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In the words of Joni Mitchell - "Ya don't know what you've lost til it's gone" which is a bit of a contradiction but we know what she means. Unfortunately there's prolly not much money in collecting local history, but it urgently needs doing. And not only Indigenous stories anyones story.
The Crocodile Dundee aspect gets media attention though and John his mates featured in the Weekend Post with coloured photos and everything.
John Sweeney's me neighbour. 80 years plus and a dear old soul. Like the stories of the divers, you find the odd pearl in his work too. "My Faithful Old Bag." is a collection of Australian historical yarn with plenty of heart and humour.
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