The Godfather: Peter Corris on the umbrellas of Newtown
Spring, more than winter, is umbrella time in Sydney. You might walk out on a sunny morning and get wet ten minutes later. You might take shelter, have a coffee and...
Read MoreSpring, more than winter, is umbrella time in Sydney. You might walk out on a sunny morning and get wet ten minutes later. You might take shelter, have a coffee and...
Read MoreWalking on either side of King Street, Newtown, say from Missenden Road to the railway station, it’s a rare day that you don’t encounter a beggar or a busker or both....
Read MoreFor no particular reason I can think of I recently experienced a wish to listen to Buddy Holly. I’d had some singles and a vinyl ‘best of’, but that was a long time...
Read MoreOne of the few books in my parents’ house – the collection was kept in a hallway cupboard – was an edition of Henry Lawson’s short stories. Its publication...
Read MoreRecently, I was walking up Watkin Street from Wilson towards King in Newtown on a Saturday afternoon. The street was parked solid and as one car pulled away another,...
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