Harmony on the street where races meet, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 November, 1987

Photo Grandmother Sarah Audrey Higginbottom, seen here with great grandson Carey. Circa 1987. I was her first grandchild, and we were particularly close. She brought up six children during the Great Depression and it was said of her, proudly, that she could “make a meal out of nothing”. She worked at our local school as […]

Typical scribbled notes for story, Circa 1987.

Lift the ceiling on home loans, banker urges Govt, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July, 1987

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Battlers go over the top for Labor, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July, 1987

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Adam: the boy who had everything, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July, 1987

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What will tomorrow hold? The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July, 1987.

A long day’s search for a sickbed, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 July, 1987.

“Men only’ rule scrapped as Elle makes a splash, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July, 1987. Picture Bob Pearce

Caltex stoppage is likely to continue, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July, 1987

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Psst! Anyone want a to-secret job offer? Sydney Morning Herald, 30 June, 1987

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Psst! Anyone want a to-secret job offer? Sydney Morning Herald, 30 June, 1987

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Disabled show they’re sports, 29 June, 1987.

Women deported in vice crackdown, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June, 1987

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Lithgow gets the damage in quake, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June, 1987

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Squattocracy of the city living oin the reazor’s edge, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June, 1987

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Petrol deregulation plan pips Liberals, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 June, 1987

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The verse gets worse in the modern ‘poetry of life, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 June, 1987. Pictures Peter Morris and Rick Stevens.

Resch’s refreshes debate on preservation, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June, 1987. Photograph Bob Pearce.

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Flying high on fond airline memories, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June, 1987. Picture Ian Cugley.

Other Australians held overseas, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June, 1987.

Forensic scientists tell of court frustrations, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June, 1987.

Ellen gets her wish – she’s the first paraplegic in Playboy, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June, 1987.

A boom from 6,000 mouths, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 June, 1987

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Hello sailors, says Sydney Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June 1987 Page One

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On the job, pix, Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1987. Not sure time or place.

On the job, pix, Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1987.

Secret nuclear protest plans for arrival of USS Midway, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June, 1987

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How Australia spent $23 million to find the dingo probably did it, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June, 1987

Student flights suspended after second Wilton parachutist dies, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 June, 1987.

CES not up to the job, study finds, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 June, 1987.

A quick job for a buzz, or cash, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 June, 1987

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Response from Life Education Centre, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May, 1987.

Shadows over Bond tower plan, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May, 1987.

Job Offer, The Sydney Morning Herald.

At the time The Sydney Morning Herald was regularly ranked as one of the Top 20 newspapers in the world and this was one proud day. It had been a long road to get there, and an even longer road lay ahead.

Overall, it’s still a struggle, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May, 1987 First ever Front Page

Sydney Morning Herald, 23/05/1987

Heroin: does it pay to advertise, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May, 1987

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Why do they do it? For the natural high, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May, 1987

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Expatriates say Govt must be given a chance, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May, 1987

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Some despair, some survive — but only just, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 May, 1987

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Headlines for stories from March to August, 1987, The Sydney Morning Herald.

Farmers wait for seven-year-old law, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 May, 1987

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Madams of sin flirt with respectability, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 May, 1987

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St Martin’s is resurrected, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May, 1987.

Man surrenders after 2 1/2 hour siege in house, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May, 1987.

This protest campaign is off the wall, Church says, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May, 1987. Picture David Trood

List of richest grows by 3,000, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May, 1987.

To survive on the dole, just break the law, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April, 1987.

The voice we trust is a woman’s says radio survey, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April, 1987.

Macbean off the air, say women of radio, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 April, 1987

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Aust Ukranians remember Chernobyl’s dead, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 April, 1987

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Ita off the air, but she wasn’t sacked, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 April, 1987

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John Love, Vietnam Vet, marches for the first time, The Sydney Morning Herald, Circa 24 April, 1987.

Proud Vietnam vets need no longer march at the rear, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 April, 1987

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Proud Viet vets need no longer march at the rear, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 April, 1987.

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All ears for deep sleep inquiry, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 April, 1987

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Cattle Bar the place to go for some show bull, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April, 1987. Picture Andrew Rankin.

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Big rise in child detergent poisoning, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April, 1987.

The empires strike out for Mars, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April, 1987

Danger in the Workplace, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 March, 1987.

Bitter battle for home, sweet home, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March, 1987

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Mention in one of photographer William Yang’s books regarding his portrait of David Malouf, 1987.

In the blurb for William Yang’s 1987 portrait of David Malouf:He asks me to lunch and we chat about this and that. Socially he’s very relaxed. He seems so agreeable that I wonder whether there is a tough person behind the charm. When we are about to do the photos there is a knock on […]

Business card, Sydney Morning Herald.

Overdue books from the Sydney Morning Herald library, when newspapers had libraries, 2 December, 1986.

Not sure why this letter was sent to Adelaide when I was already working for them in Sydney.

Writers in the Park Book Launch with David Malouf. 1986.

Writers in the Park. Book Introduction, Fab Press, 1986

Aborigines bid for TV licence, Financial Review, 25 July, 1986.

Media Pass 1986-1987.

A rational, definitive look at a nation’s drug dependency, Financial Review, 13 June, 1986

On the Job, pix, The Joys of General News Reporting, Sydney Morning Herald, 1986 or thereabouts.

Why the Drug Offensive May Fail, Financial Review, 23 May, 1986.

A PATHETIC DEFENSE FROM THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH NEIL BLEWETT AS TIME HAS SO AMPLY DEMONSTRATED, THE GOVERNMENT GOT THIS POLICY OFFENSIVE COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY WRONG. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REPEATEDLY IGNORED ACADEMIC AND EXPERT ADVICE IN FAVOUR OF SHORT TERM POLITICAL GAIN. THE ENTIRE COUNTRY NOW REAPS THE CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICAL, BUREAUCRATIC AND JUDICIAL IGNORANCE […]

The Return of the Terrorist, Financial Review, 17 May, 1986

Better copy not available.

Pearl from a Heart of Darkness, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May, 1986

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Grosser than life, flashier than fiction, Lamont Cranston, Financial Review, 16 May, 1986.

AIDS: Anatomy of fear, testament of hope, Review of Dennis Altman’s AIDS and the New Puritanism, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May, 1986

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Aids and the New Puritanism, The Sydney Morning Herald, Original Copy, 10 May, 1986.

Blooming Mushroom bodes well for Australia, Financial Review, 2 May, 1986.

Mea Culpa re mistake in music column, Australian Financial Review, Circa Early 1986.

SA musos deserve wider recognition, Financial Review, 27 March, 1986.

Voss, March, 1986.

I was friendly with many of the people mentioned in this story, including Richard Meale, David Malouf, Jim Sharman and Jim Waites. Meale, Sharman and Waites have all passed on. The opera Voss was a massive event in everybody’s life; and proudly regarded as a pinnacle of the country’s cultural achievements. A scene depicting Richard […]

Philip Glass crosses musical boundaries. Financial Review, 14 March, 1986.

Stop Press Books, The Adelaide Writer’s Festival, Circa March, 1986.

Letter to Verity Laughton, Media Co-ordinator, Adelaide Festival, 13 February, 1986.

Letter to painter John Nelson re Writers in the Park anthology, 7 February, 1986.

Letter to composer Richard Meale, 7 February, 1986.

Letter to composer Richard Meale. https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/meale-richard

Payment slip for music column, Australian Financial Review, 6 February, 1986.

Letter from Penguin re review books, 4 February, 1986.

Music Column, Australian Financial Review, Melbourne Summer Music, Circa Early 1986.

Books Column, Easy In The Islands, Stiletto, 29 January, 1986.

The Beat, Book Review, Circa Early 1986.

Not sure exactly who this was written for or when it was published.

Music Business Magazine, Circa early 1985/86.

Not sure but think this was written for and published by The Australian Financial Review.

Midnight Oil: Oils fight to get the beast off our land, Financial Review, 6 December, 1985.

Indigenous beat of being black in the lucky country, Financial Review, 22 November, 1985.

Back to basics for new Kuepper album, Financial Review, 15 November, 1985.

Nick Cave: A Notable Australian punk export returns, Financial Review, 8 November, 1985.

An impressionistic essay on memory, review of The Battle of Pollocks Crossing, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 November, 1985

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Rock’s durable stars are still on the road, Financial Review, 1 November, 1985.

The plain man’s universe is despairingly mundane, Review of The Stories of Raymond Carver, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October, 1985.

INXS’s success a sign of growing maturity, Financial Review, 18 October, 1985.

Rare Letter of Appreciation, MMA Management Re INXS, Financial Review, 18 October, 1985.

In Scott’s Footsteps: An Arctic Exhibition and Expedition, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 October, 1985

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Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: The fire has gone, Financial Review, 11 October, 1985.

Record piracy reappearing as problem for Australia, Financial Review, 4 October, 1985.

Letter from Harper & Row re reviewing, 4 October, 1985.

Note from Pan Books re Review Copies, 1 October, 1985.

Exorcising the past, Review of The Temp by Brigitte Lozerech, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September, 1985

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Larrikin looks to intelligent listener, Financial Review, 27 September, 1985.

Young become the big spenders on pop news, Financial Review, 20 September, 1985.

Letter to The Guardian proposing feature on media treatment of AIDS, 14 September, 1985.

Notes on Music Column for Australian Financial Review, Circa 1985.

Poet of punk brings flash from archives, Financial Review, 6 September, 1985.

Warumpi Band wins a Pacific guernsey, Financial Review, 30 August, 1985.

Style Council: Behind the style is a serious message, Financial Review, 23 August, 1985.

A sniff of tea, a BEXX and a good lie down, Financial Review, 16 August, 1985

Stark and strident, Do Re Mi pounding the political beat, Financial Review, 9 August, 1985.

Bangladeshi leader gains from cyclone, Financial Review, 12 July, 1985.

Crusading journal is Spain’s watchdog, Financial Review, 5 July, 1985.

Bob Dylan, Circa 1985, Not sure who written for or where published.

Draft note to the legendary Literary Editor Margaret Jones, Sydney Morning Herald, Circa 1985.

Amsterdam cracks down on its junkies, Financial Review, 1 March, 1985.

Interview, Nick Logan, Editor of The Face, Stiletto, Circa 1985.

WIKIPEDIA ENTRY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Logan

Next up from the author of Catch-22 … God Knows, Joseph Heller, Interview, The Bulletin, 5 February, 1985.

Contributor, Stilletto Magazine, Circa 1985.

Stiletto (Surry Hills, N.S.W.). Published. Sydney Stiletto Magazine, 1983-1989.

On Leaving London, An Australian Goes Home, 1984.

Uncertain of exact date or publication.

Interview with Norman Mailer, The Australian Financial Review, 16 November, 1984

Being more than 30 years old, this clipping is in poor condition. Our apology. Better version provided if ever found. The interview with Mailer, conducted in London, was particularly memorable.

The Outsider takes a new look at human violence, Colin Wilson interview, Financial Review, 11 May, 1984.

I might not be that kind to this particular book, but Colin Wilson was a very enjoyable interview, he took me to his club, he seemed chuffed by the attention, being then rather out of favour, and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting him.

Anthony Burgess: Clockwork Orange author’s ‘best’ list is an audacious and healthy exercise, The Financial Review, 4 May, 1984.

This is the first half of a story based on an interview with Anthony Burgess. The other half will be put here if found. The backstory behind the interview can be found in a chapter in the memoir Hunting the Famous. The clippings are more than 32 years old, hence their poor condition. If a […]

A frank look at the lives of the Koestlers, Financial Review, 6 April, 1984.

The she-devil reaps her revenge, Interview, Fay Weldon, Financial Review, 23 March, 1984.

Hammett without Hellman: the grip is broken, Financial Review, 17 February, 1984.

Mention, Capital Gay, !30: Time Tunnel, 10 February, 1984.

Mention of story on Fay Weldon in a review of The Bell, where I worked every Sunday picking up glasses. The pub went through a period where it was extremely fashionable; it was frequented by Bronski Beat and others in that crowd. I became friendly with Derek Jarman there, who was always extremely encouraging as […]

The Pretenders: The Band that tragedy couldn’t kill, Chrissie Hynde interview, Countdown The Magazine, 6 February, 1984.

Worthy tribute to a who-dunnit king, Financial Review, 1984.

Chrissie Hynde interview, Stiletto, 1984.

MacInnes — the novelist who often lost friends but never his talent, Australian Financial Review, 27 January, 1984.

Original copy, Absolute Beginners by Colin McInnes, 27 January, 1984.

Al Alvarez interview, Al’s gamble on poker pays off, Financial Review, 18 November, 1983.

This is an interview with one of the idols of my youth Al Alvarez. He wrote that classic study of suicide and the poet Sylvia Plath, The Savage God. Plath suicided in London, in the former apartment of W.B. Yeats. We became friendly for a while after the interview, and went walking near his home […]

Integral Guitars: Big Country, LAM, 8 November, 1983.

Bodyline, LAM, 4 November, 1983.

Uncertain of date.

After midnight a fable of truth and shame, interview with Salman Rushdie, Australian Financial Review, 23 September, 1983.

The background story to this interview with Salman Rushdie is contained in the memoir Hunting the Famous

Brilliance Books, London, 29 July, 1983.

Interview, Stuart Coupe and Rowen Davidson, The Tagg File, July, 1983.

Not sure of the exact date.