Featured Image: Photo by Andrew Watson, Palm Cockatoo, Chilli Beach, Iron Range National Park, Cape York Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 21 December 2025 Cape York Birding 2025, Lakefield and Iron Range National Parks Main Points Preamble Introduction Inala Nature Tour Day 1 Cairns to Musgrave Roadhouse, Golden-shouldered Parrot Day 2 Lakefield National Park, Red Goshawk, Star Finch Day …
Norfolk Island Postcard
Featured Image: Vista to Bird Rock from Captain Cook Monument Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 27 July 2025 My postcard series is idiosyncratic. The postcards are short descriptions of travel and places, but there is no theme or rhyme or reason. They are short snippets about things that you might not have heard about or experienced otherwise. The series …
Madagascar Wildlife Adventure 2
Featured Image: Tails-aloft beside the Berenty Spiny Forest, Berenty Private Reserve Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 23 March 2025 Madagascar Wildlife Adventure: Part 2 Ankarafantsika, Berenty, Andasibe-Mantadia Why go to Madagascar? Look at any map of Africa and the eye is drawn to down south to this big island off the east coast, Madagascar. What is it? Geographic isolation …
Madagascar Wildlife Adventure 1
Featured Image: Baobabs in Classic Dry Baobab Forest, Mosa Reserve near Ifaty Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 23 February 2025 Madagascar Wildlife Adventure, Part 1 Ranamofana, Isalo, Ifaty Why go to Madagascar? Look at any map of Africa and the eye is drawn to down south to this big island off the east coast, Madagascar. What is it? Geographic …
Chinese Ceramics Treasures
Featured Image: Detail from Vase with wucai polychrome decoration of one hundred deer motif, Wanlai reign, Ming dynasty 1573-1620. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 October 2024 My first visit to Taiwan was permeated with ignorance, which stimulated me to write articles because Taiwan fascinated me in unusual ways. The first article First Visit to Taiwan summarised what I …
Snail Lane Taiwan
Featured Image: A colourful snail from Snail Lane, Tainan, Taiwan Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 12 August 2024 My first visit to Taiwan was permeated with ignorance, which stimulated me to write articles because Taiwan fascinated me in unusual ways. The first article First Visit to Taiwan summarised what I thought I discovered. The second article, though about Snail …
Kruger National Park Safari
Featured Image: White Rhino in the Bush. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 27 July 2024 This is the seventh article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours and Kruger National Park in South Africa with …
Chobe National Park, Camping Safari
Featured Image: Coming Away from the River and the Mud Wallow, Chobe National Park, Botswana. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 17 June 2024 This is the sixth article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours …
First Visit to Taiwan
Featured Image: Taiwan birding in rice fields near Beitou Taipei, on the opposite side of Beitou MRT Station from the hot springs and the mountains. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 21 May 2024 My first visit to Taiwan was permeated with ignorance, which stimulated me to write articles because Taiwan fascinated me in unusual ways. The first article First …
Emily Kam Kngwarray Painter, 1914-1996
Featured Image: Detail from Wild Yam V 1995, Hassall Collection Sydney, 153 x 243 cm Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 March 2024 When I was at school (a very long time ago) the corridors were festooned with dark dusty copies of impressionists and probably even a Vermeer. When I first went to Paris, I was gobsmacked by the …
Southern African Safari, Large Raptors
Featured image: A kettle of vultures both Lappett-faced and White-backed Vultures rising together on a thermal on a rural highway outside of Solitaire in the Namib-Naukluft Park. We saw kettles of vultures several times in the morning. The vultures need to gain height to begin the business of searching for dead animals. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 February …
Safari to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls, Part 2
Featured image: Spotted Hyena in Waterhole, Central Etosha National Park, Namibia, 6 October 2023 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 January 2024 This is the fourth article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours and …
Safari to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls, Part 1
Featured image: Lesser Flamingo, Walvis Bay, Namibia, 2 October 2023 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 11 December 2023 This is the third article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours and Kruger National Park in …
Welwitschia
Featured image: Intrepid Welwitschia Hunters in the Namib Desert, Namibia, 1 October 2023 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 24 November 2023 This is the second article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours and Kruger …
A Lark in Africa
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 8 November 2023 This is the first article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours and Kruger National Park in South Africa with Lion Roar Safaris. The articles in order …
Snail Lane Taiwan
Featured Image: A colourful snail from Snail Lane, Tainan, Taiwan Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 12 August 2024 My first visit to Taiwan was permeated with ignorance, which stimulated me to write articles because Taiwan fascinated me in unusual ways. The first article First Visit to Taiwan summarised what I thought I discovered. The second article, though about Snail …
Emily Kam Kngwarray Painter, 1914-1996
Featured Image: Detail from Wild Yam V 1995, Hassall Collection Sydney, 153 x 243 cm Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 March 2024 When I was at school (a very long time ago) the corridors were festooned with dark dusty copies of impressionists and probably even a Vermeer. When I first went to Paris, I was gobsmacked by the …
Clarice Beckett Painter, 1887-1935
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 June 2021 When I was at school (a very long time ago) the corridors were festooned with dark dusty copies of impressionists and probably even a Vermeer. When I first went to Paris, I was gobsmacked by the Impressionists in the Jeu de Paume, and similarly with Vermeer in Amsterdam and Den Haag. They …
Life Fragments
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 January 2021 Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print Portfolios 2003 & 2005, 5 Tag 2005: a major solo exhibition, 6 Tag II 2007: solo exhibition, 7 Moral …
Pandemic Art Update
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 September 2020 Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print Portfolios 2003 & 2005, 5 Tag 2005: a major solo exhibition, 6 Tag II 2007: solo exhibition, 7 Moral …
Johannes Vermeer Paintings
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 13 April 2020 When I was at school (a very long time ago) the corridors were festooned with dark dusty copies of impressionists and probably even a Vermeer. When I first went to Paris, I was gobsmacked by the Impressionists in the Jeu de Paume, and similarly with Vermeer in Amsterdam and Den Haag. They …
Linocut 101 for Artists
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 January 2019 Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print Portfolios 2003 & 2005, 5 Tag 2005: a major solo exhibition, 6 Tag II 2007: solo exhibition, …
Moral Ambiguities 2011: A Major Solo Exhibition
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 June 2017 Moral Ambiguities, A Major Solo Exhibition Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print Portfolios 2003 & 2005, 5 Tag 2005: a major solo exhibition, 6 …
Bosch 500th Centenary Exhibition, The Prado 2016
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 4 November 2016 When I was at school (a very long time ago) the corridors were festooned with dark dusty copies of impressionists and probably even a Vermeer. When I first went to Paris, I was gobsmacked by the Impressionists in the Jeu de Paume, and similarly with Vermeer in Amsterdam and Den Haag. They …
Tag II 2007: Solo Exhibition
Featured Image: Detail from Hidden worlds #3, Harmony & Discord, October 2003, Digital Lambda Print, 23×23 cm Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 21 August 2016 Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print Portfolios 2003 & …
Tag 2005: A Major Solo Exhibition
Featured image: The Old Red Tag Series #1 & #3, 119 x 84 cm Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 7 May 2016 Tag 2005: A Major Solo Exhibition Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print …
The Colour of India
Featured image Lambadi Woman, Gramya 2005 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 23 March 2016 The Colour of India Introduction Having just visited India in February/March 2016. I’m inspired again by the wonders of India, even though the NGOs I’m aware of despair at the the excesses of the current central government. In mid-2010 the South Coast Pastel Society (New South Wales, …
Artists Exchange Portfolios 2003 & 2005
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 6 March 2016 Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print Portfolios 2003 & 2005, 5 Tag 2005: a major solo exhibition, 6 Tag II 2007: solo exhibition, 7 Moral …
Art Collector 2003
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 15 February 2016 Articles on my own art and exhibitions are as follows: 1 Use By 2002: my first exhibition, 2 Transit 2002: my first solo exhibition, 3 Art Collector Magazine 2003, 4 Artists Exchange Print Portfolios 2003 & 2005, 5 Tag 2005: a major solo exhibition, 6 Tag II 2007: solo exhibition, 7 Moral …
What is History 3: The Medieval Mind
Featured image: The Medieval Mind, Bode Museum, Berlin 2014 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 February 2016 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, …
Street Food Bangkok 2023
Featured Image: Buying a Take-Away Dinner at a Street Stall Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 23 June 2023 This is the second article on street food. Street Food in Bangkok is the companion article to Street Food in Chiang Mai. Another article on Bangkok is about the Klong Saen Saep Transport System. The article on street food in Chiang Mai …
Street Food Chiang Mai 2023
Featured Image: Cowboy Hat Lady, Chang Phuak Market Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 5 May 2023 Street Food in Chiang Mai is the companion article to Street Food in Bangkok. Another article on Bangkok is about the Klong Saen Saep Transport System. Articles in the series on food and restaurants in Chiang Mai are: 1 Akha Tribal Food, 2 …
Food in Chiang Mai 7: 2023 Update
Featured Image: The 46th Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2023, Parade Float Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 8 March 2023 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 8 March 2023 Articles in the series on food and restaurants in Chiang Mai are: 1 Akha Tribal Food, 2 Pho Vieng Chane, 3 Khao Soy, 4 French & Italian Restaurants, 5 Airport Plaza, 6 …
Postcard from McLaren Vale
Featured Image: McLaren Vale Vineyards Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 April 2022 My postcard series is idiosyncratic. The postcards are short descriptions of travel and places, but there is no theme or rhyme or reason. They are short snippets about things that you might not have heard about or experienced otherwise. The series so far are: 1 Boudhanath Stupa, …
AA Gill & British Pubs
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 December 2020 A few of my more random reviews of terrific books are: 1 Roy Lewis The Evolution Man (also Sci Fi), 2 Sean Dooley (on birds), 3 Giulia Enders Gut, 4 Marie Kondo Tidying, 5 Secret City (Canberra spy series), 6 Atoms, Bytes, Genes (21st C convergence in science), 7 EM Foner Union Station …
International Peasant Foods
Featured Image: Poor Indian Girls by Train, Altiplano Peru 1974 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 30 March 2020 I’m no longer young. When you are young late teens, 20s, if you are interested in food, you begin to experiment with taste and variety beyond what you have experienced before. You experience new food sensations. This is very rare with me …
Winnipeg Center of the Food Universe
Featured Image: Front of La Vielle Gare Menu Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 21 February 2020 I’m no longer young. When you are young late teens, 20s, if you are interested in food, you begin to experiment with taste and variety beyond what you have experienced before. You experience new food sensations. This is very rare with me later in …
The Humble Percent & Food Labels
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 24 November 2017 The Humble Percentage and Food Labels Introduction Percent or (percentage) used to be spelled per cent (and sometimes still is). It comes from the latin per centum meaning by the hundred. What percent means is changing any list of numbers that add up to an irregular total into a modified list that …
Food in Chiang Mai 6: 2017 Update
Featured update image: Mueang Mai Wholesale Market, March 2017 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 4 May 2017 Articles in the series on food and restaurants in Chiang Mai are: 1 Akha Tribal Food, 2 Pho Vieng Chane, 3 Khao Soy, 4 French & Italian Restaurants, 5 Airport Plaza, 6 Update 2017, 7 Update 2023, 8 Street Food. Another article is …
Food writing 3: More Articles I liked from Choice Cuts
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 7 October 2016 Food writing 3: More Articles I liked from Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky This is the last of three articles on Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky. The reason I am analysing this anthology of food is because of my own and probably almost everyone’s general ignorance of food writers through the ages. …
Food writing 2: Articles I liked from Choice Cuts
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 11 September 2016 Food writing 2: Articles I liked from Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky This is the second of three articles on Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky. The reason I am analysing this anthology of food is because of my own and probably almost everyone’s general ignorance of food writers through the ages. …
Food Writing 1: Mark Kurlansky, Choice Cuts
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 September 2016 Food Writing 1: Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky, a look at food writing across history (2002/2004) This is the first of three articles on Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky. The reason I am analysing this anthology of food is because of my own and probably almost everyone’s general ignorance of food …
Food in Chiang Mai 5: Airport Plaza
Featured Image: Airport Plaza, entry to Kad Luang Food Hall, pre-prepared meats to take home Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 9 April 2016 Articles in the series on food and restaurants in Chiang Mai are: 1 Akha Tribal Food, 2 Pho Vieng Chane, 3 Khao Soy, 4 French & Italian Restaurants, 5 Airport Plaza, 6 Update 2017, 7 Update 2023, …
Food in Chiang Mai 4: French and Italian Restaurants
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 23 July 2015, updated March 2016, February 2023 Articles in the series on food and restaurants in Chiang Mai are: 1 Akha Tribal Food, 2 Pho Vieng Chane, 3 Khao Soy, 4 French & Italian Restaurants, 5 Airport Plaza, 6 Update 2017, 7 Update 2023, 8 Street Food. Another article is about What Travel Costs …
British Food — an appraisal of the middle
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony May 2015 Trip to the UK 16 July to 16 September 2014 In Britain or in far-flung outposts around the world in what either used to be the British Empire or in countries influenced by Britain, one meets the British. And when the conversation turns to food, the Brits inevitably bore you about how …
Hunza Valley, Pakistan: Our Trip 4
Featured Image: Lady Finger or Bublimating (6000 metres) and Hunza Peak (6270 m) above Karimabad, Hunza Valley, Pakistan. Ultar Peak (7388 m), Bojahagur Duanasir II (7329 m) are within 5 km. Rakaposhi (7788 m) and Diran Peak (7266 m) although around 27 kilometres away dominate the horizon across the river and the Karakorum Highway, KKH, May 1995. Breadtag Sagas ©: …
AA Gill & British Pubs
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 December 2020 A few of my more random reviews of terrific books are: 1 Roy Lewis The Evolution Man (also Sci Fi), 2 Sean Dooley (on birds), 3 Giulia Enders Gut, 4 Marie Kondo Tidying, 5 Secret City (Canberra spy series), 6 Atoms, Bytes, Genes (21st C convergence in science), 7 EM Foner Union Station …
E M Foner Union Station Series 1: Overview & KDP
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 October 2020 EM Foner Union Station Series & Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) A few of my more random reviews of terrific books are: 1 Roy Lewis The Evolution Man (also Sci Fi), 2 Sean Dooley (on birds), 3 Giulia Enders Gut, 4 Marie Kondo Tidying, 5 Secret City (Canberra spy series), 6 Atoms, Bytes, Genes …
What is History 11: World Economic History
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 4 May 2020 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, environment, disease and natural disasters that have shaped …
What is History 10: Polynesia a Natural Experiment of History
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 23 January 2020 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, environment, disease and natural disasters that have shaped …
Richard Evans Schultes & Rubber
Featured: Wade Davis The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes, 2004. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 September 2019 Richard Evans Schultes & Rubber Introduction I met a young Swiss man about thirty in Pakistan in 1995. I’ll call him Marc. We shared a jeep with he and his girlfriend up the Kaghan Valley through the snow. …
Wolves, Bears, Yellowstone
Featured Image: Elk, Yellowstone National Park Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 11 July 2019 Our trip to National Parks in the Western USA began shortly after Yellowstone opened in May. We were lucky to undertake this trip and some house-sitting in the Fraser Valley in Western Canada before Covid-19. I’ve written two articles on this trip Wolves, Bears, Yellowstone and …
What is History 9: Jared Diamond Guns, Germs & Steel Overview
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 December 2018 What is History 9: Guns, Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond, 1997: Overview & Critique My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history …
What is history 8: EH Carr History as Progress
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 July 2018 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, environment, disease and natural disasters that have …
One Sentence
Featured image: Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina, UK Film 2012 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 June 2018 Although, I’ve written book reviews on Classic Science Fiction, a few on Detective & Crime Fiction and three on food writing. I haven’t dwelled on anything literary except for four articles: 1 False Memories and the Mill on the Floss, 2 The …
What is history 7: EH Carr Causation in history
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 May 2018 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, environment, disease and natural disasters that have …
The last days of Osama bin Laden 1: Abbottabad
Featured Photo: Aslam Jadoon /EPA 2011 Abbottabad, between the Piffers and the Balochis Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 28 July 2015 This post somehow got erased. It is not a new post in 2018! Part 1 merely sets the stage and tries to answer the question posed by newspapers at the time and recently: Whether Osama bin Laden was …
The Second Coming WB Yeats
Featured Image: WB Yeats, Poetry Foundation from Chicago History Museum Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 4 February 2018 Although, I’ve written book reviews on Classic Science Fiction, a few on Detective & Crime Fiction and three on food writing. I haven’t dwelled on anything literary except for four articles: 1 False Memories and the Mill on the Floss, 2 The …
What is History 6: Religion
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 October 2017 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, environment, disease and natural disasters that have shaped …
Classic SciFi 10: Arkady & Boris Strugatsky, Roadside Picnic
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 8 September 2017 As with my Detective & Crime Series, I began Classic Sci Fi with great ambition. I haven’t got to all of the Classic Scifi that I wanted to write about but I am pleased with what I have achieved. Inspired by the Neglected Books Page, I have resurrected some neglected or …
Artificial Intelligence History, Toby Walsh, 2025
Featured Image: An artificial intelligence ChatGPT created, Ghibli Studio styled representation, of an old bushwalking photo taken at Square Rock ACT. The request took seconds. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 22 September 2025 This is article two in a series on AI. The first article in the series is 1 Artificial Intelligence Explained. Toby Walsh The Shortest History of …
Trump’s Tariffs, Making America Poorer Again
Featured Image: Trump with his Tariff Board, 2 April 2025, Whitehouse-Facebook Breadtag Sagas ©: Author John, 23 May 2025 Preamble The present article is a first for me, I am showcasing another author. Many articles have been written about 2 April 2025, President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ but John Madden I think clarifies the history and the issues better …
Artificial Intelligence Explained
Featured Image: Ancient technological artefact, detail from Tony Stewart, Hovering Christ 2011. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 6 September 2024 This is article one in a series on AI. The second article in the series is Artificial Intelligence History, Toby Walsh. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Explained Simply Main Points Definition of Artificial Intelligence Preamble Visual overview: Go, AI companion, sex …
Welwitschia
Featured image: Intrepid Welwitschia Hunters in the Namib Desert, Namibia, 1 October 2023 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 24 November 2023 This is the second article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours and Kruger …
A Lark in Africa
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 8 November 2023 This is the first article in a series on Southern Africa inspired by a birding trip to Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls with Rockjumper and two safaris to Chobe National Park in Botswana with Kalahari Tours and Kruger National Park in South Africa with Lion Roar Safaris. The articles in order …
What is History 13: World History and Big History
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 11 September 2023 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, environment, disease and natural disasters that have …
What is History 12: References from Jared Diamond, Guns Germs and Steel
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 14 August 2023 My what is history series somewhat naively perhaps looks at history from the broad perspective of what processes an intelligent naked ape might go through to develop civilisation. From that perspective the study of human history should also consider the external forces, including geography, environment, disease and natural disasters that have …
Organisational Thermometer
Featured Image: Jock Macneish My Elbow Room Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 28 March 2023 Several things coming together at once prompted me to think about Fred Emery’s ideas and my involvement in them from 1979 to the end of the 1990s. First was involvement in doing politics differently and getting an independent senator David Pocock elected into the …
Cathy McGowan Lessons in Activism
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 5 November 2022 Lessons in Activism by Cathy McGowan Notes for Activists from Cathy McGowan, Cathy Goes To Canberra, 2020 Cathy Goes To Canberra is a gem of a book and I’d encourage you to buy it and read it. But, for those who want to put doing politics differently into action, hopefully this summary …
Participative Workplace Design
Featured Image: Jock Macneish and Tony Richardson The Choice 1994 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 4 October 2022 Several things coming together at once prompted me to think about Fred Emery’s ideas and my involvement in them from 1979 to the end of the 1990s. First was involvement in doing politics differently and getting an independent senator David Pocock elected …
McQuitty Causal Path Statistics
Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 September 2022 Several things coming together at once prompted me to think about Fred Emery’s ideas and my involvement in them from 1979 to the end of the 1990s. First was involvement in doing politics differently and getting an independent senator David Pocock elected into the Australian parliament. After the election, I thought search-based …
The Search Conference Fred Emery
Featured Image: Merrelyn Emery Ed. Searching: for new directions, in new ways for new times, Centre for Continuing Education, Australian National University 1976. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 4 August 2022 Several things coming together at once prompted me to think about Fred Emery’s ideas and my involvement in them from 1979 to the end of the 1990s. First was …
Annotated Emery and Trist Causal Texture Paper
Featured Image: FE Emery Ed. Systems Thinking, Vol 1 Penguin, 1981. Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 12 July 2022 Several things coming together at once prompted me to think about Fred Emery’s ideas and my involvement in them from 1979 to the end of the 1990s. First was involvement in doing politics differently and getting an independent senator David Pocock …
Clive Purcell WWI Soldier
Featured Image: Frank Hurley, Infantry Marching in Single File to the Front Line, Western Front 1917, State Library NSW Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 1 March 2022 Also see the article about Clive’s sister Annie Purcell WWI nurse. Clive Purcell WWI Soldier, Gallipoli and France/Flanders, 1915-1919 Main Points What was the Australian Infantry Force (AIF) in World War I (WWI)? …
Annie Purcell WWI Nurse
Featured Image: Clive and Annie Purcell, Studio Portrait, Sandhill Camp, England, June 1918 Breadtag Sagas ©: Author Tony, 2 February 2022 Also see the article about Annie’s brother Clive Purcell WWI soldier. Auntie Nam, Annie Watkins Bennett Vize Purcell, WWI Nurse (1887-1941) Introduction My mother called her Auntie Nam. She liked and admired her greatly. She was the sister of …
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