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Read more about the article Life, death and a fragment of gravestone
Newcastle's Christ Church Cathedral before the graveyard was demolished.

Life, death and a fragment of gravestone

This item was originally written for the newsletter of Newcastle Family History Society In the midst of life we are in death This haunting sentence has a long history. In its Latin form it’s an ancient Gregorian chant and it is familiar to many as part of the burial service in the book of common prayer. As a reminder that the dead are always with us, and that – as Shakespeare memorably observed, “our little life is rounded with a sleep” – the sentence is natural epitaph material. It was, for example, engraved on the tombstone…

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Unlearned observations on the law

Comment by Greg Ray Far be it from me to criticise the Australian justice and law enforcement systems. Mainly because I wouldn’t want to be sued for defamation if somebody chose to take personally any criticism I might make. The most I will do is observe that I am sometimes quite intrigued by things that occur in the twin realms of law enforcement and justice; things that lead me to ponder what implications might flow for other situations in future. In recent times I’ve been moved to such pondering by a variety of instances and last…

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Read more about the article In-house journals and corporate magazines

In-house journals and corporate magazines

In years gone by many workplaces published their own in-house magazines and newsletters. From the biggest corporations to quite small regional businesses, organisations produced these staff journals and company magazines to foster morale among employees and to help promote an image of good corporate citizenship. These days such material - where it exists at all - is generally published online, saving the cost of paper, printing and distribution. As for the vast array of publications generated in the past, it's fair to say that only a relatively small proportion remains in existence, often stuffed in drawers,…

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