Yearly Archives: 2014







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A book for mother and daughter, June 16, 2014 This novel is set in Sydney Australia between the two world wars. The female protagonist is a feisty 15 year old Irish girl who has been crippled by polio. It is a good read for both teenagers and adults with the […]

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A milestone in Australian literature? Susan Reibel Moore has high praise for a locally-written novel – and its author. (Click for printable PDF version) (Credit: Annals Australasia and The Catholic Weekly.) Annette Young was teaching junior secondary English and History at the Tangara School for Girls in Cherrybrook, when we […]

Susan Moore book review: Suffering and its aftermath






Albury steam locomotive 1930
Colonial rivalry saw different rail guages in Victoria and New South Wales, making Albury’s impressive station “All change!” for passengers and goods, when the lines met on 14 June 1863. Albury’s 455-metre platform accommodates two full-length trains. In 1847-48 all three colonies had adopted England’s 4’8 1/2″ standard rail guage, […]

Albury “All change!”, Australian rail guage and Roderick’s “Bally Rat”