Category Archives: tradition

>Well, I’ll be hallowed!

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Victor

> (St Stephens Newtown churchyard this morning) Halloween; for me another one of those cultural oddities seen only in American movies and not, in my experience, practised in Australia. But times are changing. (Woollahra) A few neighbour’s homes have been … Continue reading →

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>Anzac Day at ‘Palmo’

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Victor

> The morning of Anzac Day in Sydney was cool, cloudy and drizzly. At Palm Beach on the northern peninsula locals (and we interlopers) gathered outside the Palm Beach RSL (Returned Services League) for their traditional march and ceremony. The march … Continue reading →

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>Twelfth Night

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Victor

> It is Twelfth Night and it looks like one of my neighbours is taking it seriously placing their Christmas Tree amongst the garbage bins.

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