After I posted my little report on the riot in Vancouver, a regular reader, Bernie, who lives in Canada, told us that the next morning around 1200 of the Vancouver citizenry turned up to do a big cleanup of the mess left by the mob. Very impressive! I wonder whether the result would have been the same here in W.A.?
The garage sale of Joan’s stash went well, but there is at least as much again for a second sale this Sunday. $1200.00 was donated by buyers and when we finalise the second sale and add the total from her books sold it should be over $2,000. Not a lot....but she would be well pleased by it all.
I am not psychic and don’t believe in it at all, however some coincidences make me think. On Saturday night I had a meal with another couple and the conversation turned to books and I mentioned a local author, Tom Hungerford. One of his books is the first collection of his short stories. The collection is called Wong Chu and the Queen’s Letterbox. I have mentioned Tom Hungerford before, because in the early part of the 20th century as a young lad, he had a couple of holidays on my grandparents’ farm at Toolibin and forged a close relationship with my mother and my uncles. On Sunday Tom died. He had had a wonderful life signing out at the age of 96.
He worked for a turbulent few weeks on the memoirs of WW1 leader, Billy Hughes and resigned, noting that Billy Hughes was as cold as sea ice, vain as a peacock, cruel as a butcher bird, sly as a weasel and mean as cat shit. I don’t think that they got along too well.
Tom Hungerford's biography has been published under the heading of The Literary Larrikin. Google Larrikin if you want a definition.
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Kev good news about the money from Joan's materials and books going to cancer research. Sad news about Tom but he had a good innings, I still have a copy of Wong Chu and the Queen's Letterbox. good stories,We have produced some great writers from W.A. Elizabeth Jolley Tim Winton, G. Glaskin.( His aunt taught me at Richmond primary school . She proof read all his work, There are many more younger writers living in Frem, and also In Coolbellup Marg
This is wonderful news, Joan would be very pleased at the sale of her material for such a worthy cause.
I often wonder about the author, Sara Douglas from your country. The last I heard she was battling cancer and not doing very well, do you know of her, I have been meaning to ask Marg.....:-)Hugs
KEVIN: for an obituary on Tom Hungerford go to Keith Jackson's website: PNG Attitude
You can get there by typing in 'Asopa Typepad' in your Google search, and that will take you there.
Obituary posted today Thurs. June 23rd, even tho' Keithy and wife in Dubrovnik, Croatia. On holidays.
He always keeps the site up-to-date even when on the road --- or in the air !!
RICHARD
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