Friday, May 26, 2017
Tidbinbilla Bandicoot
A visit to the Sanctuary at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve last week. No sooner had I entered the imposing steel double gate and walked 20 meters before I heard a rustle at my feet and before me was a very photogenic Bandicoot. He or she allowed me to follow for a while leaving the best footage till last.. So much to explore there..
History lost through lack of funding
The following ABC article laments the possible loss of many historical audio visual records that are waiting for digitising into modern fo...
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The competition to design the new Federal Capital City of Canberra in 1913, having 136 entries, ended with the decision to award Walter Bur... -
If anyone is looking for a place to do a little gold prospecting might I suggest the mighty Goodradigbee in the Brindabella Valley. I'll... -
Update: 18/5/12 I like the solitude of Namadgi. I have always felt safe apart from a few encounters with pigs and wild dogs but that has... -
Just collecting my thoughts and sorting information (primarily news clippings) into the one place for a project I am planning... Mid winte... -
Found by my son whilst hiking in the Brindabellas was this small skull. What I thought was interesting was the remaining canine evident. At... -
The now lost Wanniassa scar tree in 2010.. Recently an identified Aboriginal scar tree was wrongly cut down and mulched despite herit... -
Confused me at first because of the date but this article apparently starts off with a historical reference. This is a tale of an encounte...