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Local Bloke… Anton Katz From Randwick

Randwick resident and IT project manager Anton Katz shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I’ve lived in the E’burbs since I’ve lived in Sydney, which is October...

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End Of An Era For The Bronte Train

Since the late 1940s, children have been venturing down to Bronte beach not only to frolic in the crystal clear waters of the renowned bogey hole, but also with the intent of boarding a brightly-coloured miniature train ...

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Video of the Week – Running For Tiny Babies

A few years ago i pulled on the joggers and knocked out the half marathon with Sophie Smith and her friends in order to raise funds to buy lifesaving equipment for premature babies. The inspiration for Sophie’s Run...

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The Birthday Boy

Leon had become increasingly sceptical of his wife’s fidelity. In fact, he had been paranoid about her loyalty toward him since the day they had first met. It was a thorn in his side that he had lived with forever, but...

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Google GL-ASS…

For this month’s article I’d fully intended on writing about 457 visas and the chronic shortage of digitally skilled workers in Australia. Yet in the interests of dodging controversy I’ve decided against it. And le...

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Burgundy Wines – Part 3 of 4: Burgundy Proper

Last month I touched on the levels of Burgundy at the end of my article. If you haven’t read it, check it out – it’ll help your understanding of this article. The ‘main bit’ (very technical term) of Burgundy co...

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Don’t Come The Raw Prawn, Or Shrimp, With Me

The expression “Don’t come the raw prawn with me” originated among the Australian services in World War II. It refers to an attempt to deceive someone or misrepresent a situation – basically, “Don’t try to pu...

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The Weather: A Pommie’s Favourite Topic

It is with a certain sense of inevitability that the time has finally come for this column to focus attention on every Pommie’s supposed favourite topic: the weather. But this Englishman isn’t here to uphold ...

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Make The Time For Fishing This May

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Inspiration is everywhere on any given local fishing trip: crystal clear waters, the sun’s bursting rays scattering as crystal ripples across the ocean’s oily surface, and the fish swimming deep below, streamlined si...

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Video of the Week – Anzac Day

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ANZAC from Marcus O’Brien on Vimeo. On 25 April every year, Australians commemorate ANZAC Day. It commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. ANZAC stands for Austra...

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