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March 07, 2010
February 21, 2010
Australia Day
Peter Clarkson has a an enjoyable time watching tennis on Australia Day.
February 14, 2010
The Roo Show
...After a while we ate our BBQ dinner. While doing so we saw all the kangaroos come thundering through the forest on their way back up the hills...
Peter Clarkson and his wife Moira share the delights of watching Australian wildlife.
February 07, 2010
A Travelling Restaurant
Peter Clarkson and his wife Moira enjoy Christmas in Australia with relatives from England.
November 29, 2009
Gold In The Hills
Peter Clarkson is underwhelmed by the “authenticity’’ when he visits an Australian gold mining town.
November 10, 2009
A Slippery Mess Of Football
Peter Clarkson, making a welcomed return to Open Writing, tells of acute disappointment on the day of days.
September 08, 2009
Dubbo
Peter Clarkson continues his account of the long car journey from Brisbane to Melborne.
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August 30, 2009
Bogan
Peter Clarkson, a new observer of the Australian scene, introduces us to Bogans.
For more of Peter's entertaining columns please click on http://www.openwriting.com/archives/oz_musings/
August 16, 2009
Roo’s 13 – Foxes 11
With great good humour Peter Clarkson tells of the trials and worries of a long-distance road jpourney in Australia.
July 29, 2009
Christmas In July
Peter Clarkson has an enjoyable Christmas in July in Australia’s mid-winter.
July 05, 2009
We Were Not The Lucky Ones
Peter Clarkson heeds the generous side of his nature when he dreams of lottery wealth.
June 21, 2009
Disaster
Peter Clarkson encounters major computer problems.
To read more of Peter’s columns recording his new life in Australia please click on http://www.openwriting.com/archives/oz_musings/
May 31, 2009
Work
…I have had to jump from temporary contract to temporary contract.,,
Peter Clarkson tells of job hunting in Australia. To read earlier columns on he new life in Oz please click on http://www.openwriting.com/archives/oz_musings/
May 18, 2009
How’s It Going?
Peter Clarkson tells of Aussie greetings - then takes a pop at the mighty Mozart.
To read more about Peter’s new life in Australia please click on http://www.openwriting.com/archives/oz_musings/
May 10, 2009
Aussie Rules
Peter Clarkson, feeling more and more at home in Melbourne, becomes an Aussie Rules fan.
May 03, 2009
Stroking The Crocodile
Peter Clarkson and his wife visit Brisbane where he gets the chance to stroke a baby crocodile.
April 26, 2009
Friends
Peter Clarkson and his wife Moira entertain old friends, then take delivery of a shiny new friend possessed of a “transparent window device’’.
April 19, 2009
Brrm Brrm!
Peter Clarkson samples on of the world’s best driving experiences – then he sees the speedmen in action.
April 12, 2009
Fishing
Peter Clarkson and his wife Moira enjoy a spot of sea fishing.
April 05, 2009
Vineyard Tour
Peter Clarkson and his wife Moira go on a tour of Australian vineyards.
March 29, 2009
Devastation
Peter Clarkson, only recently arrived in Australia, tells of the terrible fires which devasted parts of the state of Victoria.
March 22, 2009
The Yellow Brick Road
Peter Clarkson and his wife Moira are living the dream. They have followed their yellow brick road from England to Melbourne, Australia.
Week by week, Peter will bring an account in Open Writing of their new lives in the Lucky Country. Enjoy his Oz Musings every Sunday.
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