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Children on the Loose

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 / Paul's Blogs / Leave a comment

An article "They Get Around Nowadays" published in the Brisbane Sunday Mail in 1947 described a number of unusual occurrences of young children wandering about by themselves. The tone was one of amusement, whereas today it would more likely be one of disbelief with strong criticism of the parents. My title for this post refers back … Continue reading Children on the Loose

Toonarbin

August 5, 2018October 28, 2018 / Paul's Blogs / 1 Comment

Stately Toonarbin built in the 1860s is one of the district's oldest houses and predates the creation of Dornoch Terrace on which it now stands.

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Recent Posts

Recent Posts

  • Children on the Loose
  • The Forlorn Death of Mary Emmett
  • Of Tobacconists, Brewers and Other Things
  • Gloucester Street Railway Station
  • Douglas Price – Tragic Modernist
  • Toonarbin
  • The Enigmatic Ebenezer Thorne
  • Inigo Jones Long Range Weather Forecaster
  • Roosters in the High Court of Australia,
  • The Yodelling Milk Money Thief and Other Scoundrels
  • Animals on the Loose in Highgate Hill
  • The Golden Casket Art Union
  • Tennis
  • Torbreck
  • A Highgate Hill Con Man
  • The Tamarind Trees of Dornoch Terrace
  • Fernando Papi Education Pioneer and Josephine Papi Community Activist
  • The Dornoch Terrace Bridge
  • Lest We Forget – Highgate Hill
  • Highgate Hill Park

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