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Remembering C.K. Thompson, Newcastle journalist and author

Remembering C.K. Thompson, Newcastle journalist and author

  • Post author:Greg Ray
  • Post published:June 30, 2020
  • Post category:Greg Ray's Writing/History/Miscellaneous/Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Many Australians of a certain age will remember C.K. Thompson's books from their childhood. Thin little hardcover volumes of stories about Australian animals and birds, they were common in school…

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The real Tomahawk Joe, at last
Tomahawk Joe and friend at Cronulla, February 1938. Photo by Ray Olson, courtesy of the State Library of NSW.

The real Tomahawk Joe, at last

  • Post author:Greg Ray
  • Post published:October 20, 2019
  • Post category:History/Miscellaneous/Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Time and again, over the years, I've heard stories of a "wild white man" known as Tomahawk Joe who made a name for himself in the Newcastle area in the…

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