Tag Archives: Swamp Jockeys

Mandawuy Yunupingu – Australian Story, Monday 19 October

October 18, 2009 – 10:00 am

From the dim recesses of memory I recall that Mandawuy turned up one night while we were on tour in Sydney with an old battered guitar, a swag of great songs and a keen desire to get them heard by as many people as possible.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Aboriginal & Islander Art, Australian politics, Music, The Arts | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (4)

Roadkill of the week – Kangaroos & Wallabies of the NT

May 3, 2009 – 9:04 am

Maybe instead of blaming the animals we should be saying “I committed a murder of a kangaroo today”, “I was driving too fast to let the Wedge-tailed Eagle get enough height to get off the roadway” or “I didn’t slow down to let that Goanna cross the road safely”.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Animals, Art, Birds, Some places I've been, Stupidity, Writing and writers | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (5)