Business Features, Proposals, The Australian, 24 July, 1996.

Book Ideas, Circa 1996.

Storm brews over peaceful waters, The Weekend Australian, 20-21 July, 1996. Picture Nick Cubbin.

Sunrise over Menindee, Original Copy, The Australian, 20 July, 1996.

The Empty Country, The Australian, 19 July, 1996.

For the first time in living memory, The Australian, 18 July, 1996.

Fear and uncertainty across huge swathes of the country, Original Copy, The Australian, 18 July, 1996.

Second floods give farmers a double-dip chance, Rory Treweeke, Angledool Station, The Australian, 17 July, 1996. Picture Russell Shakespeare.

Seeds of Change, The Australian, 17 July, 1996.

Opal Miner Zack, Born Harry Sack, Original Copy, 15 July, 1996.

Johne's Disease Boost's Goat Industry, Original Copy, 15 July, 1996.

The Ridge braces for a rush of red tape, Lightning Ridge, The Australian, 15 July, 1996. Picture Russell Shakespeare.

Ridge gets tough on opal ratters, Lightning Ridge, The Weekend Australian, 13 July, 1996. Picture Russell Shakespeare.

The worst crime on the opal fields, Original Copy, The Australian, 13 July, 1996.

Letter, The Editor, Capital Q, re incident over coverage of Police Royal Commission, 17 July, 1996.

Letter, The Editor, Capital Q, re incident over coverage of Police Royal Commission, 17 July, 1996. At the time the gay community was particularly concerned about the public perception of the tales of under-age sex thus being trailed through the media.

Researchers search through the villages of once dynamic civilisations, Original Copy, The Australian, 10 July, 1996.

Beef crisis grows as farm income falls 70pc, The Australian, 7 July, 1996.

The Birthplace of Banjo Patterson, The Australian, 5 July, 1996.

Trip to Lightning Ridge with Minister for Mineral Resources, The Australian, 4 July, 1996.

Crumbling profits, contamination scandals, agri-political storms, Original Copy, The Australian, 3 July, 1996.

Bankers and farmers face-to-face, Original Copy, The Australian, 3 July, 1996.

Sparks to Fly at National Rural Finance Summit, The Australian, 3 July, 1996.

Bankers, farmers face up to profits drought, The Australian, 3 July, 1996.