I think it’s true that you’re getting old when funerals outnumber weddings. Kerry Packer died, but he was overweight, diabetic, had a dodgy heart and was sick for a long time. It came as a greater shock to me that former South African all-rounder Eddie Barlow died this week, aged 65. I saw him play [...]
My first car
My parents gave me my first car. It was a Datsun 200B. It didn’t look much, but it went okay and I travelled thousands of kilometres with it in two and a half years. I got my licence in May 1985, a few months after my 18th birthday. Probationary drivers then had to show P [...]
Angus McMillan
I published this article in April 2002 on the original Alpine News web site. It attracted considerable interest, including a call from researchers producing a BBC documentary for Scottish Television. It seems topical in 2008 given the “sorry” debate. Angus McMillan no saint nor devil The Age reported on Saturday (April 27, 2002) that a [...]
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