May 25, 2012

The Border Watch 150 years

The Border Watch editors

The Border Watch celebrated its 150th anniversary this year. I’ve just read the excellent anniversary supplement, which chronicles the paper’s history. I retain a fondness for all the newspapers where I worked. I think my special favorite is the West Coast Sentinel at Ceduna because that was my first posting as editor and the town has a frontier feel. Similarly, the Kalgoorlie Miner will always hold a special place in my heart. It’s a proud daily newspaper in the heart of Western Australia’s Goldfields.

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Thebarton Brickworks redevelopment

Thebarton Brickworks

I was pleased to hear this news report on ABC Radio today regarding the Brickworks at Thebarton: “An $85m redevelopment of the Brickwork’s site at Thebarton could be given the go ahead within weeks. Under the plan the West Torrens Council will sell two thirds of the site to the Woolworths development arm, Fabcot, which hopes to build shops and a commercial building there. The proposal is expected to go before the Development Assessment Commission next month for approval.”

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Early spring

Spring has arrived early this year. Walking to work this morning, I was swooped by a magpie on the edge of the parklands along Sir Donald Bradman Drive. Tweet Pin It

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Technological changes

fax machine

There have been many new devices and technological changes since I was born in 1967. I can’t remember the exact dates they came into my life, but here is an approximate order:

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Tribute to a great Aboriginal sportsman

Harry Hewitt Aboriginal sportsman

History has a way of turning up unexpected treasures and I feel fortunate to have discovered one such gem accidentally today. Fortunate in the sense I now know something about an unsung South Australian sporting hero of the 19th century; sad however at his tragic end. The SANFL this weekend celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture with its inaugural Indigenous Round. It’s a travesty the name of former North Adelaide player Harry Hewitt is missing from that team and I hope an effort is made to rectify it.

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