Random thoughts and observations
I don’t get as much time as I would like to browse digitised newspapers at the National Library’s marvellous Trove.
However, a brief visit today yielded an interesting snippet regarding my great-great grandparents James and Sarah Evans.
I knew from Shire of Metcalfe rate books they owned a property at Barfold in Central Victoria between 1866 and 1876.
It sounds like the remains of missing Myrtleford toddler Daniel Thomas may have been found today after human bones were discovered under a house in the North East Victorian town. Daniel went missing in October 2003. The house is the one Daniel’s mother Donna Thomas and babysitter Mandy Martin rented together when Daniel was reported [...]
The Fifth Woman is the first novel that I’ve read by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankel. I saw a positive review of his work in The Age last year and purchased the book while in Melbourne between Christmas and New Year. His main character, Inspector Kurt Willander, is a thoughtful introspective man who reflects on [...]
I’m sorry that will be executed today. I don’t support capital punishment. I wouldn’t care if a mass murderer was executed, but I do care that a young man who made some mistakes is paying for them with his life. It’s important to keep some perspective though. The candlelight vigils and apparent national obsession with [...]
It must be difficult being a clean suspect in a police investigation. Through no fault of your own, fate and circumstance could make you a person of interest. The Age today reported the sad story of a real estate agent being murdered in Melbourne. This triggered my interest earlier in the day when a breaking [...]
