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The first Australia Day, July 30, 1915

The first Australia Day, July 30, 1915

  • Post author:Greg Ray
  • Post published:January 25, 2021
  • Post category:History/Militaria/Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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At the time of The Great War, the modern conception of Australia Day did not exist. Australia as a nation had only been born in 1901, and even after that…

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My heart tells me we should change the date
My great uncle John William "Jack" Allsopp.

My heart tells me we should change the date

  • Post author:Greg Ray
  • Post published:January 26, 2020
  • Post category:Greg Ray's Writing/History/Miscellaneous

I’m glad to be Australian, and I cherish my deep roots in this amazing continent. On my father’s side of my family I can find convict ancestors, brought to the…

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On a hot Australia Day in 1945
A broken water main on the corner of King and Darby Streets, Newcastle, NSW, January 26, 1945.

On a hot Australia Day in 1945

  • Post author:Greg Ray
  • Post published:July 10, 2019
  • Post category:History/Newcastle, NSW, Australia/Vintage Photographs and Photography

Believe it or not, this photograph was taken at the corner of King and Darby Streets, Newcastle, on Australia Day, 1945. A lug on a King Street hydrant had snapped…

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