Archive for month: April, 2022

Iron Brolga – WA’s most resilient class of Escort tug
Here are some great photographs of the Iron Brolga. The Iron Brolga is an Escort tug specifically built for the…
The Sawdust House – Review & Podcast With David Whish-Wilson
I guess we all have idyllic places we go to when things are tough. Somewhere like the Sawdust House, I…
Places I Love: Frenchman Peak
I recently conquered ‘The Peak’. Frenchman Peak/Mandooboornup is in Cape Le Grand National Park, 40 km east of Esperance. I…
Interview With Gino Monaco, Long Time Freo Guy
Gino Monaco is well known around Freo, especially as a lawyer of many years standing. Arriving at Fremantle with his…
The Cruisers are back – well, not all and not immediately!
Before Covid, the Port of Fremantle regularly saw large, small, in betweens, cute, amazing, legendary, you name it, cruise liners…
Central School, Wesley Hall, Cantonment Street, C 1900
My grandmother, Ruby Mitchell, left us some lovely photos of her schooldays. The girls are wearing clothes that look very…
The MM130 – Maybe You’d Like A Slice Of The Action?
The Norwegian company Northern Xplorer says, quite fairly, that while marine transport is the most environmentally friendly form of transportation,…
Beyond the Urbanality: Liz Barker’s Photographs are a Vivid Celebration of Perth’s Manmade Landscape
There is no denying the persuasion of a well-considered photograph - it unearths something greater, conveying more about the scene…
Anatomy of a ship’s arrival – from the Moles to the Inner Harbour
We recently featured the arrival of the Agamemnon in our Freo Today department. We saw her appear as a speck…
Did everyone in Bridgerton have syphilis – Except for Lady Whistledown?
Just how sexy would it really have been in Regency era London? The success of Netflix’s Bridgerton is owed to many…