The Great Explorer I’ve mentioned Captain Cook before in one of my earliest entries as the man who discovered Australia. And several other ... Read more
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Tricksters and the Underworld
“Men make heroes, but death carries them away.” - Maori saying Every culture has its death myth. It is, along with birth, the common ... Read more
Australia and the Immigrant
The First Immigrants Australia’s first immigrants, as I’ve previously mentioned, arrived here almost 60,000 years ago. In those days, so ... Read more
The Tree of Wishes
My travels in Melbourne brought me to the immigration museum, where I proposed to do some of the research for my next post, about the ... Read more
The Place of Reflection
This time of year, Australia is especially popular among the young crowd from Europe. Fleeing from sub-arctic temperatures, many congregate ... Read more