Rae Allen gave 5 stars to: The Chronicles of Benjamin Jamison

Rae Allen reviewed: The Chronicles of Benjamin Jamison: Call Sign Reaper (Book 1) by Thomas Wright the Benjamin Jamison series is a great addition to your library, February 11, 2016 Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: The Chronicles of Benjamin Jamison: Call Sign Reaper (Book 1) (Kindle Edition) For fans of military sci-fi, the

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Rae Allen gave 5 stars to: Pirate Rage (The Federation Reborn Book 2)

Rae Allen reviewed: Pirate Rage (The Federation Reborn Book 2) by Chris Hechtl A step forward, January 24, 2016 Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: Pirate Rage (The Federation Reborn Book 2) (Kindle Edition) Less engineer and more military sci-fi, the ongoing story of rebuilding the Federation under pressure from a pirate empire continues

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Protected: Florence Violet Rae Allen oral history

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Mud and mangroves

Friday Journal was a radio documentary spot at 1pm  on a Friday afternoon. I found this one about mangrove research in FNQ on cassette recently – from about 1982

Men and Cattle: history of development in northern Australia

I found a collection of small audio documentaries recently. They were on cassette so the quality after 30 odd years isn’t great. The talent is historian Peter Forrest. Men and Cattle is a history of development  of the cattle industry in northern Austraia but touches on a lot of other themes. Part one: The Overlanders Part two:

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Rae Allen gave 4 stars to: Agent Hill Omnibus

Rae Allen reviewed: Agent Hill Omnibus by James Hunt Good premise, well executed, November 22, 2015 Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: Agent Hill Omnibus (Kindle Edition) While there is something familiar about the Agent Hill storyline this is not necessarily a bad thing. As female super agents go, Agent Hill is human enough

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Tech Talk: Archival audio from the 90s

In the early 90s I was doing a regular technology spot networked across Local Radio stations. This is a collection of archival audio of that content

Carrot Cake with cream cheese icing

Carrot cake with cream cheese icing   Author: Rae Allen Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: Australian Serves: 1 cake Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 60 mins Total time: 1 hour 30 mins Print   This is the first time in some years I have cooked carrot cake from scratch but is proved as simple as

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Rae Allen gave 4 stars to: Teardrops In The Night Sky (Steven Gordon Series Book 1)

Rae Allen reviewed: Teardrops In The Night Sky (Steven Gordon Series Book 1) by J W Murison Just give me more!, October 9, 2015 Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: Teardrops In The Night Sky (Steven Gordon Series Book 1) (Kindle Edition) This looks like turning into a terrific space opera – so much

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Rae Allen gave 4 stars to: After the Winter (The Silent Earth, Book 1)

Rae Allen reviewed: After the Winter (The Silent Earth, Book 1) by Mark R. Healy A very human story, September 8, 2015 Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: After the Winter (The Silent Earth, Book 1) (Kindle Edition) This is a very strong debut novel from Australian author Mark Healy. The introduction of the

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