This was one of the first stories I covered on arriving in Darwin in 1985….
Author: Rae Allen
Kakadu fishing
While the conflict between commercial and recreational fishing interests was significant in the Territory, so…
Nuclear submarine
Not long after I arrived in Darwin, the city received one of its more unusual…
Fishing in Kakadu
With the more stringent conservation methods being applied in many national parks, 1985 saw conflicts…
Old farm lore
Each Friday, The Tasmanian Country Hour crew was responsible for a 15 minute radio documentary…
Alternatives 85
Family farm days at Erriba, south of Ulverstone in Tasmania. Alternatives ’85 was run by…
Seizing the opportunities
A seminar run by the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Farm Management Society, looking at…
Draught horses in modern agriculture
While working in Tasmania for the Rural Department, One of our commitments was a 15…
Calling Antarctica
Up until the mid-1980s, Antarctica was more or less cut off from the world for…
Abalone farming
In March 1984 while working in Tasmania I interviewed the worlds first abalone farmer.