Dad & Dave, Australia’s longest running radio drama/comedy serialisation and its answer to BBC Radio Four’s, The Archers, ran from 1937 to 1953 with the same actors throughout and remains a much loved part of Australia’s cultural history. Continue reading “Dad & Dave, Mum & Mabel”
Five miles (8km) north of Gundagai, just off the Hume Highway which connects Sydney to Melbourne you will find this monument consisting of a small dog sitting on a box. ‘Tis this “Dog on the Tuckerbox” and its associated songs and poetry which catapulted Gundagai to fame not only in Australia but around the world. Continue reading “The Dog on the Tuckerbox”
Regular readers of my reviews will know that I enjoy visiting old cemeteries for the fascinating insight they provide in terms of social history and, for the more famous cemeteries, the opportunity to visit the graves of well known people from history. Continue reading “Folklore within Okunoin”
Returning to Enniskillen from a visit to Bundoran we decided to take a less travelled route back along the R281 to Belcoo and from there to Enniskillen.
While the whole journey was a lovely drive, the most scenic part was driving along the south western shore of Lough Melvin. Continue reading “Lough Melvin”
