In 1991 Ron Edwards persuaded the Chinese authorities to let him travel north to south through an old section of Tibet recently annexed to China.
The most dangerous part of this trip was not the threat of landslides or snow blocked passes but an unfortunate incident with a piss-pot in the sinking village of Zoige.
All those little places around Australia that have won the Tidy Towns competition have had to thank Mister Spud for his work in bringing their town up to award winning standard.
The pair discover how to live without working, by having their own bank.
With a good PR man this journey could have made headlines, not the front page perhaps, but somewhere towards the middle, and nowhere near the social jottings.
It was, as far as the Chinese tourist officials were aware, the first time a group of tourists were allowed to travel overland from north of Tibet down to Lhasa. The Chinese guides decided it would be the first and last trip due to the risks involved.
The Stephen Island children enjoyed this story about an incident involving people from another island.
(Possibly unsuitable for other schools as local drunks and violence is mentioned?)
Mike Coghlan is a professional artist who travels around Queensland and has a gallery near Ingham.
He draws bush buildings but wanted to add horses to his scenes so I put this together as thanks for the favours he has done for me. spiral bound.
A collection of songs recorded on Yorke Island by Ron and Anne Edwards.
.A collection of songs recorded on Warraber Island.
Traditional songs recorded in Stephen Island.
Please read the notes to The Convict Maid.
The second slightly smaller part of the collection, though still containing plenty of important ballads, including convict ballads.
