downunder update

The day of November 11 calls to Australians three times. On this day in 1880 Ned Kelly went to his death and in 1975 our elected government was dismissed with the connivance of England’s Queen.
The execution of a bushranger and the sacking of a Prime Minister have different interpretations across our diverse [...]

It’s a fair bet that you haven’t heard of Canakkle.
Let me place it on the map for you. The province of Canakkale lies on both sides of the Dardanelles which connect the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea. Its shores touch both Europe and Asia and regular ferries chug across the Straits between the [...]

John Simpson Kirkpatrick was an 18 year old Geordie who jumped ship in Australia in 1910. He became known as ‘the bloke with the donkey‘.
He ended up at ANZAC Cove on 25 April 1915 and rescued more than 300 wounded soldiers. He was killed less than four weeks later.
Simpson carried no arms.
Like to shout me [...]