Author: Jim

SYRIAN MARY: A REMARKABLE WOMAN

Posted by Jim | October 2, 2019 | People

Syrian Mary was the name given to a hawker who lived in the New South Wales township of Mudgee....

Posted by Jim | July 23, 2018 | Places

Earlier this year, I was travelling through the Oaks district on the south western outskirts of...

Posted by Jim | June 20, 2018 | Places

The Great North Road was constructed between 1826 and 1836. This 250 kilometre long road was to...

Posted by Jim | May 31, 2018 | History, Podcasts

On the morning of May 31, 1928, the three-engined Southern Cross began the first successful flight...

Posted by Jim | May 25, 2018 | Environment, Places

In his 1946 poetry collection entitled The Dosser in Springtime, Douglas Stewart includes the poem...

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