The author in Kenya, 1976 Here is the link to Christine Osborne's appearance on the leading Radio National program Life Matters: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/christine-osborne3a-travels-with-my-hat/5408402 The interview is approximately 20 minutes long and was broadcast on Anzac Day in a program celebrating the achievements of Australians outside their nation's borders. Travels with My Hat is available through Amazon, iBooks, Google Books and other outlets, including the primary A Sense of Place Publishing website: http://www.asenseofplacepublishing.com/ The Australian Broadcasting Commission summed up Osborne thus: "In 1964 Christine Osborne, photo journalist and travel writer, exchanged her nurses uniform for a back pack and set out to see the world on a trip that led her through Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Christine spent a lifetime reporting on the region. Her memoir is Travels with my Hat. "Ch...

Reynolds' Cottages were built in 1829 by convicts. They are the earliest remaining dwellings in Sydney's historic precinct of The Rocks. Unremarkable in their time, Reynolds' Cottages are remarkable today for having withstood the rampaging progress which has transformed The Rocks from a penal colony to a working class neighbourhood to a heritage theme park. Author  Melissa  Holmes argues: Constant vigilance is required to preserve the authenticity of buildings such as Reynolds Cottages. As far back as 1823, bureaucrats and developers have conspired to accumulate power through property in The Rocks. The story of Reynolds' Cottages shows that nothing has changed, except the stakes of Sydney's cultural heritage." The Rocks area is now in turmoil as the State Government prepares to sell off public housing, transferring more than 400 tenants and unlocking some of Australia's most valuable real estate. Many of the houses, which have historically l...