A Bit of Perth

The past week has been one of rain with hard and heavy winds. The winds have been from the West and have pushed the ocean into the Swan River. Even fourteen miles upstream from its mouth the river is engorged. The Maylands Yacht Club’s judges post is surrounded by water. And the Maylands Jetty is [...]

For Harry Potter Retail Therapy.

List of all the shops located in Diagon Alley: 2nd Hand Brooms: A shop that sells used broomsticks. Amanuensis Quills: A shop that sells quills. It is next to Madam Malkin’s Robes For All Occasions shop. Broomstix: A shop that sells broomsticks. Eeylops Owl Emporium: A pet store located in Diagon Alley that sells owls [...]

God and Church

Burgled from I Am your God

The Dust of Uruzgan

Here in Australia we sing songs of the warriors who fight the wars our Government chooses. The memorable songs are not just of the war but of the men who fight in them and then have to live with the consequences. They tend to be against the wars yet are incredibly sympathetic to the men [...]

Sid and Sod

 

How To Stop Inflation

One of our major problems in this modern economy is inflation. The continual increases of prices and wages has the effect of reducing the value of money. In the post Reagan/Thatcher world, we have become used to Governments insisting upon but controlling the rate of inflation. Simply put, inflation is the rate at which giant [...]

A Bit of Perth

Again in Northbridge, just over the railway line, in William St. The magnificent Great Western Hotel. Now known as the “Brass Monkey”. It is described as, “A very good and virtually intact example of a gold rush period hotel. Its handsome balconies, with cast iron decoration and corner tower surmounted with a pointed dome, enhance [...]

The Ship Song Project

Sydney Opera House reinterprets Nick Cave’s iconic song. Performed by Neil Finn, Kev Carmody and The Australian Ballet, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Opera Australia, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan and The Sydney Symphony, The Temper Trap, Daniel Johns and the Australian Chamber [...]

BBC Quiz of the Week

This Week Lots of cheering for Cadel early this week. Not so much for my football team. A pleasant walk through some of the smaller streets of Perth this week gave me a host of potential “Bits of Perth”. Since then there have been a couple of severe winter storms with flashing lights and sky-rumbles. [...]

Vintage Adverts

The war had ended. There was no longer a “Black-out”. It was time to – Burgled from The Australian Women’s Weekly, Saturday 27 July 1946

A Bit of Perth

On the corner of James St and William St in Northbridge is the Busy Bee Arcade. Built in 1903 the arcade has hardly been altered, although I have doubts that the colour scheme is original!

The Physicists’ Ball

After Receiving an Invitation to a Physicists’ Ball: Volta was electrified and Archimedes was buoyant at the thought. Ampère was worried he wasn’t up on current research. Ohm resisted the idea at first. Boyle said he was under too much pressure. Hertz promised that in the future he will attend with greater frequency. Henry begged [...]

Things Not To Say!

 

Sid and Sod

 

A Bit of Perth

The Greek Kakulas family arrived in Fremantle in 1923 from the island of Kastellorizo. This island is the most eastern point of Europe and is situated 2km from the coast of Turkey. Kastellorizo was an island of wealthy sea merchants who sailed the Mediterranean trading in various commodities. Evangelos Kakulas and his oldest son Stavros [...]