April 29, 2012
by Rodney Gedda
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A while back I dusted off a book about Captain Cook at a market second hand book store and added it to my Australian history collection. Captain Cook: Obsession and Betrayal in the New World by Vanessa Collingridge is as … Continue reading
April 30, 2011
by Rodney Gedda
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When I first laid eyes on Beyond Capricorn: How Portuguese adventurers secretly discovered and mapped Australia 250 years before Captain Cook at Hyde Park Barracks last year it immediately became high on my to read list. It turns out Gosford … Continue reading
February 3, 2010
by Rodney Gedda
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I was on my way to a press event in the city today. Nothing unusual about that. In a busy week I can attend upwards of 10. Today something extraordinary struck me. As I paid the taxi driver and jumped … Continue reading