I wonder when that last call for drinks really was? I suspect that back in its heyday there never was a last call, just the ushering of patrons out the door. Back in 1873 the discovery of gold here transformed an inhospitable region of the South Australian outback into a nearly 500 strong community resulting […]
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The strelitzia flowers in Mum’s garden are old now and will soon be nothing more than cracked and withered cellulose as the summer takes its toll. In the spring they were a beautiful blaze of orange, yellow, blue and purple crowning lush green foliage. Still though in their decay they have become even more interesting […]
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There is an imaginary line running through the north of South Australia called Goyder’s Line which it was determined that farming above the line would be unviable to early settlers. Following a long period of yearly above average rainfall many farmers decided to shun the warning and establish cropping farmland well to the north of […]
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I was thinking of some corny title for today’s image but as it marks a very special occasion for my niece and her new husband I figured that despite the backdrop it deserved a little more reverence. Congratulations Julia and Jamie. May your life together be long and joyful. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Julia and Jamie’, […]
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