Tag: Brisbane
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From Melbourne to Sydney
One often says of oneself as a child, this is where I grew up. But to me, at least, one doesn’t realise that one has grown up until one leaves that place and returns. Yes I grew up in Canowindra (New South Wales). I grew up too in Kiama (New South Wales). And then Canberra…
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That Love of Loves
I still don’t know how that motorcyclist didn’t hit her. And me too I suppose. Every so often I stop and wonder why. Considering what happened to her later. I just shake my head and muse upon the two memories I have of her. We were standing at a bus stop. Near the Old Treasury Building in…
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Walk By The Water
As a child, I lived in Kiama New South Wales, a small town by the sea. Occasionally walking to school,during the summer king tides, I would see the world famous Blowhole in action. Waves would break high and wide, the spray would envelop the lighthouse like smoke around a candle. Similarly, while living at New Farm in Brisbane, I would take the long walk…
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My Brisbane Storm
Much like the other day in Brisbane, and 2008 storms in South-Eastern Queensland happen fast. Perhaps faster now. This one from over a decade ago didn’t leave me much time. Thie storm began with a small white grey cloud. It seem to tumble and twist like flying cotton candy. I watched it for a while fascinated and distracted.…
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Driving A Car That Does Not Match Your Self Image!
On the weekend just past, in Brisbane, I hired a car. Usually my normal hire car is small, economical and unobtrusively white. This time, I left the hiring until a few days before the trip. As a result the cheapest choice was just one: a Ford Falcon. Naturally, ticked the box thinking I would be hiring an ordinary Falcon…
Andrew James Whalan 