Tasmanian Times
Anecdotes
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1.9KValidus ‘I am Strong’
I was 16, not long out of high school. A friend, Tash, who I hadn’t caught up with for a time invited...
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Another Postcard from a lutruwitan Shoeshiner in London
Shoeshiner Jack takes advantage of lockdown time to re-explore his distant homeland, lutruwita.
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Final Letter from PNG
Gordon d'Venables concludes his series of memoirs regarding military service life in Papua New Guinea with an unusual find on the beach.
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5.8KPostcard from a Tasmanian Shoeshiner in London
Tasmanian expat Jack Bray phones it in from a night walk in London, where he's trying not to slip in love with...
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8.1KA tale of two towns (2): Burnie
Time passes. Listen. Time passes. – Dylan Thomas, Under Milkwood INTRODUCTION: the best of times: the worst of times In the winter...
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A Fragment of Balmain History
Former Sydneysider, photojournalist, *Rob Walls recalls a fragment of Balmain history. At the end of April Rob will be setting off on...
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Shame it kills you
I can’t look at a keyboard without tasting the tarry, sweet tobacco of a Players Navy Cut on my lips, or feeling...
