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1990s Darwin Writing

The Darwin Letters – The Final Letter, No. 14

Trenna floating in a pond with a waterfall in the background.
Trenna cooling off at Florence Falls in Litchfield National Park. December 1994.

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Tuesday 5 November 1996

20/288 Casuarina Drive
Nightcliff 0810

G’day Mum and Dad

Nov 96 Greg has accepted a job offer at Murdoch University, and has agreed to commence working there on Monday 2nd December 1996 – less than four weeks from today – YIPPEE!! 

So we’re packing our bags, and aim to fly out on Saturday 30th November 1996 – 2 years, 2 weeks, and 2 days after the … Read the rest ... “The Darwin Letters – The Final Letter, No. 14”

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1990s Darwin Gardening Writing

The Darwin Letters No.8

Barb and Nat sitting happily in the spare room
"Not so spare room". Barb and Nat set up in the second bedroom in our apartment. We bought the tropical sofa bed specifically for guests - we had plenty. 19 July 1995.

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A note before Tren starts: There is about a 4 and a half month break between the following letter and the previous one. I suspect that there wasn’t one written in that time. That period includes a lot of “The Dry” when we were way more active, but during this period my parents visited and Trenna’s sister Barb visited. Our friends Lorraine and Neil also arrived to live in Darwin, Lorraine … Read the rest ... “The Darwin Letters No.8”