From the Big Bang, the Universe, the Milky Way, and the solar system, this book discusses the formation of the Earth with a journey through time, before looking at some rocks ... and there are some very old rocks on the Fleurieu Peninsula. This journey will look at times of mountain building and of glaciation, deltas, rivers, and lakes, with…
Dr John Woodforde and six parrot puddings is a fascinating and authoritative account of the ‘founding’ and survey of South Australia, from the landing at Rapid Bay to the formation of Adelaide, as recounted through the diaries of not only Dr John Woodforde, colonial surgeon, but also Dr George Mayo and Colonel William Light. The book looks at the first…
Coromandel Valley resident Glynis Conlon spent many years meticulously researching the history of Alexander Murray's family and the origins of The Biscuit Factory ... the subject of her first book, released during May 2021 for History Month.
A tribute at last to an outstanding woman artist working from 1940s to 2000, this biography by Lorraine McLoughlin features many of Robertson’s works and a DVD containing a catalogue and interview with the Adelaide artist and teacher when she was in her mid-eighties and had retired to Carrickalinga.
In GEORGE TETLOW AND MARK AND JILL PEARSE: Lives in Art, author Lorraine McLoughlin brings together the biographies and art works of three artists from the Yankalilla/ Normanville area on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The DVD includes interviews with George Tetlow in his studio and Mark and Jill Pearse in Bungala House.
