nlefflerMar 235 minRemembering Our Seafarers – Then and NowFascinated by all things nautical, the drop-in centre run by the Mission to Seafarers caught my attention on my recent trip to Hobart....
ogreevesDec 16, 20214 minChristmas 1800 – Ambition, Jealousy and a Nation’s HeroA notorious dissolute - a man of stupendous wealth - a ménage a trois, a gothic cathedral, the nation’s hero and Christmas; what do these...
nlefflerOct 20, 20214 minA Toast to Trafalgar Day – Still Worth Remembering in 2021As we remember the Battle of Trafalgar on Trafalgar Day, let's toast Horatio Nelson and also his often forgotten junior officers.
nlefflerSep 17, 20216 min‘Patronage’ - Sounds Historic But Still AliveAustralians have been entertained recently by the contortions of the Labor Party as they attempt to shoehorn one of their “privileged”...
nlefflerJul 24, 20214 minHistory Alive – Connecting with the DescendantsI was recently delighted to be involved in an exchange which further sparked my interest in the Nelson “diaspora”; descendants of the...