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...
by Kathryn Spurling | Jan 25, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
During August and September 2015 Australian Army Sapper Curtis McGrath, added more medals to the cabinet. At the ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy, in late August he defended the World VL2 200m title he won in Moscow in 2014. Even...
by Kathryn Spurling | Jan 24, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
There are paper planes in the foyer dangling on string from above. As the door is opened the rush of winter air makes them flutter and bob playfully. This is fitting because there are children’s names festooned on fuselages, and this mid-west New South Wales school,...
by Kathryn Spurling | Jan 23, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
Invariably the history of war is presented from the perspective of campaigns, strategic and tactical delineations and, generals. The story of war, however, is about the people and the ongoing legacy suffered by families, communities, and the nation. They fell in...
by Kathryn Spurling | Jan 22, 2021 | Blogs - Kathryn Spurling
When I climbed into the bus it was near full. Onboard were the most amazing survivors – crew of the first HMAS Perth. I knew these men well by now after many interviews for my book Cruel Conflict: the triumphs and tragedies of HMAS Perth 1. I had delighted in their...
