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Lake Julubup aka Dyson’s Swamp

New article:

Comparing the lies being told, who is telling the truth about the first Mrs Dyson?

Current research:

James Dyson in Van Diemen’s Land

All other articles can now be found under the Blogs heading.

It should go without saying

(but unfortunately it needs to be): All content created by Alan Thompson @2016-2021 unless otherwise acknowledged. Copying for private research purposes is fine. Republishing on another platform without prior permission is not.

All the articles

  • Locating the United Service Tavern
  • Rank Hypocrisy
  • Are you … kidding me?
  • Bio: Richard Edwards (jr)
  • How 2020 ended…
  • A little bit of war profiteering
  • New Government House
  • Reconstructing old Perth out of cardboard (so it lasts, this time)
  • What has been left unsaid..
  • Coming eventually in 2020…
  • Going to the Fairies…
  • Grave Matters
  • Won’t you think of the children?
  • Boom time.
  • Alias Hoffington
  • Rename Canning Bridge
  • Choose your own Adventure
  • A Trial on Trial
  • Pavement Archaeology
  • Dyson’s hat
  • A Tale of Three Cities
  • The Sons of Australia Benefit Society
  • Dyson’s Corner (the Second)
  • Our George Dyson
  • Thomas Dyson: The Canny one
  • The Fate of The First Wife, Part III
  • The Fate of the First Wife, Part II
  • The Fate of the First Wife, Part I
  • On Cemetery Hill
  • I demand the right to be labelled a bastard
  • Recognise this face?
  • Astley 3: The Gallant Ship Australia
  • Astley 2: For Sail
  • Astley 1: Orphans of a Perfect Storm
  • When the apocalypse comes
  • The Stranger In the Mirror
  • An Anthemic Ancestor
  • The Smoking Gun
  • Happy Gunpowder Treason Day
  • Dyson’s Hotel
  • Dyson’s Corner (the First)
  • Winterbottom’s End
  • The Sons of Australia: Foundation and Foulkes
  • Under the Establishment
  • I hate Maitland Brown
  • Francis Armstrong: Thesis
  • Thurso
  • Aberdeen
  • Literally —ing the Patriarchy: Introducing Jane.
  • Kill the Joke (AKA: “You had to be there”)
  • Steam Powered Luddites
  • Timber!
  • The Little Boy Lost: Enter Drewy.
  • Know your Guv’nor
  • Secret Squirrel Business
  • Rottnest Island #1: It’s a start
  • Leetown to Auchterarder
  • CSI Halifax
  • Hello Sailor…
  • “The Poste Restante”
  • Going Postal: The great family rift.
  • All the girls love a soldier
  • In Old Hobart Town
  • Dorothy Dyson Dances
  • Joseph Dyson the Elder: The Respectable one
  • Are you my Mummy?
  • Stuffed
  • Stones in Cumberland
  • Twenty-one Children
  • Too outrageous a coincidence?
  • A Dark Deed in a Damp Land
  • Van Diemen’s Land
  • The Lancashire Hotpot
  • An introduction to the Dysons

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Posterity will judge us harshly for the use of Comic Sans #AUKUS

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A dear friend. I was in awe of everything she had achieved and could never quite believe that someone of her stature showed me such kindness and encouragement. Never felt worthy of her praise. Will miss her so much.
p.s. I know she hated this photo.

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Walkey Award-winning investigative journalist and former Sunday Times reporter Jan Mayman died over the weekend at the age of 80. 🔒 https://bit.ly/2X7EOzf #wanews #perthnews

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Spent far to much time on this...
http://www.warpedtime.com.au/encyclopedia/locating-the-united-service-tavern/

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21 Jul

http://www.warpedtime.com.au/encyclopedia/rank-hypocrisy/
The origin story of the United Service Hotel none needed to know

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This arrived in the post for me today. I was worn down by too many gifs from ⁦@MoviesSilently⁩

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