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Human interest and entertaining tales of yesteryear with respected journalist Frank Morris
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 ...
24 July 24
OZ Spots: Olympic saga
Australia has an unbroken record since the Olympic Games started in 1896 Did you know that Australia’s oldest newspaper in publication, The Sydney Morning Herald, has covered the Olympic Games since 1896? Well, it has. It changed its name in 1841 by just adding ‘Morning’ to its title, thanks to new owners John Fairfax ...
27 June 24
Past Olympics: Australia chosen to host the Olympic Games
In the southern Hemisphere at last. An excited Australia brought home 35 gold, silver, and bronze. This was an outstanding performance. The 1956 Olympics Games are the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere. They’re also the first to be held as late as November and December. TOP: Spirit of the ...
13 June 24
D-Day, June 6. “I was there”!
One of the most memorable things about France, according to John Frost, was the smell – the stench of death! D-Day was the most guarded secret of the war. And, yet to Londoners, it was the most open secret in the World. Where else could all those military vehicles be going, day ...
13 June 24
They’re here! 60 years ago, the Beatles visited our shores
Beatle alarm: “Danger of disaster” The then Premier, Mr Renshaw, issued a special warning to parents of teenagers who will welcome the Beatles to Sydney, reported The Daily Telegraph. “Crowds can be dangerous if they get out of hand and children could be seriously hurt.” he said. Mr Renshaw asked parents to ...
30 May 24
The Great Aussie Firsts!
Errol Flynn! As they say, the rest is history Errol Flynn’s lead role as the rambunctious Captain Blood of 1936 is a distinct credit to the young actor who has earned world-wide attention and praise. Flynn and Basil Rathbone, his co-star, will go down in screen history for the many stirring ...
30 May 24
Film Great: War winner - and four Oscars to boot!
The authentic gut-wrenching war movie, Platoon, I’ve seen three times, and discovered one important thing: that time hadn’t changed it. Just remember, it was made in the1980s and the dialogue was always spot on; and so was the acting, the scenery and the background noise of soldiers dying. One of ...
15 May 24
Dogs, Dogs, Dingoes! Everybody loves a dog. But what about dingoes!
Most people skirt around me. They worry that I am going to bite. After all, I am a native dog. How’s that for a laugh! I was bred by a fellow who loved dingoes. My mother and father were bred by the same fellow. So was grand-dad and gramma too. In ...
