Wallaby Track Columns 2007

Norman McVicker’s Tales from along the Wallaby Track Year 2007

Date Published WT Number Title
2007.01.03 907 Cosmetic Queen: Helena Rubenstein The Life, Times and Career of Helena Rubenstein)
2007.01.15 908 Farmers and “The Land” Newspaper (Looking back at “The Land” in 1914)
2007.01.22 909 Marien Dreyer: A Writer’s World (The Life, Times and Writing Career of Marien Dreyer)
2007.01.29 910 Wrecks and Shipping Disasters (Maritime History-Sydney Queen-Centaur & Others)
2007.02.05 911 Waltz With Matilda’s Banjo The Life and Times of A. B. “Banjo” Paterson)
2007.02.12 912 A Sydney Ferry Tale (The Story of Billy Blue and Sydney Ferries)
2007.02.19 913 C. J. Brennan—Spectres and Shadows (The Life of poet Christopher Brennan)
2007.02.26 914 Dawn and Dusk Bohemians (The Dawn and Dusk Club History)
2007.03.05 915 Florence Austral—the Forgotten Diva (The Life and Times of Florence Austral)
2007.03.12 916 Joe Swallow: Stories and Legends (The Life and Times of Joe Swallow as seen by Henry Lawson)
2007.03.19 917 William Jevons- Social Scientist, Economist (The Life and Times of William Jevons, scientist)
2007.03.26 918 Henry Albury—Tales of a Grandfather (The Life and Times of Henry Albury—Henry Lawson’s Grandfather)
2007.04.02 919 John Gould: Eminent Naturalist (The Life, Times and Work of John and Elizabeth Gould)
2007.04.09 Easter Monday—no publication
2007.04.16 920 Tasting Australia—Cooks and Their Books (Looking back at cooking expertise)
2007.04.23 921 Pierce Collits- Convict Innkeeper (The Life of Pierce Collits and his Inns)
2007.04.30 922 Bush Tucker: Australian Native Food (The Story of Australian Bush Food)
2007.05.07 923 A.G. Taylor—Rowdy Orator, Local M.P (The Life and Times of Adolphus George Taylor)
2007.05.17 924 Edward Smith Hall and Civil Liberties (The Life, Times and Career of Edward Smith Hall)
2007.05.21 925 Pioneer of the Paperbacks (The Life and Times of Alfred Rowlandson and the NSW Bookstall Co)
2007.05.28 926 The Lindsays—Defying “Wowserism” (The Life and Times of the Lindsay Family of Artists)
2007.06.04 927 Chesty Bond Blue or White Australian Icon (The Story of Chesty Bond Singlets and Bonds Industries)
2007.06.11 928 Raymond Longford: Silent movies to wharves (The story of Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell)
2007.06.18 929 Children’s Games: Past and Present. (The origin and history of children’s games)
2007.06.25 930 Entertainment: The spice of life (Home entertainment in the last 100 years)
2007.07.02 931 Peter Dawson: Wax Cylinder to Tape (The Life, Times and Career of Peter Dawson)
2007.07.09 932 Radio’s “Dad and Dave” Remembered at 70 (The Story of the Radio Serial, Maurice Francis and George Edwards)
2007.07.16 933 King and Queen of Radio (The Story of the radio serial and the George Edwards Players)
2007.07.23 934 Jelly Jingle: A National Icon. (The Story of the Aeroplane Jelly Song and its creators)
2007.07.30 935 Louisa Lawson: Yesterday’s Woman (The Life and Times of Louisa Lawson and “The Dawn”)
2007.08.06 936 The Cartoon: A Cultural Gateway (The Story of the Australian Cartoon & Hopkins, May, Cross and Lindsay)
2007.08.13 937 Peter Lawson: Louisa’s Favourite Son (The Life and Times of Peter James “Birdie” Lawson)
2007.08.20 938 NSW Corps: A Rum Crowd (The Story of the NSW Corps and the Rum Rebellion)
2007.08.27 939 Wattle and Daub to Heritage Listed (Sydney architecture from Early Days)
2007.09.03 940 Samuel Lyons: Tailor, convict, businessman (The Life and Times of Samuel Lyons and Charles Jeffreys)
2007.09.10 941 William Lawson: Mudgee’s other Lawson (The Life and Times of William Lawson)
2007.09.17 942 Enoch Fowler & Son: Early Master Potters (The story of Fowler’s Pottery and Enoch and Robert Fowler)
2007.09.24 943 Saul Samuel: Goldminer to Baronet (The Life and Times of Saul Samuel)
2007.10.01 944 S. S. Waratah: A Shipping Odyssey (The loss of S. S. Waratah)
2007.10.08 945 Federation: Playing at Politics (The story of the beginning of Federation)
2007.10.15 946 Fiery Redhead: A Tourist Inspiration (The life and Times of L. M. Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables)
2007.10.22 947 S. H. Terry: Wealthy Mudgee MP (The Life and Times of Samuel Henry Terry)
2007.10.29 948 T. A. Scott: He put the “s” in sugar (The Life and Times of Thomas Alison Scott)
2007.11.05 949 Isaac Nichols: Sydney’s First Postmaster (The Life and Times of Isaac Nichols)
2007.11.12 950 Tilly Devine: A wild, wild woman. (The Life and Times of Tilly Devine)
2007.11.19 951 Andrew Thompson: Hawkesbury Flood Hero. (The Life and Times of Andrew Thomson)
2007.11.26 952 Augustus Alt: Footsteps in the Sand. (The Life and Times of Augustus Alt, Surveyor-General)
2007.12.03 953 Barbara Baynton: A Life of Fact and Fiction. (The Life, Loves and Times of Barbara Baynton)
2007.12.10 954 Kate Leigh: The “Sly Grog Queen”. (The Life and Times of Kate Leigh and the Razor Gangs)
2007.12.17 955 Mudgee Town –Two Special Anniversaries. (The Proclamation of Mudgee as a Town)
2007.12.24 956 It’s Christmas- Eat, Drink and be Merry. (Christmas Stories)
2007.12.31 No publication

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