What Exactly Happened To Hill End? Hill End is a mining town just north of the city of Bathurst in NSW, Australia. Founded during the 1850s’ gold rush, it reached it’s peak in the 1870s, with about 8,000 residents. At its peak, it boasted newspapers, five banks, eight churches, and twenty-eight pubs, and a host…
It’s a long weekend here in Australia this weekend as we celebrate the landing at Gallipoli on April 25th, 1915. One hundred and one years ago, troops from England, France, Senegal, Newfoundland, India, Australia and New Zealand landed at Gallipoli in Turkey in an effort to open another front against Germany and Austria – Hungary….
After writing “What If I Hold A Party And No One Comes” Lesley Gore’s song “It’s My Party” started on auto play in my head! Well, ok, to tell the truth, it started as I was writing the post. (And yes, I have included the lyrics on this post..) But it got me thinking about…
You know, that question faces me every time I sit down and write a blog post! What if no one likes me and no one comes to my party? Basically, it’s their loss. They may have other things on their mind, they might have an emergency. Or they might just plain forget. It’s happened to…
