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Bowenwood
So, what’s the big deal?
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One down, five to go…
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Week 2: Pamplona-By-The-Sea
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So, how come they’re filming this in Bowen?
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Week 3: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over...
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Week 4: More of the same...
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Week 5: They burned down the church five times...
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Week 6: My Wife Thinks I’m Pregnant
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Week 7: She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain...
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The Albums
Research and Artwork
Around the Set
Pamplona-by-the-Sea
The Jackman Diversion
Volunteers
Filming
The Fiction Projects
Dirty Work at The Crossroads
Desperate Days at The Crossroads
Zen and the Art of Locating The Real Australia
Ballantyne
Considerations
Difficulties
Complications
The Too-Hard Basket
Ballantyne: The Drafts
In the Pipeline
The Non-Fiction Projects
About The North
Mapping The North
Origins, Indigenes and Antecedents
Places
People
Pre-1788 Historical Figures
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Afonso de Albuquerque
Early Life
Socotra, Hormuz and on to Cochin
Albuquerque Takes Over
Goa
Malacca
Retaking Goa
The Spice Islands and China
To the West
To Hormuz; Albuquerque's Death
Anaximander of Miletus (c.611—546 BC)
Anaximenes (d.c.528 BC)
George Anson
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475—1519)
Sir Joseph Banks
John Byron
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Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Cabral's expedition
Early life and appointment to command the 2nd Armada
"Discovering" Brazil
On to Calicut
Around the Cape
Back to Portugal
Jan Carstensz
Outward bound
Skirmishes and the way home
Philip Carteret
Thomas Cavendish
James Cook
Early Naval Service
Round New Zealand and on to Australia's east coast
Homeward Bound
Second Voyage
Third Voyage
Death and Legacy
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Alexander Dalrymple
William Dampier
Second and third voyages
Bartolomeu Dias
Around the Bottom of Africa
Subsequently
Peter Dillon
Francis Drake
Dumont d'Urville
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Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 –194 BC)
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John Evelyn (1620 – 1706)
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Juan Fernández
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Vasco da Gama
The Expedition
Around the Cape
On to India
Calicut and the return journey
Outcomes
Following up
Second voyage
Changing fortunes
Viceregal appointments
Successors and sons
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Robert Hooke (1635–1703)
After Micrographia
Hecataeus (c. 550 BC – c. 476 BC)
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Jandamarra (c. 1873—1897)
Willem Jansz
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Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
William Kidd (c. 1645-1701)
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Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de La Pérouse (1741-1788)
John Locke (1632–1704)
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Ferdinand Magellan
Early Life and Service in the East
Changing Allegiance
Preparations
Across the Atlantic
Port St Julian
Seeking a Passage
To the Pacific
Across the Pacific
Magellan Dies
Starting for Home
The Voyage Concludes
Alessandro Malaspina
Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 – 1715)
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Pemulwuy (c. 1750 – 1802)
Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79)
Plutarch (c. 46 – 120)
Posidonius of Apameia or Rhodes (c. 135 BC – c. 51 BC)
Travels and Writings
Strabo on Posidonius
Posidonius and Eratosthenes
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Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
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John Ray (formerly Wray, 1627-1705)
Woodes Rogers
Setting Out
Juan Fernandez to Guayaquil
Galapagos, Gorgona and Galleons
Galleons and Guam
Homeward Bound
Legal and Financial Difficulties
Going After Pirates
Governor of the Bahamas
Debt and a Second Term
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Edward Russell, Earl of Orford (1652–1727)
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Alexander Selkirk (1676–1721)
To Juan Fernandez
Castaway
Rescued
Across the Pacific
Fame and Fate
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William Sherard (1659–1728)
Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1650-1707)
Sir Hans Sloane
Jamaica and London
The Royal Society
Collections and Manuscripts
A Significant Legacy
Sir Robert Southwell
Back in Britain
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Abel Janszoon Tasman
Luis Váez de Torres
Through Torres Strait
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George Vancouver
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Anthony van Diemen
Ruy López de Villalobos
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Lionel Wafer (1640–1705)
Samuel Wallis
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The Travelogues
Around the Big Back Yard
Over the Horizon: Across the Wide Brown Land
Northern Tasmania 2007
Introduction
Friday, 30 November 2007: Mackay > Melbourne
Saturday 1 December: Melbourne > Launceston > Clarendon House
Sunday 2 December: Clarendon House > Ross > George Town
Ross
Woolmers Estate
Towards George Town
George Town
Monday 3 November: George Town > Tamar Valley > Launceston
Dalrymple; Pipers Brook; Jansz Tasmania
Brook Eden; Bridestowe Lavender Farm
A final winery and back to Launceston
Tuesday 4 November: Launceston
The Zig-Zag track
The Gorge Restaurant
Downtown Launceston
Wednesday 5 November: Launceston > Melbourne
Heading north
Back across Bass Strait
Melbourne
The Homeward Leg
The last leg
The Photo albums
Clarendon House
Ross
Woolmers
Roses
The Gorge
Downtown Launceston
South Australia 2008
Preface
Earlier Trips
A Basic Itinerary
Which Wineries?
Ranking the Results
Getting There
Saturday, 1 November 2008
On to the Gold Coast
Sunday, 2 November 2008
The Rest of the Day
Monday, 3 November 2008
Terminals
To Meleden Villa
Clare Valley
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Meleden Villa
On the Road to Auburn
A Stroll around Downtown Auburn
Lunch and on to the Tasting Trail
Taylors
Mintaro and Back to Auburn
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Knappstein and Leasingham
Lengthy Conversations
Judgements
On to Kirrihill
Lunch and the Quest for Dinner
Pauletts
Pikes
Home via Watervale
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Planning the Day
Tasting the Jim Barry Range
Into the Reds
Quarry Hill, Sevenhill and on to Neagles Rock
The Rest of The Rock's Range
Mitchell Wines
Lunch at Skillogalee
Kilikanoon
Olssens of Watervale
Crabtree Wines; Back to Base
Barossa, Adelaide and Back Home
Friday, 7 November 2008
Tuscany
Annie's Lane
To the Barossa
Choices
Lunch with Maggie
Off to Seppeltsfield
Seppeltsfield
Tasting the Fortifieds
On to Rockford
A Noteworthy Range
Thorn-Clarke
Dinner among the Vines
Saturday, 8 November 2008
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Sunday, 9 November 2008
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The Photo Albums
Henley Beach
Auburn and Mintaro
Wednesday
Thursday
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Adelaide
Indian Pacific/ Western Australia 2010
The Itinerary
The Train Leg
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Thursday, 12 August 2010
Friday 13 August 2010
Into Sydney
Around the CBD
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Harbour Views from Circular Quay
Off to the Fish Markets
An Early Lunch
Oysters, Sashimi and Riesling
On to Darling Harbour
And Across to Central
Welcome Aboard
Heading West
Introducing the Club Car
Dinner and Bed Time
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Into Broken Hill
What Has Richard Done?
Into South Australia
Where's the Goyder Line?
Peterborough and Points Beyond
Musings on Pauses
Towards Adelaide
Appointments
Back to the Train
Rolling Again
Monday 16 August 2010
Breaking Day
Early Morning
Nullarbor Breakfast
Into Cook
On the Ground in Cook
Stark Hostility?
Vast Indifference
An Unchanging Horizon
Into Kalgoorlie
On the Ground in Kalgoorlie
Odd Encounters
Perth and Environs
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
An Odd Encounter
Into Perth
Kings Park
Sandalford and Houghton
On to Dinner
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
All Aboard
Who Is That Culinary Icon?
Down the Swan
Through Freo
Across to Rotto
The Wild West End
Bound for Lunch
Seagulls and Smorgasbords
Quokkas and the Return Voyage
Afternoon Tea? Tasting? (Shrug)
Dinner and iPads
Thursday, 19 August 2010
78 Records
Down to Freo
Lunch and Shipwrecks
The Batavia
Roundhouses and Maritime Museums
Back to Perth
A Shopping Excursion
Disappointments and Dinner
The Wildflower Trail
Friday, 20 August 2010
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Saturday, 21 August 2010
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Sunday, 22 August 2010
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Monday, 23 August 2010
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010
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Margaret River
Wednesday, 24 August 2010
Sorting Destinations
Down Caves Road to Lenton Brae
On Cellar Door Attendants
Tasting the Range
To Woodlands and Brookland Valley
Brookland Valley
Heading Towards Lunch
Hay Shed Hill
Passing through Ashbrook Estate
Vasse Felix
Downtown Margaret River
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Caves Are Not My Thing
Leeuwin Estate
The Rest of the Range
Voyager Estate
An Impressive Range
Stella Bella
The Reds
Lunch and Onwards
Cape Mentelle
To the Beach for a Break
Sunset and Beyond
Friday, 27 August 2010
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Back to Perth
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The Last Leg
The Photo Albums
Sydney Friday Afternoon
Circular Quay
Fish Markets and Circular Quay
Broken Hill
Towards Adelaide
Onto the Nullarbor
Over the Horizon: Further Afield
On the Road in Japan
Hughesy's iBooks
The Archive
The Blogs
The Original LHoC
The Living Room
The People's Republic of the Little House of Concrete
The People's Republic of the LHoC Blog
Thank you Mr Jobs
A Plague On Both Their Houses
Teaching Australian History
The Little House of Concrete Sports Desk
Series by Series
Australia in England 2013
The Ashes Squad 2013
The Warner Imbroglio
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Bring On Uncle Fester
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Thirty-Five Hours Out
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Off to Trent Bridge
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Trent Bridge Day 1
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Trent Bridge Day 2
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Trent Bridge Day 3
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Trent Bridge Day 4
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Trent Bridge Day 5: The Entrails Part 1
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After Trent Bridge: The DRS
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And in overnight news...
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Off to Lords...
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Lords Day 1
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Lords Day 2
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Lords: The Wash-Up
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Durham Day 1
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The Ashes Down Under 2013-14
Getting Ready for the Resumption
Doing the Maths
What's an All-Rounder?
The View from Two Days Out…
A Competitive Series?
Couldn't Help Myself...
Laying Down the Law
On the morning of Day Four…
Exploring the Rankings
And we end with a weather forecast
After the Gabba: 85%
The Bowling, The Barmy Army
Developments since the close of play…
Marcus Trescothick, The Clarke-Anderson Imbroglio
What’s said on the field stays on the field?
The Sledge, The Niggle and Gamesmanship
Looking at a Whitewash
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TV and DVDs
TV and DVD articles
Found: A Holy Grail
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Full Track Listing
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
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Blow-Up
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If....
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The Kitchen
Basic tomato sauce
Pasta Carbonara
Pasta Matriciana
Sugo Alla Bolognese
Roast Chicken
Curry Traders Spice Sachets
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Pasta Al Sugo Di Pomodoro E Accuigne
Tomato Sauce With Salami And Basil
Vichyssoise
The Office
The Digital Hub
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The Garden
The Courtyard
The Big Back Yard
What's All This, Then?
Kingfisher Circuit, Capers, Airlie Beach Hotel
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Coyotes
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Cedar Creek Falls, Mangrove Jacks, Harvey Norman
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Big 4 Barney Beach/ Swain's Fish & Chips
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Gladstone
Stanthorpe
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Are We There Yet?
Not Quite...
There!
Further Afield
Over the Horizon
The LHoC Family of Web Sites
The Wine Rack
The Bookshelves
Music
Eine Kleine Hughesymuzik
Site Map
Ballantyne: The Drafts
© Ian Hughes 2017
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