by Kathryn Spurling | May 23, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
The achievements of Lauren Jackson are legendary and now recognized by her inclusion in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, only the second Australian, and first Australian woman to be so honoured. Basketball was pretty much Lauren’s life from when she...
by Kathryn Spurling | Apr 27, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
How many of us have driven to Melbourne passing through the town of Holbrook? And thought how odd it was to have a couple of submarines landlocked in this tiny place? Well, it is in part due to a War Widow named Gundula Holbrook. Lieutenant Norman Holbrook commanded...
by Kathryn Spurling | Apr 13, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
ABC Four Corners Interview Mon 13 Jun 2011, 8:00pm Transcript of Interview KERRY O’BRIEN, PRESENTER: A former naval recruit recalls an experience in the Defence Force that she says has marred her life forever. Welcome to Four Corners. Back in 1970 Four Corners...
by Kathryn Spurling | Apr 12, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
Article in the Canberra Times… It’s been all systems go lately for Canberra artist Margaret Hadfield and historian Dr Kathryn Spurling, who are now being dubbed – what else but?- The Artist and The Historian. They are also proving age is no barrier...
by Kathryn Spurling | Apr 7, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
It is Easter Sunday and a sunny day for a drive. A lunch-stop in Berridale. Across the road a memorial to service and sacrifice. It is difficult to miss, not only because it commands a prominent position on the corner of Jindabyne Road and Myack Street, but the...
