yorkgumMar 14, 20228 minFeeding firefightersThere was one amusing incident in the otherwise ghastly affair of the 2016 Yarloop bushfire (in which a whole town was burned). A crew of...
yorkgumMar 8, 20226 min Back from the dead - the Emu Point peppermint treesIn my book about the 1978 Cyclone Alby storm and bushfire crisis, there is a story about Albany trees. I like the story because it...
yorkgumMar 7, 20224 minAnother brush with fameI have mentioned before in these chronicles those little episodes in my life when I brushed up against a famous scientist, author or...
yorkgumMar 1, 20222 minOne of Barry Wilson's yarnsOn the long flight home from Kununurra recently, I was thinking about the recently departed Barry Wilson with whom I had worked closely...
yorkgumFeb 28, 20223 minBoring Jobs“Who’d want to work in the bush?” a young bloke said to me the other day, “it’s too boring.” The young bloke was involved in something to...
yorkgumFeb 28, 20224 minA job for a KingThe recent death of York identity Walter King brought to my mind a fascinating story told to me by Walter many years ago. I knew Walter...
