Archive for month: June, 2022

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . .
A couple of weeks ago I was loitering in Hilton’s hipster haven, Charlie’s Coffee Bar, reading James Joyce’s Ulysses (not…
So, are we who we think we are?
The latest Census info on Freo is down. [caption id="attachment_27404" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit Australian Bureau of Statistics and OpenStreetMaps and…
FIVEIGHT SUBMITS PLANS FOR LANDMARK LIFESTYLE HOTEL ON HISTORIC SPICERS SITE
Fiveight, a wholly owned company of Tattarang, companies associated with Andrew and Nicole Forrest and Minderooo Foundation, has submitted its…
The ‘Dampier’ Drama
“She’d roll on a wet lawn,” I was told when assigned to duty on the 13-metre Fisheries patrol vessel, Dampier.…
What’s happening here – A bomb site?
Looks a bit, well, a lot like a bomb site. And in Upper South Freo. My goodness! Is it about…
War & Peace – Lessons to be learned from history
Should Australia join the United States in a war against China to prevent China taking the US’s place as the…
Maritime Movements – ShoreTension & Other Things
TENSION INCREASES SAFETY IN WILDER WEATHER Do you recall when the RORO, Grand Pioneer and the general cargo ship, AAL…
The Life and Times of John Gavin
I weaved myself in and out of people runnin’ so hard. I had been on ‘The Shepherd’, rejoicing to be…
After The Game With Gerry ‘Gero’ Robertson – #7 Vs The Blues
Freo well beaten by 31. Slip to #4 on the ladder on % after the Cats also win. Blues superb,…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – #9 Mark ‘Admiral’ McGowan and other high flyers
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Seems like every political leader worth…