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Sep 20

Visiting the home of the beatified 7 Catholic Martyrs at the Church of Our Lady of The Martyrs of Thailand Shrine in Songkhon

Alongside the Mekong River sits one of the most majestic European buildings in northeastern Thailand – home to Thailand’s seven Catholic martyrs, Church of Our Lady of The Martyrs of Thailand Shrine is also the largest Catholic church in Thailand. During the darkness of World War II, an anti-French sentiment…

Catholic

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Visiting the home of the beatified 7 Catholic Martyrs in Thailand
Visiting the home of the beatified 7 Catholic Martyrs in Thailand
Catholic

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Sep 12

Travelling along the Thailand side of the Mekong River

Over the past week, my wife and I have travelled south alongside 250kms of the Mekong River. We followed the river through the northeastern region of Thailand, watching the mountainous regions of western Laos across the river as we drove.

Thailand

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Travelling along the Thailand side of the Mekong River
Travelling along the Thailand side of the Mekong River
Thailand

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Sep 12

Walking to the Naga Cave in Thailand’s Phu Langka national park

If you find yourself in northern Thailand, and are fit & active, it might be worth visiting the home of the mythological giant snake known as ‘Naga’ – located in Thailand’s Phu Langka national park.

Thailand

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Walking to the Naga Cave in Thailand’s Phu Langka national park
Walking to the Naga Cave in Thailand’s Phu Langka national park
Thailand

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Sep 3

Rediscovering Thailand’s ceramic exporting industry, and why a shipwreck helped

Over the past 40 years an Australian archaeologist has helped Thailand rediscover the glory days of its former ceramic production and exporting industry, and in the process has forged a strong bond between Australia and the people of a central Thailand region. First visiting Thailand in 1977, South Australian archaeologist…

Thailand

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Rediscovering Thailand’s ceramic exporting industry, and why a shipwreck helped
Rediscovering Thailand’s ceramic exporting industry, and why a shipwreck helped
Thailand

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Jan 6

Remembering Vic Blackwood

Former Australian radio station owner, broadcaster and engineer Vic Blackwood has passed away at his home in regional Victoria, says his wife in a post on Facebook. In the 1980s, Vic was encouraged by radio programmer John Brennan to move from the engineering department at 2UE into an on air…

Radio

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Remembering Vic Blackwood
Remembering Vic Blackwood
Radio

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Nov 5, 2022

Triple M Sydney’s reunion, ‘40th birthday bash’

The crew from the early years at Triple M Sydney held their 40-year staff reunion at The Oaks Hotel in Neutral Bay on Friday 4th November 2022 — delayed by two years due to COVID.

Triple M

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Triple M Sydney’s reunion, ‘40th birthday bash’
Triple M Sydney’s reunion, ‘40th birthday bash’
Triple M

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Sep 25, 2022

Petersham’s historic pub, the White Cockatoo Hotel

Today we visited Petersham’s historic hotel. Opened in 1886. Originally named after aristocrat, British politician and then Governor of NSW, Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire, Lord Carrington — the Lord Carrington Hotel. Seven years before arriving in Sydney, Lord Carrington married Cecilia Margaret at Whitehall’s Chapel Royal before…

Sydney

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Petersham’s historic pub, the White Cockatoo Hotel
Petersham’s historic pub, the White Cockatoo Hotel
Sydney

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Sep 3, 2022

Remembering Terry McDermott, a surfer, lifeguard, surf reporter and top bloke

“The doctor has told me that I’ve only got a few months to live…maybe 6 months, max”. That’s how Terry McDermott broke the devastating news to my wife and I that he was battling cancer.

Terry Mcdermott

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Remembering Terry McDermott, a surfer, lifeguard, surf reporter and top bloke
Remembering Terry McDermott, a surfer, lifeguard, surf reporter and top bloke
Terry Mcdermott

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Jul 18, 2022

The Parramatta to Carlingford cycleway, map and photos of the construction

The Parramatta to Carlingford 5.7km cycleway has been constructed alongside the new Parramatta Light Rail and follows the former rail line from Carlingford to Camellia. In recent weeks, workers from the Parramatta City Council have been adding the finishing…

Cycling

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The Parramatta to Carlingford cycleway, map and photos of the construction
The Parramatta to Carlingford cycleway, map and photos of the construction
Cycling

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Jun 20, 2022

Brawl and sin bins kick off the 2002 Queensland Cup grand final

The most unbelievable start to a game of rugby league that I was ever involved in happened at Dolphin Oval on Queensland Cup grand final day in 2002. 9,000 footy fans turned up to watch the Redcliffe Dolphins play the Ipswich Jets — the two teams had played in a…

Rugby League

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Brawl and sin bins kick off the 2002 Queensland Cup grand final
Brawl and sin bins kick off the 2002 Queensland Cup grand final
Rugby League

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