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An Autumn Day Out
I always think that Autumn is the nicest time of year in Melbourne and today was a prime example. We had a balmy sunny day with no wind and blue skies. The temperature was a mild 20C. These Autumn days get cool once the sun goes down and the nights are quite cool but this […]
Read MoreEvents of the Last Few Weeks
My last few weeks have been busy wih activities that, on their own aren’t significant, although they have had an impact on me. Liberation of Villers Brettoneux Memorial Service Some years ago, along with my good friend Ken, I joined a commemorative organisation called ‘The Friends of the 15th Brigade’. This was the Brigade in […]
Read MoreThe Titanic Artifacts Exhibition
This week, I visited a superbly curated exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. It was a display of artifacts, stories and reproductions from the RMS Titanic that famously sank on her maiden voyage when she hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew on board, more than 1,500 lost their lives […]
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