Fauna with a taste for the bright lights, The Sydney Morning Herald,m 31 December, 1990.

A farm wife with a farm debt helps others to hold on, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 December, 1990.

It was not just another yuppie party, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December, 1990.

Glittering sands of Lake Macquarie turning slowly to mud, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December, 1990.

Thousands flee on blackest day, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 December, 1990 Front Page

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 24/12/1990

Out in the bush, they're feeling the pain, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December, 1990. Pic Kylie Pickett

NSW's red west is alive and flapping, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 December, 1990. Pic Greg White.

Lights, camera ... cue sacraments, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 December, 1990. Picture Peter Rae

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 17/12/1990

2,000 farmers apply to reduce flocks, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 December, 1990.

Police van keeps bashers at bay, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 December, 1990. Pic Michelle Mossop

A corner shop nowhere near home, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 December, 1990. Pic Greg White.

Farmers dine out on goat's appetite, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December, 1990. Pic Greg White.

A final fling for tartan tradition, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December, 1990. Pic Peter Rae.

Life of a lensman: from Prague to police rounds, Anton Cermak, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 December, 1990.

Tan me hide: how the leather industry died, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 December, 1990. Pic Tim Clayton.