Father Long’s sacred nugget
18 June 2018 • Ron Manners AO
This story is set in Kanowna, about 20km east of Kalgoorlie. It’s a ghost town these days. But in Father Long's day, when WG …
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Forty years of farming
6 June 2018 • Ron Manners AO
My father, Chas Manners, was trained for farming at the Ballarat Agricultural College with a long-term view to run the Manners’ family farm …
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The life and times of WG Manners
19 December 2017 • Ron Manners AO
There’s a name that keeps popping up on this website and throughout my books — WG Manners, my grandfather. Since today is his …
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There’s a book inside every one of us
20 February 2007 • Ron Manners AO
Do you have a book in you that is struggling to get out? This speech, delivered at a RSL meeting, explains why and …
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When miners were heroes
18 May 1992 • Ron Manners AO
We can be heroes Can anyone remember a time when miners were heroes? When they were proud of what they did, without apologizing? …
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The pleasures and problems of delving into history
15 May 1991 • Ron Manners AO
What is history? And why is there an interest in it long after the people involved have moved on? I pondered these questions, …
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