Posts Tagged ‘Daniel Mannix’

Book review: Mannix, by Brenda Niall

Tuesday, April 14th, 2015

Daniel Mannix was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne for the best part of 50 years, dying in the job on the night of the Melbourne Cup in 1963, a few months short of his 100th birthday. He was a central figure in the social and political history of Australia in the 20th century. Mannix did Read more

Getting personal with Anzac Day

Friday, April 27th, 2012

This gets personal. In fact, should I even be saying all this to people I have never met? What do I say? How far do I go? These are things I never talk about with strangers. Anzac Day is one of those mysterious days. We know the meaning, only what is the meaning precisely? I Read more