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Unrelated illustration from The Town and Country Journal, December 14, 1872. Indicates how white people viewed the frontier wars.

Notes from the frontier wars, NSW, 1848

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:July 22, 2021
Post category:History
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Ten years ago I was loaned two fascinating letters, which I was told had been written from the NSW settlement of Stroud in 1848. The letters are of great interest…

Stories from old postcards: Part 1

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:April 4, 2020
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing History Miscellaneous Vintage Photographs and Photography
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Old postcards can be interesting for a variety of reasons. For a start, they are often interesting for the subject matter they depict. And sometimes they also carry interesting titbits…

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