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ODE TO GOLDEN SYRUP!

On August 26, 2019   /   History   /   4 Comments
Tags: Alice Springs, Australian Outback, Golden Syrup, Golden Syrup Dumplings, Great Depression., social history
ODE TO GOLDEN SYRUP!

Peter Kotz, a fellow social history buff, took the photo below. The rusting, 70 lb golden syrup drum was found on a rough bush track near Alice Springs. Golden syrup was such an integral part of life in the parched Australian outback. It replaced butter on a

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ALICE SPRINGS TO QUORN GOLD THEFT.

On August 13, 2019   /   History   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Alice Springs, Gold theft, Quorn, Tennant Creek, The Ghan
ALICE SPRINGS TO QUORN GOLD THEFT.

Early breakfast aboard The Ghan approaching Alice Springs. This was originally meant to be a travel piece, but I was side-tracked by a story of GOLD! This is what happens when you are addicted to research. 😎 Now there has never been a murder aboard The Ghan

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CATCHING THE GHAN AT ALL COST!

On August 6, 2019   /   History   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Alice Springs, Chad Vance, Deep Well, Port Augusta, Railways, social history, The Ghan
CATCHING THE GHAN AT ALL COST!

In days gone by you could turn up a week late to catch The Ghan and still be in plenty of time. The Aussie outback train was often delayed by wash-outs, sand-drifts or mechanical failures. I love this poem from 1952 about a car speeding along the

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