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The attached diary is of the visit that I made to China in late 1978 during a period of great change and uncertainty in that country.

VISITING CHINA IN 1978

Shortly after the last federal election I gave the attached talk to a meeting of the Vernon Group of the Union, University and Schools Club in Sydney. It may be of interest as another federal election approaches.

The 2010 Australian Federal Election

I was recently asked to write this blog for the Mosman Library. Frank Pursell was a family friend.

Frank Pursell

I gave this Anzac Day address in 2009 at a retirement village in Turramurra, a suburb in northern Sydney. I was asked to speak about my father’s experiences as a prisoner of war.

anzac-day-2009-9

I delivered this as an after dinner speech at the ‘Beyond the Limits of Location’ seminar, Galong, New South Wales on  9 March 2013.

Western Crossings

I have a long-standing interest in the Tennant Creek gold rush, about which I have published articles, book chapters and an occasional paper. I am considering returning to the topic. The attached short paper is based on a presentation I gave to a ‘One thousand words on a picture’ session at the 2010 Australian Historical Association conference in Perth.

‘The most important goldfield in the Commonwealth’