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Allan Drummond

@AussieNotables

Teacher. Dad. Grandpa. Author of Aussie Notables biography series. Founder of Green Barrow Publishing.

 Melbourne, Australia
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Joined November 2011
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Tiger, we will never forget you | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Tiger, we will never forget you | First Dog on the Moon

Tiger, we will never forget you | First Dog on the Moon

Tiger lived on Manus Island with men the Australian government has detained indefinitely

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Even the internet seems to have forgotten Al Capp's bald iggles. The end is nigh! – at Port Douglas - Craiglie, Queensland
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Mushroom@MushroomGroup13 Sep 2017
So @British_India just gave us the greatest post-apocomix ever! ☄️'Forgetting The Future' album #6 is out next week! bit.ly/2fhT9k6
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First game of golf today for 2 years. 53 out. 43 back. Is there a masseuperson out there? – at Port Douglas - Craiglie, Queensland
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Can we have a plebiscite on whether one legged man can play Tarzan please? (See Monty Python sketch.) – at Mossman, Queensland
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Jo Clyne@JoClyne112 Sep 2017
Replying to @AussieNotables @HTAVed
@AussieNotables @HTAVed @FedUniAustralia
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The marriage equality debate has become a culture war, ugly and unproductive. theconversation.com/hypocris…
Hypocrisy reigns on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate

Hypocrisy reigns on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate

We need to get beyond hyperbole and half-truths from those both for and against marriage equality, and go back to basics.

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Inside one man's desperate effort to stay alive during #Harvey: "We're just a low-income family and this hurts." abcn.ws/2wUxqZb
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Long before it was @FedSquare, the space opposite Flinders Street Station housed , among other things, a morgue. search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:E…
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PRO Victoria@PRO_Vic20 Aug 2017
We're visiting Caulfield circa 1920-39 this #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday. bit.ly/2w8JiXP
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Knew my uncle b1900 gay some time in 1960s. Lovely bloke. Can't vote for SSM which wll exclude other variatons. But don't call me homphobic. – at Port Douglas - Craiglie, Queensland
There was once grafitti on a wall near me demanding Land Rights for Gay Wales. Did that get up? – at Port Douglas - Craiglie, Queensland
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Cathy Freeman@CathyFreeman6 Aug 2017
Thank you for the inspirational memories, Betty Cuthbert. Rest in peace.
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This is a spectacular read from @Meanjin. Incredible writing from Shannon Burns meanjin.com.au/essays/in-def…
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Alan Reid v Laurie Oakes. Who wins? – at Port Douglas - Craiglie, Queensland
Getting Caroline Chisholm ready for print. What would she have made of our current ommigration policy? – at Mossman, Queensland
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triple j@triplej31 Jul 2017
British India announce new album Forgetting The Future and massive 32-date national tour ab.co/2vdUjWi
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Lunch at Exchange Hotel Mossman & watching the cane trains go by. The book is 35,000 words so far but I might fall asleep in library this pm – at Mossman, Queensland
RIP Merv Rose – at Mossman, Queensland
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