For my #photofriday #histbookchat post I just want to say how much I appreciated the Mawson bookshop. My son and I loved visiting and chatting with David who was always kind and generous with his knowledge and most importantly we bought heaps of great books! All the best to you both, Kristen. 🍰📚
Just a little reminder folks. We cease trading at the Mawson shop 3.00 1 November. There's still plenty of stock available: military, fiction, aboriginal history, fishing etc. So last chance (almost) to visit. BTW: we've put our website inventory on vacation pro tem. We'll reinstate ... SOON!
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
For my #photofriday #histbookchat post I just want to say how much I appreciated the Mawson bookshop. My son and I loved visiting and chatting with David who was always kind and generous with his knowledge and most importantly we bought heaps of great books! All the best to you both, Kristen. 🍰📚
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Final proof. Exciting and terrifying in equal measure. #amwriting
October 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Final proof. Exciting and terrifying in equal measure. #amwriting
Soon I’ll be picking up where Fortress Rabaul leaves off with ‘Target: Rabaul - The Allied Siege of Japan’s Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943-August 1945’ by Bruce Gamble. It is also my humble #photofriday #histbookchat offering this week.
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Soon I’ll be picking up where Fortress Rabaul leaves off with ‘Target: Rabaul - The Allied Siege of Japan’s Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943-August 1945’ by Bruce Gamble. It is also my humble #photofriday #histbookchat offering this week.
My ruptured achilles and smashed knees have been healing nicely so I started on longer walks a few weeks ago. I’m up to 17km and absolutely loving it. #walking #rehab
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October 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This #photofriday I am reading ‘Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943’ by Bruce Gamble. This is the 2nd book in Gamble’s trilogy and focuses on the opening phase of the conflict when Rabaul served as a springboard for new Japanese offensives. #histbookchat /2
October 17, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This #photofriday I am reading ‘Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943’ by Bruce Gamble. This is the 2nd book in Gamble’s trilogy and focuses on the opening phase of the conflict when Rabaul served as a springboard for new Japanese offensives. #histbookchat /2
This #photofriday I am reading ‘Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul’ by Bruce Gamble. This is a re-read for me and kicks off a new series looking at Lark, Sparrow and Gull Forces, inc. infantry battalions and other units in New Britain, New Ireland, Timor and Ambon. #histbookchat /2
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This #photofriday I am reading ‘Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul’ by Bruce Gamble. This is a re-read for me and kicks off a new series looking at Lark, Sparrow and Gull Forces, inc. infantry battalions and other units in New Britain, New Ireland, Timor and Ambon. #histbookchat /2
This is where I leave the Broken Eighth and this series which was a fascinating, rewarding and memorable look at the Australian Armoured Corps history, the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment, the 2/3rd and 2/4th Machine Gun Battalions and the 2/15th and 2/14th Field Regiments. Lest we forget. #histbookchat
October 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This is where I leave the Broken Eighth and this series which was a fascinating, rewarding and memorable look at the Australian Armoured Corps history, the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment, the 2/3rd and 2/4th Machine Gun Battalions and the 2/15th and 2/14th Field Regiments. Lest we forget. #histbookchat
This week for #photoFriday I am currently reading ‘The Broken Eighth: A history of the 2/14th Australian Field Regiment- Darwin - New Guinea - New Britain’ by Ron Jackson, who joined the regiment in Darwin in 1942. The title of the book refers to the Regimental Colour Patch. #histbookchat /2
October 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This week for #photoFriday I am currently reading ‘The Broken Eighth: A history of the 2/14th Australian Field Regiment- Darwin - New Guinea - New Britain’ by Ron Jackson, who joined the regiment in Darwin in 1942. The title of the book refers to the Regimental Colour Patch. #histbookchat /2
This week I am still reading ‘From Snow To Jungle‘. In the book Ray Parkin and his ‘Into The Smother’ was mentioned and I thought I would have no chance of ever finding it. To my delight I came across it last Friday and it is my humble #photofriday #histbookchat offering. /2
September 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This week I am still reading ‘From Snow To Jungle‘. In the book Ray Parkin and his ‘Into The Smother’ was mentioned and I thought I would have no chance of ever finding it. To my delight I came across it last Friday and it is my humble #photofriday #histbookchat offering. /2
This #photofriday I am currently reading ‘From Snow To Jungle: A history of the 2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion’ by John Bellair. Formed in South Australia in June 1940 and sent overseas in April 1941 to join the 7th Australian Division in the Syrian campaign … #histbookchat /2
September 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This #photofriday I am currently reading ‘From Snow To Jungle: A history of the 2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion’ by John Bellair. Formed in South Australia in June 1940 and sent overseas in April 1941 to join the 7th Australian Division in the Syrian campaign … #histbookchat /2
This #photofriday finds me with the 2/4th Machine Gun Bn, the Ghosts in Khaki, who are now in captivity. My book was previously owned by a member of the 2/4th who was sent to the railway with D Force and perhaps it was his copy of the Serenity Prayer which I found marking this page. 🙏🏻 #histbookchat
September 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This #photofriday finds me with the 2/4th Machine Gun Bn, the Ghosts in Khaki, who are now in captivity. My book was previously owned by a member of the 2/4th who was sent to the railway with D Force and perhaps it was his copy of the Serenity Prayer which I found marking this page. 🙏🏻 #histbookchat
This week finds me on Singapore Island with the 2/15 Field Regiment. Fighting alongside them are three Australian infantry battalions and the 2/4 MG Bn. My humble offering this #photofriday is ‘Ghosts In Khaki: The History of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion’ by Les Cody. #histbookchat /2
August 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This week finds me on Singapore Island with the 2/15 Field Regiment. Fighting alongside them are three Australian infantry battalions and the 2/4 MG Bn. My humble offering this #photofriday is ‘Ghosts In Khaki: The History of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion’ by Les Cody. #histbookchat /2
This #photofriday finds me reading ‘Gunners In The Jungle: A story of the 2/15 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 8 Division’ by Cliff Whitelocke which covers the Malaya Campaign, Nov 1940 to Feb 1942.
“In battle courageous, in captivity its spirit remained unbroken” #histbookchat /2
“In battle courageous, in captivity its spirit remained unbroken” #histbookchat /2
August 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This #photofriday finds me reading ‘Gunners In The Jungle: A story of the 2/15 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 8 Division’ by Cliff Whitelocke which covers the Malaya Campaign, Nov 1940 to Feb 1942.
“In battle courageous, in captivity its spirit remained unbroken” #histbookchat /2
“In battle courageous, in captivity its spirit remained unbroken” #histbookchat /2
Fin. The stories were so incredibly moving and well told. In Dick Mountford’s story he recounts the time in Changi hospital when he helped the orderlies look after Rod Wells and his sig. mate who had so far endured 18 months of inhumane solitary confinement in Outram Road Gaol. #histbookchat
This week I’m on a trip up the NSW coast and hoping for a rainy day tomorrow so I can curl up with my current read ‘It Happened To Us’ by Gunner Finkemeyer. It’s a collection of stories, in their own words, by members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment. I absolutely love it. #histbookchat /2
August 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Fin. The stories were so incredibly moving and well told. In Dick Mountford’s story he recounts the time in Changi hospital when he helped the orderlies look after Rod Wells and his sig. mate who had so far endured 18 months of inhumane solitary confinement in Outram Road Gaol. #histbookchat
This week I’m on a trip up the NSW coast and hoping for a rainy day tomorrow so I can curl up with my current read ‘It Happened To Us’ by Gunner Finkemeyer. It’s a collection of stories, in their own words, by members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment. I absolutely love it. #histbookchat /2
August 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This week I’m on a trip up the NSW coast and hoping for a rainy day tomorrow so I can curl up with my current read ‘It Happened To Us’ by Gunner Finkemeyer. It’s a collection of stories, in their own words, by members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment. I absolutely love it. #histbookchat /2
This week my #photofriday offering is the book I am currently reading: ‘Tid-Apa: The History of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment’ by N C Smith. It’s impossible to read about the Malaya campaign without wanting to know more about these courageous fellas.
Tid-Apa. It’ll be OK. 🫡
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Tid-Apa. It’ll be OK. 🫡
#histbookchat
August 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This week my #photofriday offering is the book I am currently reading: ‘Tid-Apa: The History of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment’ by N C Smith. It’s impossible to read about the Malaya campaign without wanting to know more about these courageous fellas.
Tid-Apa. It’ll be OK. 🫡
#histbookchat
Tid-Apa. It’ll be OK. 🫡
#histbookchat
Nothing new from me this #photofriday but I’m home tonight and only pages away from the arrival of the Australian Centurions in Vietnam. This has been an absolute gem of a book. 👌📚 #histbookchat
Travelling soon and faced with the usual dilemma of what book to take. It can’t be too big, too heavy, too fragile, too precious … you know the drill. But the only book I want to take fails all of that! It is ‘Australian Armour’ by R Hopkins and it is also my #photofriday #histbookchat offering.
August 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Nothing new from me this #photofriday but I’m home tonight and only pages away from the arrival of the Australian Centurions in Vietnam. This has been an absolute gem of a book. 👌📚 #histbookchat
Travelling soon and faced with the usual dilemma of what book to take. It can’t be too big, too heavy, too fragile, too precious … you know the drill. But the only book I want to take fails all of that! It is ‘Australian Armour’ by R Hopkins and it is also my #photofriday #histbookchat offering.
August 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Travelling soon and faced with the usual dilemma of what book to take. It can’t be too big, too heavy, too fragile, too precious … you know the drill. But the only book I want to take fails all of that! It is ‘Australian Armour’ by R Hopkins and it is also my #photofriday #histbookchat offering.
This #photofriday my offering is ‘Battle On 42nd Street: War in Crete and the Anzacs’ bloody last stand’ by Peter Monteath. I took this photo three years ago in Streaky Bay while on a road trip across Australia and it is the book that led me to ‘The Story of the Maori Battalion’. 🔥📚 #histbookchat
July 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This #photofriday my offering is ‘Battle On 42nd Street: War in Crete and the Anzacs’ bloody last stand’ by Peter Monteath. I took this photo three years ago in Streaky Bay while on a road trip across Australia and it is the book that led me to ‘The Story of the Maori Battalion’. 🔥📚 #histbookchat
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Golden Earring - Radar Love (Official Music Video [HD])
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July 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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This #photofriday finds me enthralled with the ‘Imperial Warriors’ but also thinking ahead to the last book in my current series of memorable battalions and regiments. Last, but by no means least, my offering is ‘Te Mura o te Ahi: The Story of the Maori Battalion’ by Wira Gardiner. #histbookchat /2
July 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This #photofriday finds me enthralled with the ‘Imperial Warriors’ but also thinking ahead to the last book in my current series of memorable battalions and regiments. Last, but by no means least, my offering is ‘Te Mura o te Ahi: The Story of the Maori Battalion’ by Wira Gardiner. #histbookchat /2
My humble #photofriday offering this week is ‘Battle of the Wine Dark Sea: The Aegean Campaign 1940-1945’ by Lew Lind. I haven’t read this one yet, although I absolutely adored his book ‘Flowers of Rethymnon’. An enticing cover wouldn’t you say, @lwestwoodauthor.bsky.social ? 😘 #histbookchat
July 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My humble #photofriday offering this week is ‘Battle of the Wine Dark Sea: The Aegean Campaign 1940-1945’ by Lew Lind. I haven’t read this one yet, although I absolutely adored his book ‘Flowers of Rethymnon’. An enticing cover wouldn’t you say, @lwestwoodauthor.bsky.social ? 😘 #histbookchat
This week finds me in 1917 on the Western Front with Victoria Schofield and The Black Watch. Thoughts are also with the legendary Gurkhas so my #photofriday offering is ‘Imperial Warriors: Britain and the Gurkhas’ by Tony Gould. Fair chance this will be rolling off the TBR soon. #histbookchat
July 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This week finds me in 1917 on the Western Front with Victoria Schofield and The Black Watch. Thoughts are also with the legendary Gurkhas so my #photofriday offering is ‘Imperial Warriors: Britain and the Gurkhas’ by Tony Gould. Fair chance this will be rolling off the TBR soon. #histbookchat
