Monthly Archives: August 2013

An Alarming Development

Posted on August 29, 2013 by dazzlerplus

The Stuart Highway, named after explorer John McDouall Stuart, runs north-south through the centre of Australia from Darwin to Port Augusta for a distance of 2834 kms. While driving on the Stuart a few days ago, I saw this sign … Continue reading →

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Uluru Golf Course Still Under Consideration

Posted on August 9, 2013 by dazzlerplus

Last November, I wrote a post on this blog about a proposal to build a golf course at Uluru (see https://dazzlerplus.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/uluru-golf-course/#comments). According to a comment on that post from reader “Kate” today (August 9, 2013), the proposal put forward by … Continue reading →

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Outback Pubs #4: The Tibooburra Hotel

Posted on August 3, 2013 by dazzlerplus

(This post appeared in Bobby Dazzler Newsletter #58.) Tibooburra is in the north-west corner of New South Wales, about 330 kms north of Broken Hill and about 425 kms west of Bourke. From Tibooburra to Cameron Corner is about 140 … Continue reading →

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Poetry Wars

Posted on August 1, 2013 by dazzlerplus

In Issue #53 of the Bobby Dazzler Newsletter (see https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvr2phchtpbw5ko/BDN53.pdf) I wrote about the Poetry Wars, or to be more explicit, the poetic feud between Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson back in the 1890s. I returned briefly to the same … Continue reading →

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