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On The Road Again

After the excitement of Saturday's sight-seeing adventure, I took things a little more slowly on Sunday. Though I thought about getting up early and going for a walk, I stayed in bed until about 9.00am. As daylight saving has commenced, I didn't feel too guilty about sleeping in. Oh, and hey, I'm on holiday! After … Continue reading On The Road Again

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020bourke, parkes, TravelLeave a comment

The Big Sky

Late at night, there aren't too many sounds you can hear from the balcony of the apartment where I'm staying in Bourke. There's the occasional car or truck going past. There's the occasional sound of some birds or crickets. Consistently, there's the sound of dogs barking. The other night on the roadside outside Bourke there … Continue reading The Big Sky

October 5, 2020October 30, 20202web, bourke, darling river, Travel2 Comments

One Pub Town

There's a two pub stereotype for many small country towns in Australia: there's the "popular pub" that everyone goes to, and there's the "less popular pub" that sometimes struggles to stay open. When I lived at Bourke, NSW in the late 1980s, there were several pubs, and most of them were pretty popular. There was … Continue reading One Pub Town

October 4, 2020October 11, 2020bourke, Travel8 Comments

Back O’ Bourke

It's over twenty years since I last visited Bourke in Western NSW. To be precise, it was March 3, 2000, and my visit there co-incided with a visit by Queen Elizabeth II. I was working for ABC Radio presenting the NSW Regional Drive Show, and the visit by the Queen to the outback town was … Continue reading Back O’ Bourke

September 6, 2020September 9, 2020bourke2 Comments

The Passing Of Time

Though I can't be sure of the exact date, it was sometime in February 1988 (thirty years ago) when I got my first full time "paid job" in radio, working at 2WEB, Bourke. Prior to that, I was a volunteer at 2NCR-FM, Lismore (since 1978), and worked as the phone answerer for Saturday nights requests … Continue reading The Passing Of Time

March 11, 2018December 27, 2018bourke, Radio, wagga waggaLeave a comment

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Born : Lismore / Widgibal – Bundjalung

Live : Sydney / Gadigal – Eora

Also : Brisbane, Bourke, Renmark, Wagga, Perth

Work : ABC Radio (Regional and Local)

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