The Queenslander was the prestige train of Queensland Rail’s fleet in 1993. It alternately travelled the Brisbane – Cairns and the Brisbane – Proserpine return journeys. They have now upgraded their fleet and run more frequent services. Installing a new sound system in the Daintree Lounge carriage, I realised that I would be working all …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
The forest of love
William Ricketts created this sanctuary with its sculptures amongst the trees in the forest on Mount Dandenong. I had visited it years ago when William Ricketts was still alive and water flowed in the water features. The years since my previous visits have made me value that spiritual experience and William’s message even more. I …
Mixed dried fruits
The object in mixing these fruits is to save the necessity of buying a number of small packages of each variety. Time is thereby saved the grocer in serving and the housewife in using. The pantry is tidier and a considerable amount of waste is prevented. Should the contents of this pack become too dry …
What I learned!
I was about 7 years old and my chore was to sweep the concrete paths, all the way from the driveway to the side gate and from the back gate to the house. The paths seemed very long as I was comparatively small. To me it seemed such a pointless exercise and I was doing …
A scary experience
One day in 1981 I volunteered to install two security cameras below the space frame above the top floor of the Wentworth hotel. It was the hotel on the top 15 floors of the 50 floor 35 Collins Place tower. The hotel is now named Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. I was working for Australian Video …
A great team
In 1972 I was working on the Australian production of the live musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. The promoter, Harry M Miller, produced this stage music spectacular and I felt privileged to have been chosen to work as a member of the sound department. I worked hard with the rest of the sound department, helping to …
I put my daughter at risk
She was 14 at the time. In January 2001 she agreed to do the Landmark Forum program for young people. However she later wanted to attend the Big Day Out event in Melbourne to see Limp Bizkit, one of her favourite bands instead. I wanted her to do what she had agreed to so I …