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WALTZING MATILDA DOWN THE RIVER THAMES

On October 2, 2015 / History / 7 Comments

Tags: Australian visiting the UK, Buscot Park, Captain James Cook, Charles Bravo., Dr James Gully, Edgar Boehm, Eton College, Florence Campbell, H.M.S Sirius, Henley-on-Thames, Queen Victoria, River Thames, Robert Tertius Campbell, Royal Henley Regatta, Sir William Heseltine, Stuart (Sam) Mackenzie, Thames Flood Barrier, Thames Path, The Dunbar, Visit Britain, Waltzing Matilda

AUSSIE HISTORY ALONG THE THAMES For Australians exploring the River Thames there are places of particular interest. When my partner Rob and I walked the Path we found lots of Aussie associations. On the upper reaches of the river is the village of Buscot, and the National Trust owned Buscot

A VERY SPECIAL REVIEW OF MY THAMES BOOK

On November 7, 2013 / Travel / 4 Comments

Tags: All Along the River:Tales From the Thames., Andrew Morton, Book review, Book reviews, Dr James Colthurst, Eton, Eton College, Henley Regatta, James Colthurst, Pauline Conolly, River Thames, St Thomas's Hospital, Thames Path, Thames Regattas, Thames Valley

Dr James Colthurst is perhaps best known for having been a close friend of the late Princess Diana. He was trusted implicitly by Diana , and acted as a go-between during one of the most difficult periods of her life. It was Colthurst who conveyed the secret tapes she

Posts Tagged Eton College

WALTZING MATILDA DOWN THE RIVER THAMES

A VERY SPECIAL REVIEW OF MY THAMES BOOK

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