Day in, day out, I walk and ride my bike past the yellow double-decker bus in Braddon. I don’t know what it’s doing there. I do know that it’s a Leyland Titan, OPD2. Probably made in the 1940s or 50s. Ex-NSW Department of Government Transport, fleet number 2721. I know that in 1975 it was […]
Tag: Canberra History
You’re not the only one who feels this way – Canberra Punk at CMAG
In August 2011 I found myself sitting with Chris Shakallis in the home of Robina Gugler, drinking tea and eating tim tams. Robina had pulled a selection of publications out from her personal stash – early 80s editions of Ripchord and Stilletto magazines/street press – and I was in heaven. Unfolding before me in these […]
Altered States
My review of Canberra Museum & Gallery’s nostalgia-filled Altered States exhibition, which might’ve flown under your radar. For this and a look at what else is happening around the place check out the first edition of Exhibitionist for 2011 – off street stands or over HERE. Major exhibitions at Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) have […]
