Wallaby Track Columns 2008

Norman McVicker’s Tales from along the Wallaby Track Year 2008

Date Published WT Number Title
2008.01.07 957 Conrad Martens: Landscape Artist (The Life and Times of Conrad Martens)
2008.01.14 958 John Verge: Architect or Farmer? (The Life, Times and Career of John Verge)
2008.01.21 959 Historic Buildings: The Barracks of Sydney (The Stories Relating to the Various Barracks of Sydney
2008.01.28 960 Early Mudgee: Law and Order (The Administration of Law and Order in Early Mudgee)
2008.02.04 961 Busby’s Bore: Sydney’s 2nd Water Supply (The life of John Busby—Surveyor and Civil Engineer)
2008.02.11 962 Elizabeth Bay House: a gem (The story of Elizabeth Bay House and Alexander Macleay)
2008.02.18 963 The Great Depression: Hunger, Riots and Police (The story of the Rothbury Riots and the Great Depression-1930s)
2008.02.25 964 Florrie Forde: Vaudeville Goddess (The Life, Times and Career of Florrie Forde)
2008.03.03 965 When Trams Ruled Sydney Streets (The History of Sydney Trams)
2008.03.10 966 Mudgee Sheep: The Early Years (The story of early Sheep and Wool in Mudgee)
2008.03.17 967 Lola Montez: maverick lover (The Life, Lovers and Career of Lola Montez)
2008.03.24  Not published
2008.03.31 968 Newspapers: Early Printers and Editors) (The Life and Times of George Howe and Sons and the “Sydney Gazette”)
2008.04.07 969 Newspapers: Freedom of the Press (The story of “The Australian” and the “Monitor”
2008.04.14 970 Transport: the steam train (The story of John Whitton and steam trains in NSW)
2008.04.21 971 Fashion: Dressing Australia (The story of fashion changes in Australia)
2008.04.28 972 Damien Parer: Cameraman at war (Life, Times and war of Damien Parer)
2008.05.05 973 Entertainers: Concert Parties in war. (The story of entertaining the troops in wartime)
2008.05.12 974 Mudgee Clergy: Two early pastors (The stories of Rev. James Gunther and Rev. Calaghan McCarthy)
2008.05.19 975 Gender Bending: “cross dressing” art (The history of “cross dressing” in the theatre)
2008.05.26 976 Fast Food: The meat pie The History of the Meat Pie and Harry’s Café de Wheels
2008.06.02 977 Kings Cross: A place in time (The story of Kings Cross – Pt 1 to 1920s
2008.06.09 978 Kings Cross: A place in time (The story of Kings Cross – Pt 2 to 1940s)
2008.06.16 979 Kings Cross: A place in time (The story of Kings Cross – Pt 3 to 1950s)
2008.06.23 980 Kings Cross: A place in time (The story of Kings Cross – Pt 4 to 1970s)
2008.06.30 981 Peter Scriven: Master puppeteer (The life of Peter Scriven and his Tintookies puppets)
2008.07.07 982 Dancing the night away (Ballroom dancing as an art in the mid 1940s)
2008.07.14 983 Prince Edward Theatre beautiful (The story of the Prince Edward Theatre and its Wurlitzer Organ)
2008.07.21 984 Marty Poppins: myths and magic (The life and work of P.L. Travers)
2008.07.28 985 Wowsers and the “six o’clock swill (How six o’clock closing of hotels came about)
2008.08.04 986 Harry Clay’s vaudeville theatre circuit (The life and career of Harry Clay and the Hub Theatre
2008.08.11 987 Ion Idriess—legendary writer (The life, times and books of Ion Idriess)
2008.08.18 988 Joseph Banks: man of flowers (The life, times and career of Sir Joseph Banks, botanist)
2008.08.25 989 Ordinary Women—extraordinary lives (Pioneer Women in various fields)
2008.09.01 990 James Ruse: first successful farmer (The Life and Times of James Ruse)
2008.09.08 991 Pedal Power—not for petticoats (The story of the bicycle and women riders)
2008.09.15 992 A duo of Unlikely Collaborators (The life and times of David Dickenson Mann and John Eyre)
2008.09.22 993 History Bits: Moment in Time Pt 1 (Various small snapshots of Australian History)
2008.09.29 994 History Bits: Moments in Time Pt 2 (Various small snapshots of Australian History)
2008.10.06 995 Abducter: Sir Henry Brown Hayes (The Life, Times and Transportation of Sir Henry Brown Hayes)
2008.10.13 996 Ann Rumsby: Scandalous web of intrigue (The legends surrounding a corrupt affair)
2008.10.20 997 Female Factory: Women at work (The story of the Female factory at Parramatta)
2008.10.27 998 The Whittons: Lives less ordinary (The life and times of Edward Whitton and family)
2008.11.03 999 Creating a Column: How it is done (How a Wallaby Track column is researched and written)
2008.11.10 1000 George J. Schneider—a man and his saddle (The story of Schneider Saddlery, Brisbane)
2008.11.17 1001 The Lawsons: places they lived. Pt 1 (The various homes of the Lawson Family)
2008.11.24 1002 The Lawsons: places they lived. Pt 2 (The various homes of the Lawson Family, concluded)
2008.12.01 1003 Viticulture: Vine to wine Pt 1 (The story of the beginning of viticulture in Australia)
2008.12.08 1004 Viticulture: Vine to wine Pt 2 (The story of wine continued)
2008.12.15 1005 Pony Clubs: Horses for courses (The history of Pony Clubs in Australia)
2008.12.22 1006 Christmas: As time goes by (The stories behind Pavlova and Peach Melba)
2008.12.29 No publication issued (Holiday)

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