Column 8
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Pasteurising cows and sparrow love
Pasteurising cows and sparrow love
Tales of two 'ologies' – chiroptera and ornitho.
The hunt for the Camden Batmobile.
Golden Oldie or Pink Lady?
Reaching Valhalla (chop tops).
Choc tops in the dark
The raw prawn cometh.
Presenting the Top 8 of Column 8.
An anthology by George!
Cobber, can you spare a fad?
The lolly school of inflation
Where's George?
Steam trams in 1937, slow post and some metric matters have caught readers' attention.
Looking for lost treats.
Plum puddings westward!
Plum puddings and propaganda
'Fush' and 'chups' and paddle pops.
Wayward wallaby skips bridge e-toll
'Milkshake duck' gets a thumbs down.
Wolf Kempa of Lithgow writes: "In 1967, our Lithgow High School Choir had completed its appearance at the School Eisteddfod at the Conservatorium and were taken to where the foundations of the Opera House had yet to reach ground level.
Nola Tucker of Kiama confirms that it "still sits snugly on the south-east coast of NSW".
Sebastian Dangerfield chained to the floor.
Mo McCackie and Annie's Room.
To start or not to start a revolution removing words from the English language?
Brush turkey on a New Year's health kick.
Of ticks and peaches.
Fun with homonyms
In search of the Christmas pudding graveyard.
Like comparing blackberries and oranges.
Downing a few with Downer.
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