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Below is a copy of a webpage available on the University of Wollongong site from 1999 through to March 2022 when Michael Organ was an employee of that institution. Much of it has subsequently been transferred to a personal blogger.com site. However, many of the links no longer work and some of the webpages no longer exist. However, an archived copy is available here of part of the original site. Material is also available though my bepress SelectedWorks page. A comprehensive, up-to-date list of my publications and presentations is to be found on a separate blog here.

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Welcome to my research web site. The archived Michael Organ MP web site contains copies of all my parliamentary work - speeches, motions, questions to the government, etc. - plus media and press releases during 2002-2004 and is located at the National Library of Australia's Pandora archive web site - entry no. 37942. This has now been incorporated into TROVE. A Web Archive version of this current web site compiled between 1996-2002 is available at the following location: MO Web Archive site. It contains a large number of the images originally stored on this site, but not all. This present site provides links to my academic and research interests, specifically in the fields of Australian history, film studies (Metropolis 1927, movie posters), and Austrian history. The latter focuses on the round-the-world scientific expedition of the frigate Novara between 1857-9 and its visit to New South Wales in 1858, along with its role in the sea battle of Lissa 1866. Another ongoing area of interest is in the history of the Illawarra district of New South Wales, Australia, especially during the initial period of white settlement (1770-1850), and later (1815+) when a military stockade was in operation and my great-great-grandfather was a soldier on duty there between 1839-40. The results of previous research work are contained in the listing below and letters to the editor webpage. Broad subject areas accessible from the archived University of Wollongong personal website (though also reproduced below) include:

1. Australian Historical Studies
2. Aboriginal Studies
3. Film Studies
4. Austrian History & the Frigate Novara
5. Tibet
6. Illawarra - Local and Community
7. Music
8. Art
9. Geology
10. Personal
11. Blogs

NB: any entries located on the University of Wollongong (UOW) website are no longer updated as of November 2020, or have been deleted from the server and can only be accessed from the Internet Archive versions.

1. Australian Historical Studies

• The Scientific Discovery of the Koala 1803. An historical account of the scientific discovery of the Koala at Hat Hill (Mount Kembla), New South Wales, in 1803. A precursor to the 2008 book Koala - A Historical Biography.
• Wollongong - home of the koala. A brief blog on the scientific discovery of the koala at Wollongong in 1803 and its reappearance in 2016.
• Illawarra Chronology 1770-1855. A chronological listings of events within the Illawarra region during the first half century of European settlement. Arranged according to the following time periods: Aboriginal occupation >130,000 yr BP - 1829 | 1830 - 1835 | 1836 - 1855.
• Count Paul Edmund de Strzelecki's Illawarra Maps and Fossils. The Polish explorer and scientist P.E. de Strzelecki travelled overland from Sydney to Melbourne during 1839-40. His visit to the Illawarra district is shrouded in mystery, though maps and a collection of fossils record some of the details.
• Allan Cunningham in Illawarra 1818 - 1830. Account of the famous English botanist's numerous visits to the Illawarra region to collect specimens.
• Trooper Frank Andrews (1880-1900) - An Australian Boer War Casualty. A brief article on Frank Andrews, an Illawarra resident who volunteered for service against the Boers of South Africa in 1899, and was subsequently killed in action the following year. Private Andrews, a member of "A" Company, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, was the first Illawarra resident to die in that war.
• The Battle of Bulli, 1887. An account of the conflict between striking coal miners and their families, and group of blacklegs and police which took place at Bulli, New South Wales, Australia, during January 1887. The 'Battle' was noteworthy for the role played by local women.
• Old Bulli Railway Guest House 1887. Brief account of the history of the guest house and people associated with it. Also includes material relating to the campaign to save the building from demolition.
• Bulli Tidal Rock Pool - Issues and Recommendations for Urgent Repairs and Improvements to restore water quality & enhance social amenity, 5 May 2009.
• Hotels of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven 1828-1999. Preliminary listing of local hotels and breweries of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven districts of New South Wales. Compiled by the late A.P. Fleming, Michael Organ, and Mick R. Roberts.
• John Skinner Prout at Broulee and Illawarra, 1841-44. Brief article plus catalogue of the works of the artist John Skinner Prout, in connection with his visits to Broulee and the Illawarra district of New South Wales during the years 1841 and 1843-4. NB: A number of images of individual works have not been loaded, pending copyright clearances from relevant institutions.
• The Mystery of Alexander Harris: Incognito in Australia 1826 - 1840. Two-part article (Chapters 1-4 | Chapters 5+) which attempts to solve the mystery surrounding the English author Alexander Harris, who resided in Australia between approximately 1826 and 1840 and went on to write a number of important semi-fictional and autobiographical works describing life in the Colony at that time. Most famous of these is his Settlers and Convicts (London, 1847). Harris worked for a number of years in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, and it is this episode which may provide the necessary clues to revealing his local identity.
• E.D. Nicolle - Australian Pioneer of Ice-making and Refrigeration. Article outlining the life and times of French-born engineer, Eugene Dominique Nicolle, who arrived in Australia in 1853. Nicolle is famous for his collaboration with T.S. Mort during the 1860s and 1870s in developing ice-making and refrigeration techniques for both domestic and export use. Compiled by Michael Organ and Fred Turnidge.
• The Pioneer Kerosene Oil Shale Works at American Creek, Mount Kembla, New South Wales, 1865 - 1878. This was Australia's first successful kerosene oil shale operation. A chronology and bibliography is provided.
• The Story of the Illawarra Stockade - Stationed Military Regiments & Convict Discipline 1816-44. An account of military stockades and regiments which operated in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, Australia, between 1816-44.
• Carl Weber - Pioneering Surveyor and Engineer. Article by Anne Wood on Carl Weber, plus listings of associated material from the Weber Collection (D174) in the University Archives and the holdings of the Wollongong City Reference Library.
• Wollongong District Hospital & Albert Memorial Hospital - Old Photographs 1964-1984. A collection of photographs, extracted from annual reports and historical publications.
• The Reverend W.B. Clarke - Bibliography plus Index to Correspondence. W.B. Clarke is often cited as "The father of Australian Geology", having carried out researches in Australia between 1839-78. The bibliography and correspondence index are arranged chronologically.
• 'The Garden of New South Wales' - Landscape Art of the Illawarra, NSW. 1770-1980. A catalogue of works of art pertaining to the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century.
• The Life and Times of Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott. Captain Westmacott, son of the famous British sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott, served as Aid de Camp to Governor Sir Richard Bourke during his time in Australia in the 1830s, and later settled in the Illawarra district.
• Life and Times
• Art - Lithographs
• Art - Sketchbooks
• Mauritius & South Africa 1825-8
• South America 1851/8
• New Zealand 1840
• Ida Rentoul Outhwaite 1888-1960 - A Bibliography. A chronological bibliography of the Australian artist and author famous for her work with fairies and children's books featuring local animals such as koalas.
• Fossil Tree Forest, Fennell Bay, Lake Macquarie, Australia. A collection of historical sources relating to this geological oddity.
• The Owen Gun - Bibliography and Catalogue of Memorabilia. A chronological bibliography, adapted by the original compiled by Alan Stein, October 2008.
• Trains and Trams of the Bulli Coal Company Line 1858-1993. A list of the various trains that worked at the Bulli Colliery to Sandon Point railway line, plus a brief history of the line.
• Murder at the Tiki Coffee Lounge 1971. A brief history of circumstances surrounding the 1971 Wollongong murder at the Tiki Coffee Lounge.
• Historic footage of Wollongong. List of extant and lost film footage of the Wollongong area to the end of 1959. Primarily comprising material in the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra.
• Pioneers of the Illawarra - The Story of the Family of Elias Organ 1835-1865, Woonona, 1984, 124p. [Booklet]. Family history.
• Private William "Sonny" Keevil and Joe & Bert Rawnsley. A brief account of the WWI experiences of some relatives, based on contemporary postcards and the reminiscences of Roma Organ.
• John "Jack" Speirs of Austinmer. A brief account of the life and World War I service of Jack Speirs.
• Tertangala and other student publications 1962-2000. Tertangala is the student newspaper of the University of Wollongong, Australia. This page is a listing of Tertangala editions and associated student publications.
• Five Islands Press - List of Publications 1988-2010. Five Islands Press was created in Wollongong by School of Creative Arts lecturer in poetry and creative writing Ron Pretty. The press published books of Australian poetry and remained based in Wollongong until a move to Melbourne in 2005 where it continues to thrive. This list was compiled by Susan Jones, University of Wollongong Library.

2. Australian Aboriginal Studies

• Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1900. Volume 2 of Michael Organ's 1993 compilation of published and unpublished material relating to the history and culture of the Illawarra and South Coast Aboriginal people. This was a report prepared in 1992-3 for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra, and it numbers some 348 pages.
• Proto-Australian Aboriginal Language - the research of Chris Illert. A listing of research publications by Chris Illert relating to the proto-Australian language spoken by the Aboriginal people of south-eastern Australia.
• Hill 60 - Eloura, Port Kembla. A chronological account of the fight during 2006 to save this Illawarra Aboriginal heritage site from development and bring it into public ownership for conversion to a park.
• Mickey Johnson - Aboriginal King of Illawarra. A brief biography of Mickey Johnson of Illawarra, including images from various collections and dating from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
• C.W. Peck's Australian Aboriginal Legends. Information pertaining to C.W. Peck's publication of various Aboriginal dreaming stories from south-eastern Australia during the period 1922-33. Also includes a bibliography of published Aboriginal dreaming stories from the time of the arrive of the First Fleet at Sydney in 1788.
• Australian Aboriginal Canoes. Brief listing of some of the canoes from the Sydney region first seen by Captain Cook and the first settlers at Sydney Cove. See also Jervis Bay 1826.
• Jervis Bay - images from the Dumont d'Urville expedition 1826. Documentation of the images of Jervis Bay taken by Louis Auguste de Sainson as part of the French exploring expedition which visited Jervis Bay in November 1926.

3. Film Studies

• Film Posters
  1. Australian movie posters: Chronological Listings 1897-1970
  2. Australian movie posters: Printers and Dealers
  3. Australian movie posters: Personal Collection
  4. Australian and foreign movie posters: Personal Collection
  5. Australian movies: Polish Posters
  6. Polish movie posters: Personal Collection
  7. Polish movie posters: Ned Kelly Polski - Australian Film in Polish Posters article
  8. Polish Film and Theatre Posters: Zuzanna Lipinska
  9. Kaja Renkas Posters. A account of the work of Polish poster artist Kaja Renkas


• Metropolis Film Archive 2012. A comprehensive listing of material relating to Fritz Lang's classic 1927 silent film Metropolis, including copies of contemporary reviews and an outline of the various extant versions of the film. The site includes the following sections:

1. Bibliography - Books, Articles, and Manuscripts [metrob]
- Author index [metrol]
- Draft Film Script circa 1925-6 [Metrow1]
- Thea von Harbou's Novel / Roman 1926 [metrom]
- German Photo Novel 1926 [metrom2]
- Premiere release screenings 1927-8 [metrom5]
- Metropolis Magazine (Theatre Program), London, 1927 [metros1]
- Metropolis Serialised Version, London, 1927 [metrox]
- Metropolis French Magazine 1927 [metrox1]
- Filmjournalen, Sweden 1927 [metrox2]
- Filmiaitta, Helsinki, Finland 1927 [metroe3]
- Metropolis Czech Novel 1927[metrod2]
- Metropolis Polish Novel 1927[metrod3]
- Metropolis French Magazine 1928 [metrou1]
- Metropolis French Novelisation 1928 [metrom1]
- Metropolis Dutch Novel 1928 [metrod1]

2. Internet Web Sites [metroc]

3. Images - Artworks, Photographs & Sculptures [metrod]
- Erich Kettelhut Drawings 1925-6 [metrop]
- Photographs - Select Production Stills and Screen Shots [metroy]
- see also: Posters [metroja and metrojb]

4. Music - Scores, LPs, Cassettes, CDs [metroe]
- Score - Channing Pollock Version 1927 [metroe1]
- VOX 78s - the 2 Metropolis records [metroe2]

5. Film [metrof]
- Scene & Intertitle Listing (Parts 1-4) [metron1 - metron4]
- 1926 Intertitle Card Listing and Reel Lengths [metroq]

6. Videos - U-matic, VHS, Beta), Quicktime, CD, DVD [metrog]

7. Reviews - 1927 [metroh]
- Quotes, Comments and Reminiscences 1924-76[metroo]
- see also: Australian Release 1928 [metroi]

8. Australasian Release - 1928 [metroi]
- Canberra Collection, ScreenSound Australia [metrok]
- The Art of Percy Benison [benison]
- Metropolis New Zealand Print 1928 [metronz]

9. Posters
- Part 1 - Original Release - 1927 [metroja]
- Part 2 - Re-release - 1962-2000 [metrojb]
- Edward McKnight Kauffer design 1926 [metror]
- Boris Bilinsky French Posters 1927 [metrojc]
- Spies 1928 - Metropolis Posters [metrojd]

10. Miscellaneous
- Bits n' Pieces (Money, Robot, Monument, Hands, Special Effects) [metrov]
- Metropolis Chronology 1924-28 [metroz]
- Metropolis Japanese Release 1928/9 [metroj]
- Yoshiwara [metrov1]

• Nibelungen (1924). Copies of postcards portraying images and artworks from Fritz Lang's 1924 two-part film dealing with the Nibelungen saga.
• Walter Barnsdale's Moving Pictures, United States, early 1900s. Brief history and listing of known posters and ephemera relating to Walter Barnsdale of Wisconsin.
• Variety 1925. Information regarding the Australian release of the German film Variety - directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Emil Jannings and Lya de Putti.
• Alice in Wonderland:
  • Alice in Wonderland on film. List of cinema, television and video presentations from 1903 onwards.
  • Alice in Oz - The Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland book in Australia. A detailed history of the publication of Lewis Carroll's two books in Australia

4. Austrian Naval History & the Frigate SMS Novara

• SMS Novara - Home Page. Introductory page to the Novara web site. Contains links to all related pages, as listed below.
• SMS Novara -"the most magnificent vessel". An account of the history of the Austrian frigate Novara and its role as a flagship of the Hapsburg fleet during the mid' nineteenth century.
• Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara. An extract from Karl Scherzer's published account of the voyage, specifically pertaining to Australia, and the Sydney visit.
• The Journal of Karl Scherzer. An English translation by Mrs. Dymphna Clark of the Australian section of the original manuscript journal of Dr. Karl Scherzer, at present housed in the Mitchell Library Collection, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
• 'On Unlocking a Time-warp': The Novara in Sydney November-December 1858'. Copy of a 1985 article by the late John Fletcher, dealing with the various manuscript and published materials detailing aspects of the Novara's visit to Sydney during 1858.
• Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld's 'Notes, collected during my stay in New Holland .... upon the voyage of His Majesty's frigate Novara [1858]'. A translation from the German of Frauenfeld's zoological notes taken during a visit to New South Wales in November 1858. Frauenfeld was official zoologist and collector of natural history specimens for the Austrian Novara round-the-world scientific expedition of 1857-9. During his time in Australia he travelled to Illawarra, Newcastle, and about Sydney, collecting specimens and information on the local flora and fauna.
• Joseph Selleny - An Austrian Artist in Australia 1858. Article and catalogue of works describing the visit to Australia by Austrian artist Joseph Selleny during November-December 1858 in connection with the Novara expedition.
• Incident at Sikayana [1858]. A so-called Outrage carried out upon the Inhabitants of the Stewart Islands, by the Crew of the Austrian Frigate Novara, 16-17 October 1858.
• The Battle of Lissa 1866. This sea battle was the first such engagement on the open seas between modern ironclad fleets. It involved the Austrian and Italian navies, and took place off the Adriatic island of Lissa on 20 July 1866. The Lissa site includes:
  1. Bibliography - this brings together German, Italian, French and English-language material on the battle and on the various individuals involved, including the victorious Admiral Tegetthoff (Austrian) and the unfortunate Admiral Persano (Italian).
  2. Images - a listing of images of the sea battle of Lissa, along with related ships, individuals and localities.
• Ferdinand Maximilian von Hapsburg and Carlotta of Mexico - A Bibliography. Maximilian was involved in the building up of the Austrian navy during the 1850s and 1860s; in the round-the-world scientific expedition of the frigate Novara between 1857-59; and in an ill-fated attempt to install a European monarchy on the throne in Mexico. The latter resulted in his execution by firing squad during 1867.

5. Tibet

• Freedom for Tibet. Site with material relating to the independent nation of Tibet, which was invaded by the Chinese in 1949. The site include a copy of the policy on Tibet adopted by the Australian Greens during 2004 and developed in collaboration with the Australian representative of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. It also includes a comprehensive listing of feature films and documentaries featuring Tibet. Sections include:
  • Australian Greens Policy on Tibet 2004
  • Tibet Groups in Australia
  • Wollongong Dharma Collective
  • Tibetfest 2006
  • Tibet on Film
  • Index to Tibet on Film
  • 4th World Parliamentarians Conference on Tibet, Edinburgh, November 2005
  • Free Tibet! Asia Pacific Forum, Tokyo, 2008
  • Lost in Translation .... A personal diary of the Free Tibet! Asia Pacific Forum, Tokyo, 2008
  • The Art of Karma Phuntsok, Wollongong Tibetfest, February 2006
  • Links
• Tibet on Film. A comprehensive chronological listing of Tibet related film, videos and DVDs, covering the period 1921 to 2005. See also the Index to the listing.
• Wollongong Dharma Collective. Archived web site for a local group formed by Ariane Lewis during 2005 to arrange the Wollongong Tibetfest06 activities of February 2006.
• Buddhism Made Simple. A blog on the basic precepts of Buddhism.

6. Illawarra - Local& Community

• Regent Theatre, Wollongong (2002). Friends of the Regent Theatre (FORT) site. Information pertaining to the campaign to save the Regent Theatre from demolition.
• Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy (2000-2001). Pictures plus press releases relating to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy set up at Sandon Point, New South Wales, during November 2000.
• Sandon Point Picket (2001). Brief account of the creation of the Sandon Point picket, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia.
• Unity - Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History. Information site, with access to membership details and a listing of publications.

7. Music

• The Vamps. Wikipedia entry for the first all-female Australian rock group, the Vamps 1965-77.
• Nick Drake. Discussion on various aspects of the English musician Nick Drake (1948-74). Includes pages dealing with his death, a chronology of his life, information on the Interplay One lp of 1972 and a preliminary listing of his recorded output.
  • Home
  • Chronology
  • Death
  • Interplay One 1972
  • Photographs
  • Songs

8. Art

• Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints. Description of selected Japanese woodblock prints from Michael Organ's collection.
• The Garden of New South Wales - Landscape Art of the Illawarra, NSW. 1770-1980. A catalogue of works of art pertaining to the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, with an emphasis on the nineteenth century.
• The Art of Karma Phuntsok, Wollongong Tibetfest, February 2006. Karma is an internationally renown Tibetan artist working in Australia.
• John Skinner Prout at Broulee and Illawarra, 1841-44. Brief article plus catalogue of the works of the artist John Skinner Prout, in connection with his visits to Broulee and the Illawarra district of New South Wales during the years 1841 and 1843-4.
• The Art of Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott. Westmacott, son of the famous British sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott, drew sketches and produced lithographs on Australia, New Zealand, South America and Africa.
• Conrad Martens Archive. A collection of research documents and webpages relating to the English / Australian landscape painter and watercolourist from the colonial period Conrad Martens (1801-1878).
• Christian Yandell's illustrations for Alice in Wonderland 1924. A description of the drawings published in the Whitcome Story Book edition of Alice in Wonderland.
• Mary Callaghan - Posters and Graphic Art. A catalogue of the graphic art of Wollongong film make and artist Mary Callaghan.
• Steel City Pictures - Greetings from Wollongong. A blog on aspects of Mary Callaghan's film Greetings from Wollongong 1982 and other work.
• Brett Whiteley and Thirroul. An account of artist Brett Whiteley's association with the Australian coastal town of Thirroul.
• Sixties Sharp - the pop and psychedelic artwork of Martin Sharp. Covers the decade of the 1960s and presents a brief overview of known published artworks.
• Sunshine Superman. The story of Martin Sharp's Sunshine Superman poster, 1967.
• Martin Sharp record covers. A brief listing of record and CD cover art by Martin Sharp, 1967-2003.
• OZ London magazine posters. A list of posters issued between 1967-1971 in association with OZ magazine, London.
• The Sweet Shop. A brief account of the London shop front painted by Martin Sharp in 1968.
• Waymouth, Sharp and OZ. The work of artists Nigel Waymouth and Martin Sharp for OZ magazine, London., and related posters.
• Boris Grinsson Smiley poster 1956. Description of a French movie poster by artist Boris Grinsson for the Australian film Smiley.
• Kaja Renkas Posters. A account of the work of Polish poster artist Kaja Renkas.

9. Geology

• Historical records of Australian geology - a list of published works pertaining to aspects of Australian geology, from 1788 through to the 1880s, with links to online versions.
• Reverend W.B. Clarke - W.B. Clarke is often cited as "The father of Australian Geology", having carried out researches in Australia between 1839-78. The bibliography and correspondence index are arranged chronologically:
  • Bibliography
  • Index to Correspondence
• Count Paul Edmund de Strzelecki's Illawarra Maps and Fossils. The Polish explorer and scientist P.E. de Strzelecki travelled overland from Sydney to Melbourne during 1839-40. His visit to the Illawarra district is shrouded in mystery, though maps and a collection of fossils record some of the details.
• Fossil Tree Forest, Fennell Bay, Lake Macquarie, Australia. A collection of historical sources relating to this geological oddity.
• The Pioneer Kerosene Oil Shale Works at American Creek, Mount Kembla, New South Wales, 1865 - 1878. This was Australia's first successful kerosene oil shale operation. A chronology and bibliography is provided.
• Ferdinand von Hochstetter - geologist with the Austrian round-the-world scientific expedition which visited Australia and New Zealand during 1858-9.
  • Österreich in Australien - Ferdinand von Hochstetter and the Austrian Novara Scientific Expedition 1858-9.
  • Ferdinand von Hochstetter - His Published Travelogues Geologist and Journalist with the Austrian Novara Expedition 1857-9.

10. Personal

• Cars and Motorcycles 1975-Present. A listing of the various cars and motorbikes I have owned.
• Prose Writings #1 2001-2002, 2004, 30 August 2019. Copies of creative writing, written during the period 2001-2004. NB: Material written prior to that during the late 1990s and posted to MySpace was never archived. [Blog]
• Prose 2021+, 4 April 2021. Copies of creative writing, written from 2021 onwards. [Blog]
• Interview with Roma Organ nee Crutchley (1930-2020), 20 June 1998, duration: 17.18 minutes. Interview at Roma's Point Street, Bulli, residence by her son Michael Organ. [Video]
• Interview with Keith Organ (1930-2002), 20 June 1998, duration: 17.18 minutes. Interview at Roma's Point Street, Bulli, residence by her son Michael Organ. [Video]
• The Sixties at Wollongong: student affairs in a regional Australian university, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, 9(1), 2009, 40-60. [Journal article]
• Taiwan - a visit in January 2004, 15 September 2014. [Blog]
• Edinburgh 2005 - supporting Tibet in the Scottish Parliament, 10 March 2015. [Blog]
• Denver 2018, 18 November 2018. Account of a visit to Denver in February 2018 for a conference. [Blog]
• Reminiscences of Roma Mary Crutchley - Student of St. Mary's Star of the Sea college, Wollongong, 1942-1944, 1948, 25 May 2019. Account of Roma' Crutchley's time at St Mary's College, Wollongong, during the war years. [Blog]
• Interview with Roma (Crutchley) Organ regarding St. Mary's High School, Wollongong, 1942-44, 25 May 2019, duration: 33.09 minutes. [Video]
• Michael Organ in Parliament 2002-2004, 10 September 2019. Listing of the parliamentary activity of the former Australian Greens Member for Cunningham in the Australian federal parliament. [Blog]
• Phantasmagoria in red and black, 11 January 2020. A brief account of my love of the colours red and black, juxtaposed in clothes, cars, posters and whatever. [Blog]
• Buses, 11 January 2020. A short tale of riding / catching buses - who is seen and what is experienced. [Blog]
• Lost with translation .... a visit to Tokyo 2008, 5 July 2022. Copy of the original 2008 webpage account of a visit to Tokyo for the Free Tibet! Asia Pacific Forum.
• Songs, 9 November 2022. Lyrics for some songs composed by the author. [Blog]

11. Blogs

• Australian Aboriginal War, 1788-1901. Brief discussion on the official failure to recognise the Australian Aboriginal War.
• Australian Fairy Tales. Article on the Hume Cook and Christian Yandell book of 1925.
• Battle of Fairy Meadow 1830. Summary of available information on an encounter between the Illawarra and Bong Bong Aboriginal tribes near Wollongong in 1830.
• Historic film footage of Wollongong, 1912-1959. List of extant and lost film footage of the Wollongong area to the end of 1959. Primarily comprising material in the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra.
• The Vamps. A history of the first all-female Australian rock group, 1965-1977.Skyz the Limit. Gig guide for Margaret Britt's band Skyz the Limit.The Vamps. Wikipedia entry for the first all-female Australian rock group, the Vamps 1965-77..The Vamps (Australian Band), Facebook page.
• Taiwan 2004 - A brief account of a visit to Taiwan.
• Edinburgh 2005. An account of a visit to Edinburgh to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
• SMS Novara Crew. Listing of the crew of the Austrian frigate SMS Novara during its round the world voyage of 1857-9.
• Brett Whiteley and Thirroul. An account of artist Brett Whiteley's association with the Australian coastal town of Thirroul.
• Colin Lanceley's South Coast. A brief outline of the Illawarra and South Coast artworks by Colin Lanceley produced during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
• Searching for the Night Garden. A discussion around Colin Lanceley's 1997 lithographic print Night Garden.
• Sixties Sharp - the pop and psychedelic artwork of Martin Sharp. Covers the decade of the 1960s and presents a brief overview of known published artworks.
• Martin Sharp Posters. A chronological listing of Martin Sharp posters.
• Sunshine Superman. The story of Martin Sharp's Big O poster, first printed in 1967 and featuring the musician Donovan.
• Legalise Cannabis. A brief discussion of the Big O poster from 1967 by Martin Sharp.
• Blowing in the Mind - Bob Dylan poster. An account of the Big O poster from 1967 by Martin Sharp.
• Jimi Hendrix poster. Discussion of the various paintings and posters of Jimi Hendrix by Martin Sharp.
• Live Give Love. Information on Martin Sharp's 1968 poster.
• King Kong and the Birdman: SEX!, Surrealism and Martin Sharp's psychedelia. A discussion of Martin Sharp's poster from 1967.
• Martin Sharp record covers. A brief listing of record and CD cover art by Martin Sharp, 1967-2003.
• Martin Sharp Tarot Cards. Discussion of a set of cards made by Sharp as post of the cover to OZ #4.
• OZ London magazine posters. A list of posters issued between 1967-1971 in association with OZ magazine, London.
• The Sweet Shop. A brief account of the London shop front painted by Martin Sharp in 1968.
• Waymouth, Sharp and OZ. The work of artists Nigel Waymouth and Martin Sharp for OZ magazine, London., and related posters.
• OZ Archive. List of resources relating to OZ magazine held by the University of Wollongong Library.
• Victor Moscoso - Rites of Spring 1967. Description of a psychedelic concert poster by American artist Victor Moscoso from 1967.
• Boris Grinsson Smiley poster 1956. Description of a French movie poster by artist Boris Grinsson for the Australian film Smiley.
• Yanni Stumbles / Janni Alexander posters and graphic art. A listing of the output of Sydney artist Yanni Stumbles during the 1980s.
• Kaja Renkas Posters. A account of the work of Polish poster artist Kaja Renkas.
• Buddhism Made Simple. A blog on the basic precepts of Buddhism.

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