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Summer 2024: * New Year Wishes * Vale Bill and Dallas Hayden * Plans to replace missing Young Digger statue and Tim Tovell Shield * High price for Franklin Expedition photos * Soldier Boy Play * Literary Awards * Short Story: A Last Nowell

* Winter 2023: * The Investigators published * Letters * New Work, Bonny and Soldier Boy play * Digital Lending Rights * Trove rescued * Vale Edith Lock, David and Lyn Daws * Literary Awards

* Winter 2023: * The Investigators published * Letters * New Work, Bonny and Soldier Boy play * Digital Lending Rights * Trove rescued * Vale Edith Lock, David and Lyn Daws * Literary Awards

* Summer 2022-23: The Investigators cover, published in March * The Investigators background notes * Captain Flinders reel * Literary Awards

Winter 2022: * Move to Melbourne * The Investigators finished * The Last Convict published * Death of Billy Young * Literary Awards

* Christmas 2020: * The Last Convict published February 2021  * Link to interview for the Italian edition of the Convict  * Relocation to Victoria *  Matthew Flinders and The Investigators  * Shorty story Growing Up. * Literary Awards

Winter 2020: * Covid-19 * The Last Convict publication postponed  * Italian edition of The Last Convict * Writing The Investigators  * Captain Cook and the iconoclasts * Literary Awards

* Christmas 2019: * The Last Convict cover  * Moving back home  * The Investigators  * Captain Cook commemorations  *Literary Awards  * Christmas Story: Royal Tour

* Winter 2019:  The Last Convict to be published next year   * New work: HMS Investigator   * Matthew Flinders   * Vale Pam Yonge   * Literary Awards  

* Summer 2018:   Soldier Boy sells 100,000 copies   * Convict Story: rounding the turn   * Horrie the Wog Dog: Moody’s Tale    * Cook commemorations    * Young Digger centenary   * Literary Awards    * Books in print   * Christmas story: Limelight

* Winter 2018: * Captain Cook’s Apprentice published  *Convict Story: Research trip to WA * Indian-Pacific train, Perth, Busselton  * Literary Awards

* Christmas 2017: * Season's Greetings * The year ahead * James Martin (Soldier Boy) Scholarship to be launched in March * Young Digger story to be screened on SBS * New edition of Ion Idriess'  Horrie the Wog-Dog * Literary Awards  * Literary Landmark: The Great Hall of the Inner Temple * Christmas story: Christmas Aboard Endeavour.

 

Spring 2017: * Young Digger film rights sold to author Di Morrissey * Launch of the James Martin (Soldier Boy) Scholarship at Swinburne University for the 'My School Remembers' programme * Australia Post Anzac Day editions * 'Gunner' the kelpie goes on sale at Darwin Military Museum * Recent Literary Award winners * Literary Landscapes: The Yorkshire Dales.

* Winter 2017: * New edition of Captain Cook's Apprentice * Significance of the Endeavour voyage * Indigenous cultures * Literary landscape: Point Venus, Tahiti * Animal Heroes and Anzac Day * Canine Operational Service Medal * Facebook page * Books in print.

• Autumn 2017* Animal Heroes second edition – cover photo – eight new stories – Bushie and the Sudan donkey – Cocky, Willy, Pedro and Co – Very Small Creatures – Sarbi and War Dog School * Anzac Day 2017 – Portland and Telopea Park School * Literary landmark: Greyfriars Bobby.

 

• Christmas 2016: * Christmas Greetings * Billy Young reprint * 4th Squadron Centenary * Literary landmarks: Dr Johnson's House * Literary Awards * Holiday Story Christmas at Bickendorf (from Young Digger).

• Spring 2016: * New edition of Animal Heroes * Military book Anzac Day reprints * Literary Landscapes 'Bishop Wilberforce' • Search for HMB Endeavour * Literary Awards * Facebook * Books in print

• Winter 2016:  * Young Digger new edition on sale  * For Love of Country launched  * Anzac Day at Jandowae  * Productivity Commission report on IP   * Literary landmark photos from England: The Dodo  * Miles Franklin Award shortlist   * Back copies

• Autumn 2016: For Love of Country published 23 March * Cover for new edition of Young Digger * Trumpeters' Corner * Literary Landscapes: St Cross * Vale Brian Johns, Harper Lee and Umberto Eco * Back copies of Animal Heroes

• Christmas 2015: * Cover of For Love of Country * Young Digger updates * Literary Landmarks: Keats' Walk • Christmas story: Pigs • Prime Minister's Literary Awards • Animal Heroes going out of print

• Spring 2015: * New edition of Young Digger to be published in June 2016 * For Love of Country in editorial production * Australia Post to sell Anthony's military books again for next Anzac Day *Literary Landmark photos from England (Jane Austen at Winchester) * Literary Awards  * National Centre for Australian Children's Literature.

• Winter 2015: • For Love of Country to be published April 2016 • Young Digger Children's and YA edition out of print, Penguin may reissue for adult market • Fascinating wartime painting of Sandakan town in North Borneo, information sought • Recent literary awards • Books in print.

• Autumn 2015: • Travel notes and links to a recent visit to New Zealand where I met Alan Lee, one of the conceptual artiksts fot Peyter Jacksons Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit trilogies • Anzac Day Centenary, Australia Post has my books, visit to the South Coast of NSW ª Recent blog posts • Back copies.

• Christmas 2014: My new book is finished – and I think I've found the title. • Done  • Literary Crash Diet  • Editors  • Publisher  • Title  • Last words  • Happy New Year  • Literary Awards  • Vale Margaret Simpson • Christmas story The Christmas Donkey  • Back copies.

 Winter 2014:  New Young Digger photos • Admiral Manley's Map • Bulletproof! 100 years of War, Anzac and Children's Books • Growing Up eBook • In Brief.

• Autumn 2014: Children's Book Council of Australia National Conference • The Burnt Stick now an eBook • new eBook edition of The Story of Billy Young • Billy painting again • One More To Go – finishing part two of my new book • In Brief – Back Copies; Joseph Banks' Map; Young Digger news.

• Summer 2014: A Salutory Lesson • Admiral Isaac Manley's Map  • Captain Cook and the National Curriculum •Animals in War Commemoration  • National Bravery Association • The Story of Billy Young eBook.