A Seaside Practice: Dr Guildford Davidson
Sandgate in the early days was a small pond and, like many small ponds, […] Read more
They Also Serve…
All wars occasion collateral damage, but conflict may also provoke an opposite consequence: collateral […] Read more
The Best Days of Their Lives
Teaching was one of the very few ‘respectable’ professions open to a single woman […] Read more
Living in History: Bracken Ridge
At first, there were ridges covered in trees and bracken fern. The Turrbal people […] Read more
Santa By the Seaside
“I spent Christmas Day in a nice way, first opening my Christmas box … […] Read more
Robert Kift: A Genial Sandgate Identity
“Old Bob” Kift died – “summoned to the ranks of the great majority”, as […] Read more
Sandgate in the Great Depression
Probably very few in Sandgate or nearby suburbs gave a thought to – or […] Read more
A Physician of Both Soul and Body
How often do we look at familiar landmarks and give no thought to those […] Read more
“Stayin’ Alive” in the Days Before Triple Zero
Disease, accident, violence: we are as subject to these dangers as the early citizens […] Read more
Sandgate History: Seaside Resort to Suburban Retreat
I must go down to the sea again… The sedate and suburban shores of […] Read more