Who was the first Australian to circumnavigate the continent of Australia? Last year, during NAIDOC 2022 week, I wrote blogs on 2 of the 3 Aboriginal leaders mentioned in my novel The Last Gundir. I talked about the resistance fighter Pemulwuy, highlighting the respect and fear that people in the region had for him. “TheContinue reading “Bungaree – the unsung hero”
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(Aboriginal) Survivor Series
I’m going to confess something at the risk of public ridicule. When I was a kid, I used to enjoy watching WWE wrestling on TV. When I was 8 years old, my favourite used to be The Ultimate Warrior. Then when I was 13, my favourite became Bret “The Hitman” Hart (who I was veryContinue reading “(Aboriginal) Survivor Series”
The First Europeans in Australia were…
Quiz time! Who were the first Europeans to arrive on Australia’s shores?Readers of The Last Gundir novel will know the answer to this question (explained in chapter 9) but for the others, the multiple choice answers are:A) FranceB) HollandC) EnglandD) PortugalE) Spain If you went for England with the arrival of James Cook, you’d beContinue reading “The First Europeans in Australia were…”
Stay close to me…
Confession time – is there a song you’ve known for many years but never really paid attention to its lyrics? Perhaps the upbeat tempo or the joyful melody lulled you into holding assumptions about the song’s meaning. You click your fingers, tap your foot, dance to its beat and even sing the chorus without reallyContinue reading “Stay close to me…”
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