Wondering about my user pic? It's my farthest flung/earliest born ancestor I have a photo of. Actually I don't have it - it's in the State Library of NSW. It took a bit to prove it, and HE - Thomas Trevithick - is an interesting man. not famous. in fact, not buried in a marked grave. he lies somewhere in the cemetery at Hill End - he was born in ( Read more... )

Slowly trying to get into this. We had brunch with Siobhan this morning at Du Pont Circle. WE had no problem settling the bill, but it got us talking about Bistromathics ( Read more... )

Sydney Gazzette
Sunday April 17 1803

On Thursday night last a Setller at Kissing Point atempted to put a period to his wordly difficulties, by scientifically applying a noose to his neck and TURNING himself off in due form. The noise occasioned by this DERNIER resource alarmed a young girl in an adjoining room, who, with a remarkable presence of ( Read more... )

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