One of my minor regrets is that I have never set foot in a lot of the now long gone pubs which used to occupy the Melbourne CBD and surrounds, particularly those which were still around when I first came of drinking age, or that if I have, it was a singular visit and I …
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Can Lonsdale Street Still Be Considered The Greek Precinct Of Melbourne?
Not discounting time spent in Canberra or interstate, I worked for almost twenty seven years at the eastern end of Lonsdale Street, about two city blocks away from what we call the Greek Precinct of Melbourne. For those not aware, it is mostly the southern stretch of Lonsdale Street between Swanston and Russell, opposite QV. …
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Mervyn Napier Waller – An Artist Who Needs No Gallery
Now that I am retired (well, not officially til July, but I am not planning to ever go back to the office), I do not think that I will ever have cause to visit Canberra again. Much as Blue Poles is now a part of Australian cultural history due to the initial controversy followed by …
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Lost For Words! 