“Hebrews 13:8.” -  Theatre review by Robert Benchley Robert Benchley (1889-1945) was a writer, columnist, essayist and the theatre ...

  "Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."    - A A Milne (1882-1956), Winni...

  Sent to me by Byter Arthur: Curtain Rods She spent the first day packing her personal belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. On ...

Peter Bogdanovich John Ford John Wayne From Peter Bogdanovich's 2004 book Who the Hell's In It?: Peter Bogdanovich :  I'm...

  Jerilderie: The Kellys had their own system of informants, spies and safe houses.   The arrest of Kelly sympathisers only strengthened...

  The following items are all variations on a theme, that to get the most out of life, follow three little words:  Live, Laugh, Love.  I ha...

  Euroa: Although the government had brought in harsh laws to seek out the Kelly Gang and although the gang had been declared to be outla...

  Conviction (2010) Comment: Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, even Hollywood fiction.   Imagine if your brother or sister was con...

  The Stringybark Creek killings: Ellen Kelly, Bill Skillion and Bricky Williamson were sentenced by Redmond Barry on 9 October 1878. A...

  "Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress."     -  Alfred A. Montapert ...

  The Fitzpatrick Incident and Outlawed The events which resulted in Ned being declared an outlaw started on 15 April, 1878. According ...

      Today, some Irish humour . . . Three Irishmen, drunk as can be, come staggering down the street singing Danny Boy at the top of t...

  One I like: And some duplications . . . 

    Because there is so much of the Ned Kelly story still to come, I am going to leave it for a few days so that readers will not go into...

  Samuel Augustus Maverick (1802-1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the 1836   Texas Declaration of Independen...

  Everyone knows that a 5 o’clock shadow refers to visible beard growth that appears by late afternoon, after having shaved in the morning...

  The Early Years,   continued On 11 November 1870 Ned commenced a 3 month term of imprisonment on charges of assault and obscenity. Th...

  "When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one tha...

  The Early Years, continued: At the age of 12, Ned stepped into his father’s shoes when Red died. Ellen moved herself and her family...