Wallaby Track Columns 2002

Norman McVicker’s Tales from along the Wallaby Track Year 2002

Date Published WT Number Title
2002.02.26 658 Women on the Wallaby (The stories of Women in the Outback- Syrian Mary, Buckaroo Mary, etc.)
2002.03.05 659 The Outback (The Year of the Outback- The Outback where is it? – George Edwards and radio serial “Dad and Dave”)
2002.03.12 660 Outback Legends (Various authors and poets – The Durack Family)
2002.03.19 661 Perchance to Dream (About books- autographed copies – The Sandwich Manual, etc.)
2002.03.26 662 The Exotic Sandwich (The history of the Sandwich- about recipe book Sandwich Exotica)
2002.04.02 663 Up! Up! and Away! (The stories of early Australian flyers- Lawrence Hargrave, Bert Hinkler, Amy Johnson, Jean Batten, BCPA, Qantas, Sir Hudson Fysh)
2002.04.09 664 A Bicentenary to Remember (The story of Matthew Flinders and his discoveries)
2002.04.16 665 The Teamsters- God Bless ’Em! (The story of the outback teamsters and the bullock drivers)
2002.04.23 666 Buckaroo Mary and You–and Me. (The life and times of local identity “Buckaroo Mary and her daughter Vicki.
2002.04.30 667 A Fabulous Fake (The Life and Times of Bernard Otto Holtermann and the Holtermann Nugget)
2002.05.07 668 The Founding Mothers (Written for Mothers’ Day 2002–The women of the First Fleet–Nancy Ferrel)
2002.05.14 669 As Crime Goes By (The Life and Times of Molly Morgan)
2002.05.21 670 Quong Tart- Merchant. (The Life and Times of Quong Tart)
2002.05.28 671 Wiseman’s Ferry (The Life and Times of Solomon Wiseman–the establishment of Wiseman’s Ferry, NSW)
2002.06.04 672 Publish or be Damned (The story of Australian publishing-George Robertson-George How- David Scott Mitchell)
2002.06.11 673 Our First Bushranger (The story of convict John “Black” Cesor)
2002.06.18 674 Gifted Artist–Convict Forger (The Life and Times of Joseph Lycett)
2002.06.25 675 For the Love of a Smuggler (The Life and Times of convict Margaret Catchpole)
2002.07.02 676 Convict Thief to Riches (The Life and Times of Samuel Terry)
2002.07.09 677 Australia’s First Medical Diploma (The Life and Times of convict William Redfern)
2002.07.16 678 Country Picnic Races (The story of the establishment of the country Picnic Races- the Gibson and Chisholm families-Goulburn)
2002.07.23 679 A Prince of Pickpockets (The Life and Times of George Barrington convict pickpocket)
2002.07.30 680 The Guinness Book of World Records (The story of the establishment of the Guinness Book of World Records- Sir Hugh Beaver, Norris and Ross McWhirter)
2002.08.06 681 Farthing Dips and Sperm Whale Flares (Theatre in Australia-the first performance- Robert Sidaway-John Sparrow)
2002.08.13 682 Simeon Lord–Astute Trader (The Life and Times of convict Simeon Lords, merchant, manufacturer, trader)
2002.08.20 683 Flash! Flash! Bang! Bang” (The story of bushrangers robbing The Mudgee Mail, Frank Lowry and John Foley, Bushrangers Frank Gardiner and Chinaman Sam Poo)
2002.08.27 684 When a Tractor Drove “The Guardian” Press (Electricity comes to Mudgee. the story of when electricity cut off to “The Guardian” a tractor was used to supply power to flat bed press)
2002.09.03 685 The “Jewboy” Gang (The Life and Times of Edward Davis, the “Jewboy” gang including, James
Everett. John Marshall and John Shea. The murder of John Graham)
2002.09.10 686 The Last Australian Outlaws (The life and Times of Jimmy and Joe Governor)
2002.09.17 687 Outlaws Capture and Trial (Jimmy and Joe Governor)
2002.09.24 688 Gold ! Off to the Diggings (The story of Mudgee District Gold Rushes)
2002.10.01 689 When the Postman Blew His Whistle (The History of Mudgee Post Office and Telegraph Office)
2002.10.08 690 Sparkles, Spangles and Sawdust (The magic of the Circus)(Jones’ Circus 1858 in Mudgee)
2002.10.15 691 Surgeon, Soldier, Superb Viticulturist (The Life of Dr. Thomas Fiaschi and Mudgee Vineyard)
2002.10.22 692 Dancing the Night Away (The Rise and Demise of Popular Dancing and Dance Halls)
2002.10.29 693 The Sentimental Bloke (The Life and Times of C.J.Dennis)
2002.11.05 694 Nothing Like A Dame (The Life and Times of Dame Mary Gilmore)
2002.11.12 695 What Makes a “Star” (Lee Gordon and the “Big Show” Frank Sinatra etc)
2002.11.19 696 The Legendary “Stars” (Lee Gordon and American Stars, Johnnie Ray, Judy Garland)
2002.11.26 697 The Big Show Stars (Lee Gordon and Johnny O’Keefe)
2002.12.03 698 Making a Silent Movie (For The Term of His Natural Life, Sobraon, etc)
2002.12.10 699 Soapbox Operas (Newspaper serials, Film, Radio and Television serials etc)
2002.12.17 700 On Being a Writer (Achieving 700 columns, etc)
2002.12.24 701 No Room At The Inn (The Christmas Story and Trip to Israel)
2002.12.31 702 Country of Contrasts (Trip to Israel Concluded)

History and locality of Budgee Budgee, The life and work of Norman McVicker, Pocket Playhouse, Theatre memories, and Tales from along the Wallaby Track