Use it or Lose it (contd)
Use it or lose it (contd) by Fred Lane PhD. “Use it or lose it,” has been a golden mantra for the elderly for years. Now, a couple of new […]
Author: Geoffrey Cole
Born 1945, joined RANC 1961, graduated 1964. Trained as a Supply Officer and retired in 2000.
Changing careers after 50
Changing careers after 50 by Casey-Ann Seaniger. Reprinted with permission, 50-something magazine, National Seniors Australia, October 2009, p. 32 With so many negative stories surrounding rising unemployment and a bleak […]
Chemo Brain
“Chemo brain” by Fred Lane PhD After years of resistance, “chemo brain” (aka post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, et al), is gaining recognition in mental health and allied professional […]
HMAS Whyalla’s last voiyage
HMAS Whyalla: her last long voyage By John Ellis Following the outbreak of World War II, the Government asked BHP if they could develop a shipyard for the war effort. […]
Descent into chaos
Descent into chaos book review by Kevin Rickard Rashid, A. Descent into chaos. Allen Lane, Penguin Books, 2008. pp 477, RRP $65. More than a century ago the contest between […]
Letecke Museum
Letecke Museum There is a little-known gem of an aviation museum less than 40 minutes by public transport from Prague. The Letecke Museum was founded in 1968 on historic Kbely, […]
Broome Pearl Luggers
Pearling Luggers Museum, Broome A visit to the Pearling Luggers Museum in Dampier Terrace, Broome is illuminating. Timing our visit to coincide with a guided tour, we learn that the […]
Iraq War
Running the war in Iraq book review by Kevin Rickard Molan, J. Running the war in Iraq.Harper Collins Publishers: Pymble. 2008. pp.358, $32.99. (Seen at $3.99 on some remainder […]
Tiru and Vendetta
USS Tiru and HMAS Vendetta by Pat Burnett and Sam Sakker. Footnote by Tom De Voil On the night of Thursday 3 November, 1966 the US Submarine Tiru, on passage […]
HMAS Fremantle
HMAS Fremantle: A young Lieutenant goes west by John Jobson It was late in 1952, as a fully qualified Lieutenant, that I received my appointment as third officer of HMAS […]