Middle Island is known for its pink lake that attracts tourists from all over the world to see its distinctive hues. Its remote beauty and rugged landscapes are also steeped in fascinating history, having once been the home of Black Jack Anderson. John ‘Black Jack’ William Anderson was an infamous whaler and Australia’s only recorded … Read on
Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek into Country, Kin and Culture – Survival of an Australian Aboriginal Community, written by Claire Smith. A subtle and sophisticated social system Indigenous Australians have always led sophisticated and culturally rich lives. The structure of Indigenous societies at contact was founded on the … Read on
Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek into Out of Copley Street – A Working-Class Boyhood, written by Geoff Goodfellow. I’ve always been an early riser, particularly through summer. As a young child, barely of school age, I shared a bedroom with my older sister at the front of the … Read on
Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek into Thwack! The glorious sound of summer, written by Ashley Mallett. David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd possesses a quizzical – almost comical – face, which immediately brings a smile to your face. Apologies to Rowan Atkinson – or maybe it is a compliment – for … Read on
Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek at a foreword about Kristen Coelho, written by Wendy Walker. Kristen Coelho typifies what it is to be a maker of thrown pots today. She is a part of a lineage of Australian artists, who draw inspiration from the English studio tradition and … Read on
Diving into Traces Edition 11, contributor Kelli Schultz uncovers the life of her great-uncle Christian Henry Schultz, during the first World War. Two years ago, I was fortunate enough to be gifted several folders full of letters mostly written by my great-uncle to his parents during World War I. These had been handed down … Read on
Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek into The Kangaroo Islanders – A story of South Australia before colonisation 1823, written by W.A. Cawthorne, edited and introduced by Rick Hosking. ‘On the southern seaboard of the vast continent of Australia, and nearly midway between the two extremes of the east … Read on
Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek into Long Flight Home, written by Lainie Anderson. Chapter 1 Adelaide, 1968 Beer is my friend. Everyone’s my friends at the Hilton pub on South Road. I’m 78. Old and lonely and shrinking. But when I drink, I’m young Wally Shiers again, and … Read on
In the newest edition of Traces magazine, we revisit the Sydney–Kormoran battle – a clash between two warships that ended in huge loss and missing wrecks. Both wrecks remained missing until 2008, when a new search uncovered their final resting places – 112 nautical miles off Steep Point in Western Australia, bringing years of uncertainty … Read on
Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek into Where Shadows Have Fallen – The descent of Henry Kendall, written by Adrian Mitchell. When Henry Kendall, the leading Australian poet of his day, died in Sydney in 1882, obituaries appeared in papers and journals so promptly that they must have been … Read on