Obscure Box
What time was the dawn landing at Gallipoli?
It’s a good queston and one that’s hard answer. Dawn itself has many meanings but in general refers to the period before sunrise when the dark of night starts to give way to first light of day. The Australian War Memorial says of the Dawn Service: “During battle, the half-light of dawn was one of [...]
Wall Street Journal editor quits after 41 pars
A mammoth read in today’s Media section of The Australian newspaper takes a whopping 41 paragraphs to tell of the departure of The Wall Street Journal manging editor Marcus Brauchli. That’s 41 paragraphs! The article “WSJ editor quits as shake-up begins” runs to 1,668 words and just keeps going over and over the same points. [...]
The Bond movie drivers are at it again
Only days after James Bond’s famous Aston Martin DBS was recovered from an unscheduled plunge in an Italian lake, another crash on the latest 007 movie set is being reported. The AFP agency says in “No solace for Bond stuntmen after second crash” (Wednesday 23 April 2008) that two stunt men are injured – one [...]
I know what you're thinking – was that 88 people who died in Bali or was it 89?
Eagle eyes here have spotted the foundation of a future conspiracy theory. A page on the Australian Federal Police website, on the Bali Bombings 2002, says 89 Australians died in the tragedy. Every other website – including other parts of the AFP website – says it was 88 Australians who died in the bombing on [...]
I bet this story has legs
For those who complain that Australian news never seems to make it overseas, then this story is for you. A Central Queensland hospital is to close for a day so authorities can tackle an invasion of potentially deadly redback spiders. Queensland Health’s Rural Director of Nursing, Ellen Palmer, told the ABC: “We have upped our [...]