yorkgumMar 15, 20226 minBush skillsI have been privileged to work with, and to observe a lot of highly skilled bushmen in my time. Men who could shear a sheep, put up a...
yorkgumMar 14, 20228 minMonash on the Western FrontIn a paper written earlier this year in the wake of the 2009 Victorian bushfire disaster, I drew a pointed analogy. The failed and...
yorkgumMar 14, 20227 minDipping into "While the Billy Boils"The days have been very hot at Gwambygine recently, and after a morning in the orchard or slashing weeds or pruning my trees, I usually...
yorkgumMar 14, 20223 minThe day the light came onI worked as a forester and lived in Northcliffe and Pemberton, deep in the karri country, for many years between 1962 and 1975. It was a...