The ceaseless plea for a pay rise, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December, 1991..

Southbound yachts provide a spectacle to be proud of, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 December, 1991.

Race hopes sunk by media barge, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 December, 1991. Page One. Pic Palani Mohan.

The pub with no beer, other than its own brew, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December, 1991. Pic Greg White.

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Seven-year hitch has sailors in knots, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December, 1991. Pic Phillip Lock.

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$2m seminary may help boost Catholic priest numbers, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December, 1991.

Outrage as drug, alcohol centre shuts temporarily, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December, 1991

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SYDNEY MORNING HERALD CHRISTMAS PARTY 1991

Sydney Morning Herald XMAS Most likely 1991 Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/michele.mossop/posts/1868577130036620?comment_id=1868615416699458 From photographer Michelle Mossop In the process of rewiring my place I stumbled on a box of hidden treasures… Jones St Christmas Day ’91 or ’92?Catered lunch from David Jones7 photographers working on that dayStanding Rob Whitehead, Sandra Harvey, Stuart Davidson, Dean Sewell,Liz Dobbie, Michele Mossop, John Stapleton, […]

Where Christmas isn’t about family, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December, 1991,

Picture by Greg White: Working with son Sam on lap, December, 1991.

Stepping lightly on public transport, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 December, 1991. Pic Kylie Pickett.

Cocky’s joy as rain comes down, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 December, 1991.

First in, best dressed for Hobart, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 December, 1991. Page One. Pic Tim Clayton.

Ukrainians sing for recognition, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 December, 1991.

New grave sites on road to Resurrection, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 December, 1991 Picture Tim Clayton

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Catfight over night Manly ferry plan, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December, 1991. Pic Tim Clayton.

Country papers turn 150 in (old) style, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 December, 1991. Photograph Greg White.

Still fishing now the catch has gone, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December, 1991

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Out of work, out of touch – out west they’re fed up, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November, 1991.

Weedy invaders lap up the drought, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 November, 1991.

Task force formed to tackle toxic algal bloom, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 November, 1991.

HIV Positive Thinking, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November, 1991.

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Officials fear spread of Darling River algae, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November, 1991

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Old Soldiers Clubs Never Die, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November, 1991 Picture Michele Mossop.

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Doctors fail to knock out amateur boxers, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November, 1991.

Shelley leaves the marathon men in her wake, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November, 1991 Front page Picture Paul Jones

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Great wine … it’s a shame you’ll have to drink it, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November, 1991.

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Gay couples want right to be parents, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 October, 1991

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Ministers’ rivalry carves up State parks, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October, 1991. Picture Michele Mossop.

Report calls for tighter controls on crop sprays, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 October, 1991.

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Home sweet car park: but where can Larry and Myra go? Sydney Morning Herald, 21 October, 1991. Pictures Steven Siewert.

Let’s show you the ropes at the island auction, Cockatoo Island sell-off, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October, 1991.

This is one of the most despairing stories about Sydney I ever wrote. A lost art, beautiful black and white photography by an absolute master, Greg White, with whom I was privileged to work. These days Cockatoo Island is best known as the site for an biannual arts celebration. https://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/20bos/venues/cockatoo-island/ It’s a travesty. This island […]

AJA row over newsletter, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 October, 1991.

Outing: Tragedy or Farce, The News Story That Never Was, Outrage, October, 1991.

This was a controversy which was an interesting collision between reporting, advocacy and scandal.On the order of my bosses at the Sydney Morning Herald I had to ring up well known Italian MP Franca Arena and ask her how she felt about her twin sons being gay; at which I got a very Italian mother […]

Scaverngers ready to pluck Cockatoo Island dry Sydney Morning Herald 10 October 1991 Picture Bruce Miller

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Scavengers ready to pluck this Cockatoo dry, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October, 1991. Picture Bruce Miller.

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The Lure of the Illicit, Angus & Robertson, Rejection Letter, 9 October, 1991.

Don’t aid UK, says Sinn Fein, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 October, 1991.

The all-black, all-out football battle of NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October, 1991. Pictures Palani Mohan.

A few residents give plan the green light, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 October, 1991 Picture Kylie Picket

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Old train museum runs out of steam, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 October, 1991. Picture Greg White.

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A bitter town says it is facing ruin, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 September, 1991.

Dalgetty Rural Journalism Prize. Not successful. 27 September, 1991.

Reeling in the remembrance of things past, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 September, 1991. Picture Michael Bowers.

Huge locust plague looms in north-west, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September, 1991

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City retreat eases pain for families of the disabled, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 September, 1991.

Food feud: from vegetarian salami to salted jelly fish, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 September, 1991.

People power persuades Westpac to compromise, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September, 1991.

Protesters rally to save St Joseph’s, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 September, 1991. Picture Tim Clayton.

Taree quietly swings behind its ‘local lad’, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September, 1991.

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Rare Letter of Appreciation from Anglican Home Mission Society, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September, 1991.

Charities plead for aid in hard times, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 September, 1991. Picture Elizabeth Dobbie.

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Why a bookie puts his money on St Michael’s, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 September, 1991. Page One. Picture Steve Christo.

Rally derides Government, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 September, 1991. Picture Bruce Miller.

Town gets ‘kick in the groin’ after 133 years, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September, 1991. Picture Peter Morris.

Sydney off to keep peace, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September, 1991. Picture Michele Mossop.

Meeting promotes alcohol, say critics, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 August, 1991.

In Surry Hills, the red flag’s still flying, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 August, 1991 Front Page Picture Bob Pearce

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Roll up, roll up – for rural debt counselling, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August, 1991.

Kit for detection of snake venom, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 August,1991. Picture Steve Christo.

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Conditions hinder healing, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 August, 1991.

A boomer of a day for a dip, says Skip, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August, 1991.

Robbed customer gets money back, 16 August, 1991.

Letter objecting to SMH coverage of Gay Outing, of which I inadvertently became a part, 16 August, 1991.

City to Surf Liftout, Note of Appreciation, 13 August, 1991.

Fun and sun on the run, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 August, 1991.

City to Surf, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 August, 1991

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Gay Guerillas, Outing, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August, 1991.

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Campaign against Franca Arena, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August, 1991. Page One..

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‘Extinct’ spiders found in cave, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 August, 1991.

Wood shows spokesman’s star turn, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 July, 1991. Picture Alex Towle.

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Photo, Hard at work for The Sydney Morning Herald, 1991, Photographer Greg White.

Think the job was on fishing communities at Hat Head on the Mid-north coast of NSW and the photographer was Greg White. Not sure of exact year.

DYING WITH DIGNITY, STUART CHALLENDER, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 July, 1991.

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Troubled Waters, A Wonderland at Risk, Lakes Folly, Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald, Cover Story, 27 July, 1991.

Author on left taking photograph

Languages dropped in ethnic radio shake-up, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July, 1991.

Townships angry over water crisis, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 July, 1991.

Four children, a mortgage and no relief in sight, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July, 1991.

They don’t see eye to eye over murk, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 July, 1991.

Lithgow’s punishment: goodbye, jobs, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July, 1991.

They’d kill to stay in Killara, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July, 1991. Page One. Pic Bruce Miller.

Turning tables on the slipped disc, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July, 1991.

Seals find a better fate in Manly, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July, 1991.

Back to the land a matter of degrees for this pair, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 July, 1991.

Incarcerated by banks, a farmer loses her living, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 June, 1991

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Nature’s food hall: Plant now, eat later, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June, 1991.

Holiday storm: boaties caught, campers evacuated, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 June, 1991.

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On the job, pix, Hooning around in smart cars, The Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1991.

On the job, pix, Locust Story, The Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1991.

On the job, pix, Man living opposite the Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1991.

This man lived in an alcove opposite the front entrance of The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax building for many years during the 1980s/1990s. All attempts to move him on failed. He would always return to his alcove. He believed, from what I could tell from his more lucid moments, that he was there to pass on […]

The Russian is finally coming, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June, 1991.

On the black list: Goo-Gars claim racism, The Sydney claim racism, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June, 1991.

Snowless ski slopes at Snowy, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June, 1991.

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Learning on a Broader Basis, Kangaroo Island, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 1991. Picture Andrew Taylor.

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Get outside, boy – it’ll do you good, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June, 1991. Pic Andrew Taylor.

Oppression hidden across a sea of ignorance, Timothy Mo, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June, 1991. Pic Tim Clayton.

Farmers on the scent of dead fish, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June, 1991.

Old diggers take up fight over new medal system, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May, 1991.

School branches out to a higher plane of learning, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May, 1991. Pic Greg White.

Condon – the classic collector, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 May, 1991.

So long fish, catch you next year – maybe, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 May, 1991. Pic Greg White.

The wetlands that may become the badlands, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May, 1991. Page One. Pic Greg White.

Lucky Ron leaves bad times behind, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May, 1991.

A slice of heaven, and history, that’s going, going . . . Joadja. The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May, 1981.

Mayor calls for calm in outcry over salmonella, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 May, 1991.

AIDS research boost, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 May, 1991.

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Only thing worse than a pub with no beer, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May, 1991. Page One. Pic Andrew Taylor.

March takes over May Day, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May, 1991. Pic Steve Christo.

The battle to reclaim land from beast, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May, 1991. Pic Greg White.

A return to something more significant, Mootwingee National Park, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 April, 1991.

Goodbye farm, gone to educate the kids, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April, 1991. Page One. Pic Greg White.

How 600,000 apples a day keep the recession away, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 April, 1991. Pic Andrew Taylor.

Dust-up over coal dump plan for dairy area, The Sydney Morning Herald, 115 April, 1991.

Addiction treatment now a battleground, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April, 1991.

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So dry even the water’s gone walkabout, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April, 1991. Picture Palani Mohan

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Show ends with plea for homeless, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 April, 1991.

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Put speed cameras in bush too, says Lauer, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 April, 1991

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Elcom selling flood-prone land, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 April, 1991.

Why Pat loves a touching scene, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 April, 1991.

Dr John Parkes, Obituary, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April, 1991.

I worked with Dr Parks for almost a year at Sydney University typing up his manuscript on growth curves.He was a truly wonderful man. The book was ultimately published by Springer Verlag.

Mucking out is great, mate, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March, 1991. Pic Andrew Taylor.

Clinic worker resigns amid controversy, Pat Gehlaar aka Pat the Rat, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 March, 1991.

Shirley’s happy with hard yakka and that’s no bull, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 March, 1991.

For Les, sideshows were the main event, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 March, 1991.

When Katrina rides in, it ain’t no pony club, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 March, 1991. Pic Ben Rushton.

Here’s a real wool pullover, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 March, 1991.

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The face of a voice that millions have heard, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 March, 1991.

Test-tube calves come to the Cross, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March, 1991.

Potatoes dumped as prices tumble, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 March, 1991.

Shooter takes ducks under wing, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March, 1991. Pic Steven Siewert.

Now the cows will be able to sleep in, The Sydney Morning Herald, Circa 1 March, 1991.

Prepared to suffer our version of Spanish Inquisition, Letters, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February, 1991.

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On assignment for the Sydney Morning Herald, Lake Eyre, Central Australia, 1991. Son Sam was only a few months old.

Is that really you, Mrs Edwardes, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 February, 1991. Page One. Pic Palani Mohan.

Mardi gras parade to set sail from Elizabeth St., The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 February, 1991.

Farmers slam wool price uncertainty, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February, 1991.

Farmers advised, don’t plant wheat, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 February, 1991.

Major move likely on wool this week, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February, 1991.

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Mrs Logan’s Porridge, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February, 1991.

LETTER:STORY TO FOLLOW:

Robbin proves herbs can help animals too, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February, 1991.

Sheep in agony, say RSPCA, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February, 1991.

Major move likely on wool this week, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February, 1991.

Our concerts are canned for another year, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February, 1991.

The water’s cool, and the shrimps are nippy, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February, 1991. Page One. (Pages 1, 3, 7, and 9 on the one day).

Some homes fasce long delays for lights to come back, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January, 1991.

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Heaps of trees and woodchip by the ton, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January, 1991.

Some homes face long delays for lights to come back, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January, 1991.

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Army fears spark Croatian protests, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 January, 1991.

Beach? No mate, we’ve got the Nepean, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January, 1991 Picture Steve Christo

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Rural exports to Middle East threatened, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 January, 1991

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Now they admire what Dad did, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January, 1991.

Wool dealers give a rare smile, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January, 1991.

There’s worms at the bottom of Joe’s garden, The Sydney Morning Herald, Circa 9 January, 1991.

Just what you need in hard times: a new driving force, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January, 1991.

Just what you need in hard times: a new driving force, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January, 1991.

Budget versus bushland row over Red Hill, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 January, 1991.

16,000 farm machinery jobs lost in the past five years, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 January, 1991.

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This old tractor will do Clive till the cows come home, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 January, 1991. Picture Steven Sewert

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 7/01/1991 RESPONE:

Billy’s quiet life means a walk on the wild side, The Sydney Herald Herald, 1 January, 1991.

Fauna with a taste for the bright lights, The Sydney Morning Herald,m 31 December, 1990.