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Australian vaudeville, Rev F. A. Marsh, Philo-Semitism in Cromwell's England, Washington Territory pioneer Alonzo M. Poe, and the Darjeeling tea industry to 1947 - 'strangers in a strange land'.

28 February 2019

Alonzo Marion Poe grows up

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Alonzo Marion Poe awoke early on Tuesday 6 May 1845. ‘Marion’ was a naive 19-year-old eager for adventure with nothing keeping him in Misso...

14 February 2019

The Mystery of Mak Sai Ying: What’s in a name?

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Governor Macquarie proclaimed 29 January 1818 a public holiday in the newly named continent of 'Australia' to celebrate the thirtie...

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29 November 2018

Alonzo Marion Poe did not marry Sallie Burnett!

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A minor matter of historical fact about Washington Territory pioneer Alonzo Marion Poe needs to be decisively corrected. He married ...

08 November 2018

Michael Farrell: building a life

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Life in Cork Michael Farrell was the first Farrell in the family to arrive in Australia. There is much we don't know about his li...

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02 October 2018

"Wretched strangers": Shakespeare’s plea for tolerance towards immigrants in 'Sir Thomas More'

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By Andrew Dickson ‘The Book of Sir Thomas More’ is the only surviving literary manuscript in Shakespeare’s hand. Andrew Dickson describ...

10 August 2018

A book you should read - Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India

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Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India by Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book turned out to be mor...

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