Springtime for Sydney Springtime in Sydney does have the potential to be wet and this October has been a month of record rainfalls. These images show the annual Hyde Park Night Noodle Market; a particularly weather sensitive event that has been on the receiving end of some heavy downpours. Melbourne Cup! It is perfectly alright to attend…
At the recent South Sea Pearl auctions in Hong Kong, growers and wholesalers were bewildered by a sharp escalation in the price of finer quality round Australian pearls making industry insiders believe we’re seeing a bubble in the market. Large Chinese retailers wanting to circumvent traditional pearl wholesalers, who tend to be Japanese, have been attending…
The Goondiwindi Polo Tournament is to be held on the 11th of August and it is one of my favourite weekends of the year. This year, the Border Region of NSW and Queensland is in the grip of the bleakest drought in decades and the tournament will provide a little oasis of fun and polo in the midst of barren…
Sporting Clubs and associations bind the social fabric of rural communities in regional NSW. On any given weekend hundreds of club members in dozens of country towns across regional NSW meet together to play football, netball, bridge and even shoot clay targets. Clay Target Disciplines such as Down The Line (DTL), Skeet and Sporting Clays attract hundreds of competitors to small…
Two Days In New England I will be at the Bridge Club in Glen Innes on Wednesday the 9th of May and the Sports Club in Walcha on Thursday the 10th of May I will have with me a beautiful selection of diamonds, pearls and beautiful handmade jewellery if you would like to have a…