Monthly Archives: February 2017

A wrong answer to a valid question

Posted on 13/02/2017 by stewculbard

It was the afternoon of Monday, 13th June, 1955. I sat on a suitcase on the quayside at Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, as, with my family and other immigrants from the UK, I waited for a bus to take us to the … Continue reading →

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Playing long and loose with people’s land and lives

Posted on 01/02/2017 by stewculbard

On April 2, 1982, Argentine forces launched the invasion of the Falkland Islands, beginning the Falklands War. There was a resounding condemnation of the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands by British politicians and press alike. The Falkland Islands was British … Continue reading →

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