There are many stories I could tell about my Uncle Bill. I was reminded of one yesterday when I visited a friend who has backyard chooks (chickens). We had chooks at our house also and Dad and Uncle Bill often gave some to each other. I had a pet bantam I named Wobbles because it … [Read more…]
When you’re next on a cemetery ramble please let the office or local council know if you see any graves which have significant damage, overgrowth of trees, weeds etc. We need to speak up to protect our cemeteries. This is important the world over as more cemeteries are falling into disrepair, there is greater vandalism … [Read more…]
Not far from where I live in Felixstow, South Australia is the River Torrens. I have always loved rivers and spent many hours watching the River Murray when I lived at Murray Bridge. The recent flooding in South Australia has provided for some interesting viewing and photography. I’m no great photographer and I use my … [Read more…]
Wheal Watkins is an old lead and silver mine in the Adelaide Hills of South Australian near Glen Osmond. I went to an open day on Sunday held by the Burnside Historical Society. Dave Monceaux was the knowledgeable guide who gave us a surface tour. You can go in a couple of metres to … [Read more…]
Last Thursday my daughter and I took the grandkids to the zoo. I hadn’t been for about fifteen years so I was very pleasantly surprised by the changes and happy to see some familiar buildings and enclosures too. The Adelaide Zoological Gardens was opened on 23 May 1883 by Sir William Robinson. Just lately … [Read more…]
We moved to Flaxley in 1973. The front room of our house was the Flaxley Post Office and Mum was the Post Mistress. I had a look on Trove to see when the earliest mention of the Post Office was. These two occurrences are quite familiar to me. I remember the cars being packed and … [Read more…]