Dotti Simmons loved stories and voices but most of all she loved words.
All diddle daddle done.*
Author: Joanna Baker
Joanna's first murder mystery novel was reviewed as "outstanding' in The Age, Melbourne. Her current book, The Slipping Place, is a multi-layered page-turning murder mystery, set in Hobart, available in all Australian bookshops and online. Learn more at joannabakerauthor.com. "I'm a sixth-generation Tasmanian, deeply attached to the place. I'm also deeply attached to murder mysteries of all kinds."
A Web of Deceit and Half-truths
“I willingly followed Baker as she skilfully led me away from the actual killer and entangled me in a web of deceit and half-truths. … haunting.”
Tortoises and Hares
A piece by Jane Downing about an ancient story that appears in many cultures and oral traditions.
Sad Shadows and Vivid Creativity: The Mayday Hills Arts Society
An atmospheric and beautiful place rich with history, layers of flaking plaster and paint, long echoing corridors, generous rooms with high ceilings and soft light, gardens with quiet corners. Is it any wonder that Mayday Hills has become a home for local artists?
Rise!
Accomplished Chiltern photographer Nat Ord has created ten nuanced portraits set in finely wrought landscapes.
Lost for 150 Years: Burke’s Pistol Returns to Beechworth
An incredible story: There is limited money and only three days to spare, and an important piece of Beechworth history has become available ... half way around the world ...
“After my mother enlisted me in the Burmese Army”: A Story That Just Had to Be Told
From Bihar to Berkeley, the extraordinary life of Plum Rutherford Haet, written by Andrea Palmer of Gundowring, Victoria.
Intangible Forces: the Art of Meg Sprouster
Albury painter Meg Sprouster has a deep affinity for colour and pattern, but her art is also profoundly engaged with ideas.
Worn linen covers, delicate illustrations and historical signifance: The Stanley Athenaeum collection
The old books of the Stanley Athenaeum are beautiful. Some are quirky, even a little bizarre. Others are historically significant.
Sunshine from the North: Letters from Another Time
In 2006, Nancy Cherry Sarre sat down to read some of the letters her mother had left behind. What she discovered was captivating.
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