Tina* used to wake up most mornings wishing she was somebody else.
The crippling curse of depression, curdled with a dash of bipolar disorder, made many days feel as if they were particularly tedious episodes of some dreary midday soap.
Day: 20 September 2021
Burke and Wills Barkandji mystery
One hundred and sixty years ago this month, the explorer Alfred Howitt found the sole survivor of the Burke and Wills Expedition at Cooper Creek, and the sad fate of Burke and Wills was finally revealed. However, the news of the explorers’ demise would take another two months to reach Melbourne.
One win away from a SANFL Grand Final
In his opening season of SANFL football with the Woodville West Torrens Eagles, 23-year-old Kobe Mutch is preparing for a second semi-final clash against ladder leaders, Glenelg, at Adelaide Oval tonight (Saturday, September 18).
Sad Max: Our rigs flogged to the highest bidder
A nightmarish squadron of vehicles from Mad Max: Fury Road is up for auction later this month, and it looks like Broken Hill might be robbed of its rightful Hollywood heritage for a second time.
Dees versus Dogs it is
hey were the endings no one expected. The top four teams of the 2021 season battled it out in the Preliminary Finals over the weekend, and they were far from close games.
Age, rage and the virtual stage: The late-life rebirth of Steve Kilbey
On a weekend in September of 2020, a handful of Broken Hill people got to witness something special.
Back to work you bastards!
Politicians and thousands of angry NSW residents have signed a petition urging the Berejiklian Government to reopen Parliament immediately.
No water to spare? Depends who’s asking
Last week, the Productivity Commission released its three-yearly assessment of the National Water Initiative. Of special relevance is the Initiative’s reliance on the water market to manage our water and rivers.
Ambos say the Day is every day
Ambulance NSW says it’s important to still check on friends even though R U OK? Day is over.
When bullies and dongs ruled The Hill
errilyn ‘Merry’ Pedergnana makes a favourite sweet for her husband, Reg, and claims that quandong pie is a good lockdown treat because it is time-consuming to make.