by editor | Nov 16, 2022 | Places
Faded photos I still keep Into the past I often creep To recreate from what I see The environment that moulded me. © Jim Low November 2022 For my first twenty-two years, I lived with my family in flat 4, one of five, large living spaces that made up Ulleswater. The... 
by editor | Sep 2, 2022 | Music
Your memory still lives in this rock Myth or truth – it matters not Kanimbla Valley’s vast divide Recalls a time the world was wide. Buildings here you worked upon And like your writing they live on Vast spaces tramped your whole life through At this... 
by editor | Sep 2, 2022 | People
Henry Lawson Rock, Mount VictoriaThere is a statue of the Australian poet and writer Henry Lawson in the Sydney Domain. Fixed to one place, it could be considered an uncharacteristic representation of a man who moved about so much during his life. High in the... 
by simplyoz | Apr 5, 2022 | Places
Tathra wharf is situated on the far south coast of New South Wales. Tathra is a picturesque, beachside village not far east of Bega. Some years ago, my family chose to make it our annual holiday destination. My wife and I found it a wonderful place to spend... 
by editor | Oct 10, 2021 | Music, Uncategorised
The Kurt Jacob Portrait Melbourne 1937 Kurt Jacob had only recently arrived in Melbourne from Germany to start the first official Hohner Agency, when he was approached one day in 1937, while walking along a Melbourne street, by Horace Pearson. Jacob was on his way to... 
by editor | Jun 13, 2021 | Music
Rouseabout RRR46 (2009) review ©️Jim Low * The last studio recordings made by Australian singer-songwriter Gary Shearston came out in 2001. In 2007 a selection of Gary’s recorded work was released in recognition of his valuable contribution to Australian music.... 
by simplyoz | May 19, 2021 | Places
Help! This fascinating story is missing its ending. The paper clipping was found in a family history folder and is an entertaining example of life in the Quirindi area before World War 1. You can just imagine Steele Rudd working this incident into one on his Dad and... 
by editor | Apr 7, 2021 | Blue Trail
Everything money can’t buy – Newnes The village that uses this slogan on its entry sign is one of the least populated settlements in the Greater Blue Mountains. The surrounding sections of the Wollemi National Park suffered greatly in the Gospers Mountain fire of... 
by editor | Apr 5, 2021 | Blue Trail
A Sustainable Town Embraces Its Heritage – Portland In Portland, the cement works closed in 1991 and the last lime quarry was decommissioned in 1998. The town now has about 2,000 residents. It is a potential destination for a trip across the mountains and is being... by simplyoz | Mar 12, 2021 | People
<—- previous page Two years after their marriage, and now living at Taree, Dot and Guy’s happiness was shattered when her pregnancy resulted in her giving birth to a stillborn boy. Dot was unable to have further pregnancies, which further added to their...