Tag: Territory Wildlife Park

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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”

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1990s Darwin Snippets and Vignettes Writing

The Darwin Letters No. 5

A big bird of prey and its handler
"Ready to fly". The birds of prey demonstration at the Territory Wildlife Park really was impressive. 14 January 1995.

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Tuesday 17 January 1995

20/288 Casuarina Drive
Nightcliff NT 0810

G’day Mum and Dad,

Sorry we missed you on Sunday, Mum. How did you and Deb do at the Markets? Is this the first time you have sold stuff there? I can’t remember if we ever did get around to going to the Cannington Markets, I know we had intended to. How do they compare with other markets?


Greg’s going very … Read the rest ... “The Darwin Letters No. 5”