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Author Archives: Debbie Robson
Collecting Cobwebs: The Blue Series
My dear friend Janette Hoppe launched Collecting Cobwebs: The Blue Series on World Mental Health Day 10 October 1015. The collection is a collaboration among Australian and New Zealand poets dedicated to raise funds for Beyond Blue and raise awareness about … Continue reading
Posted in Bringing people together, Interesting books to buy, Poetry books for sale
Tagged Andy Kissing, Beyond Blue, Ed Wright, Geoff Nicholls, Janette Hoppe, Jonathon Davis, Linda Ireland, Luka Lesson, Malayna Davis, Marie McMillan, Michael Collins, Peter Brown, Peter Langston, poetry book for sale, Reese North, Rhiannon Pryor, World Mental Health Day
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Histories of Hunter Women
Novocastians, Jude Conway needs your help. As part of her project Histories of Hunter Women, Jude is trying to determine what year the following women died [and if by chance any are still alive heartfelt apologies]. As Jude explains on … Continue reading
The Margaret Henry Oral History Archive
It’s Australia Day, a time to celebrate amazing achievements by Australians and to welcome new Australians to our fold. It’s also a time to reflect on how far we have come as a nation. To do that effectively we can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bringing history to the people, Members of our community, Oral history
Tagged archives, Auchmuty Library, audio tapes, cultural life, interviews, Margaret Henry Oral History Archive, oral history, social history, social life, University of Newcastle, Vera Deacon Fund, written sources
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An update on Ruth Skilbeck’s books
It’s an exciting time for Ruth. On the 20th of this month her novel Australian Fugue: Missing will be available on Amazon Kindle and soon after as a print book that can be ordered through bookshops. Her non fiction work … Continue reading
The Fugue State and the work of Ruth Skilbeck
I first met Ruth Skilbeck when Ruth, Paula Morrow and myself were invited to read at our Booklovers group which often meets at Cooks Hill Books. I have written about Paula’s book Darwin’s Dilemma in an earlier post here. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bringing people together, Gathering books to sell, Living a creative life, Members of our community
Tagged Australian Fugue, Australian Fugue: The Antipode Room, Australian Women Writers, Darwin's Dilemma: the damage done and the battle for the forests, Missing by Ruth Skilbeck, Paula Morrow, Postmistress Press, psychology, Ruth Skilbeck, the fugue state, the fugue state in fiction, the musical fugue, The Writer's Fugue
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Wrap up of Poetry at the Press Book House
What a wonderful afternoon we had at the The Press Book House last Saturday 15th August. Thirteen very diverse, fascinating and engaging poets entertained us. Unfortunately Ivy Ireland was unable to attend due to ill health. Here’s part of my introduction: … Continue reading
Posted in Bringing people together, Poetry books for sell, Uncategorized
Tagged Dael Allison, David Graham, Geoff Nicholls, Gillian Swain, Jan Dean, Janette Hoppe, Jean Kent, Jenny Blackford, Jill McKeowen, Judy Johnson, Louise Berry, Meg Dunn, Michael Collins, poetry readings, promoting poetry, The Press Book House
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An afternoon of poetry at the Press Book House
Starving in a Garret and Papatuanuku Press is hosting an afternoon of poetry at the Press Book House Hunter Street, Newcastle on Saturday 15th August, 3.30 for 4pm start till 6pm. This is an open reading with each poet having … Continue reading
Paula Morrow on Goodreads
I recently had the good fortune to meet Paula Morrow the author of Darwin’s Dilemma: the damage done and the battle for the forests. “This novel is based on two true stories: A fictional group investigate the truth behind a … Continue reading
Posted in Gathering books to sell, Living a creative life, Members of our community
Tagged books, collaborative workspace, Darwin's Dilemma: the damage done and the battle for the forests, getting together, Goodreads, Life in Time by Paula Morrow, living a creative life, Paul Morrow, saving the rainforests
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Research communities
It’s wonderful how research communities and people can cross paths. As mentioned in an earlier blog, World War I Link gathers a lot of these communities together under the one umbrella. My blog about the Scottish Women’s Hospitals is a member … Continue reading
Posted in Bringing history to the people, Living a creative life, Members of our community, Sanctuary for writers and historians
Tagged ABC Open, AIF Database, Australian War Memorial, historians, history, Imperial War Museums, National Archives of Australia, research communities, researching the past, researching your family tree, researching your family's World War history, Scottish Women's Hospitals, World War One Link, WWI
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Starving in a Garret 