Sparks flying even without electricity, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June, 1990.

Going fishing? Look out: there's a catch, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June, 1990.

Only warm memories left after the gas is turned off, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June, 1990.

The family planning pioneer who learnt from her patients, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June, 1990. Picture Brendan Read.

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 12/06/1990

Honoured to be interviewed by what was then the State's leading newspaper and a revered institution, Dr Perry grasped my hand and said: "You know dear, the only trouble with being this age is, there's just not that much to look forward to."

Macarthur's farm may open gates at last, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June, 1990.

Lavender Bay residents lose fight, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June, 1990. Pic Andrew Taylor.

On the job, pix, The Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1990.

Diners won't eat local oysters, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June, 1990.

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 9/06/1990

On the job, pix, irrigation canals out West, The Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1990.

On the job, pix, Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1990.

On the job, pix, Car Story, Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1990. Not sure if it got a run.

Asked to write a story about the virtues of second hand cars versus new ones after buying the car below. Not sure if it ever got a run.

On the job, pix, On a rural job, pad in hand, Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1990.

Big clean-up after truck springs a leak, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June, 1990. Pic Robert Pearce.

On the Job, pix, Fishing, Hathead, Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1990.

Not exactly sure of the story or the place, but I think it was a story about fishing at Hathead in NSW.

Cinema manager gets ball rolling for our bocce boy, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June, 1990. Pic Brendan Read.

A deadly way to raise funds, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June, 1990. Picture by Rick Stevens.

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 5/06/1990

High hopes for a man in a snake pit, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June, 1990.

Parish revival puts new life in the Mass, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June, 1990.

City's doomed Palace leaves its leacy of hope, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 January, 1990

Big and small to feel the pinch, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 June, 1990.