Blogs in January 1970

Land’s Edge 1st January 1970

On childhood holidays to the western coast, Tim Winton’s days followed a joyous rhythm. In the mornings, the sun and surf kept him outside, in the water. In the afternoons, as the horizon wobbled with mirages and the wind...

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The Backpacker 1st January 1970

Leaving the blinding sand for the cool shade of the trees, I walked carefully through the undergrowth to where Dave, using two twigs as chopsticks, was picking up a freshly severed human finger… John’s trip to India starts badly...

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Promised Lands 1st January 1970

Modern day Steven is writing the story of William Dawes, who is one of the first Englishmen to set foot on Australia. His mission is to set up an astrological observatory to study the skies in the southern hemisphere....

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New Beginnings 1st January 1970

Twenty-two-year-old Sophie Levesque has been guardian to eight-year-old sister Mia since their mother’s death a few years ago. Luck comes their way when they inherit a small house in Hobart. Problem is, though, they don’t know or have even...

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Eucalyptus 1st January 1970

On a remote estate in New South Wales a man named Holland promises his daughter Ellen’s hand in marriage to whomever can correctly name the hundreds of species of eucalyptus tree that he has planted on his land. Ellen...

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