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14 November 24
RIP: "Keep riding those endless waves"–Legendary surfer Phyllis O’Donnell passed away
Surfing champion, Phyllis O’Donell, died in her mid-eighties, at her Pottsville Retirement Home, Queensland. The legacy O’Donnell left behind was to be named Australia’s first female World Surfing Champion. Femlins was the name given to female surfers of the 60s. Femlins Power had struck a blow. Surfer Phyllis O’Donell was one of ...
14 November 24
Autos: We Love 'em
Barney Oldfield and Henry Ford try out the speed demon, which Ford had designed and made. Ford knew the value of the race-circuit It was a sleek-looking machine. “l opened my throttle as wide as it would go,” said the great racing driver American Barney Oldfield. His car was No. 999, but he drove it 1000 ...
16 October 24
Australians at War: We salute you!
The Aussie service men and women we salute you. You have demonstrated the grit, the determination, and the majestic bravery to hold the enemy at bay. You brought out the tiger in the den. You fought in all wars to save a nation, our continent, again all odds. In the air, on ...
16 October 24
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs: Sometimes I feel I could reach the sky!
Sad news. Harvey the dog passed away recently, aged 13. Both his owners are very upset by the tragedy. Harvey will always be loved. Glen said: “Those who have pets will know how close we were. We had been away for a few days in the caravan when it happened.” This story will ...
18 September 24
A Fact of Life - Jack the Ripper!
Photo Gallery Major people that were concerned or involved with Jack The Ripper! DUKE OF CLARENCE. The exploits of Queen Victoria and her son In October 1888, Queen Victoria returned to London from the Isle of Wight three weeks before Mary Kelly became a victim of Jack The Ripper. Victoria was a ‘passionate observer’ - and letter-writer ...
18 September 24
OZ Spots: Covers & Autos
Cleo - The magazine, sex and women In March 2016, a mighty explosion took place in Australian magazine-land! The controversial magazine Cleo was shutting up shop. The magazine, which for 44 years, had hunted down everything related with bachelors, sex and centrefolds to become one of the best read journal’s in Australia ...
22 August 24
A fact of life
“Another five minutes and I’ll be on overtime, sir!” FRONT LINES, 1984: American politics - Do American women want Gerry? Main: How Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro are firmly fixed on the future of Presidential politics. In 1984 - and we’re at it again! Whether a woman, like Kamala Harris, Vice-President, can become the dinky-di ...
22 August 24
Cartoonists on parade: It’s moments like these you need....
You can draw a cartoon on anything - anything! A-n-y-t-h-i-n-g! You don’t have to be a good cartoonist or a bad cartoonist, to produce a drawing that makes people double-up with laughter. They believe it’s witty or even funny. Getting the cartoon published; that’s a different story. John (“O’Neal”) Neal, the creator ...
24 July 24
When the Atomic Bomb was released the pilot asked, “What have we done!”
August 6, 1945 - Was this the end of the World Japan was steadily losing the war. Her plight was she was out of steam. Japan’s bid to dominate other countries in the Pacific was drying up. Australia could never forgot the times it was attacked. Japanese troops and bombs struck hard at ...
