A heads up before they roll out Barilaro
“I see that John Barilaro and family visited Taronga Zoo on Sunday,” notes Alan Edwards of Roseville. “But, don’t worry folks, as soon as he purchased tickets, the staff radioed ahead and closed the koala exhibit.”
Dr Tony Hunt of Gordon (C8) thanks Norman Carter for the additional information and has now made his diagnosis: “I thought as much because many breeds of dog are unable to pick the Bosey and they assume that a right-handed wrist spin bowler is always going to put down a leg break or a straight-on bowl. This neuro-visual defect is very common in many breeds and especially in terrier types (like Harriette) and is exacerbated by a more front-on stance. The condition is genetic and incurable. I hope this is of some help Norman. Remember some dogs can’t even bunt.”
“Yes, Charles Haran (C8), I too found amazing stories from World War I in Trove,” writes Shirley Gill of Roseville. “My most treasured finding was a letter written to the family by my father from a Prussian POW camp describing how he was shot and found six hours later in the snow by enemy soldiers who delivered him to hospital, treated him in four different hospitals until finally he was well enough to be placed in hospital in a POW camp. I never knew my grandfather but am eternally grateful for his ability to get written-up in newspapers, enabling me to fill in a large part of my family history. However, I feel sorry for our descendants who won’t have the benefit of all our local newspapers which are now closing down. Emails and SMS also deny the possibility of written letters being available for researchers. Don’t leave it until too late to seek out the old folk in your family for stories.”
Following through with this offering from Jane Stevenson of Fairlight: “I can’t help thinking that the name of Nigella’s recent book is rather unfortunate.” The title? Cook, Eat, Repeat.
“All this talk about Chesty Bond (C8) and China is off the mark,” thinks Alastair Wilson of Balmain. “My Bonds’ singlets are made in Cambodia, although designed in Australia, but I’m not sure just how much ‘design’ goes into a singlet.”
One can empathise with the vagaries presented by Google Assistant (C8) and the like but there’s “nothing to be negative about, Ian Minus,” says Tony Moo of North Sydney.
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