’ experiences we encounter along the journey to who we wanna be that…
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Picture this: You’re sitting down for a family dinner, and instead of chatting about school,…
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This year, at Thanksgiving, as you sit down to remember what you are thankful for,…
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At the end of WW2, America had about 6,000 merchant ships. In 2022, the United…
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Last time, I discussed the role of America in the defence and defense of the…
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I have never been reticent in expressing my love and admiration of America. I love…
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Humour is as old as humanity itself. I am not sure if our ancient ancestors,…
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Yes, let’s be honest. The days when the Italians, Greeks, Poles, Hungarians, Poms and Chinese…
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Captain Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne, an amazing and legendary figure, is a name that might…
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Here, in Australia, we have many colloquial phrases to announce our need to retire into…
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The phrase "The eyes are the window to the soul" has captured a universal truth…
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