Tomorrow night is census night in Australia. We will again be asked, at question 60, whether we are happy for our name identified data to be kept by the National Archives of Australia for release in 2105 (99 years). Say yes!
I am surprised that little more than half of the people surveyed at the last [...]
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Say yes to question 60 on census night!
Researching the ‘Post Office’ Mauritius
A few years ago I wrote an article on the research process I followed for my book, published in Philately From Australia, the journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria (of which I am a member). It explains a little more indepth the statement on my ‘About me’ page, that ‘I adore the research [...]
When does a stamp lover become a stamp?
A little snippet from The Stamp Lover, vol.1, no.1, June 1908, p.23.
Years ago I remember a newspaper paragraph stating that a gentleman got so keen on specialising the stamps of Peru that in time his “mania” (so the paper said) led him to the delusion that he himself was actually a Peruvian stamp. Our Editor [...]
You may call me Flickr Goddess… again!
Yay! Those who know me will know I love Flickr. When Flickr’s tubes were clogged the other week, I was, naturally, in need of a Flickr fix – a work day wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t involve Flickr somehow – so I entered the flickrcolourcontest.
The big bag of archival quality multicoloured plastic paper clips [...]