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John writes about the demise of Holden following General Motor's announcement on February 17. Source: Getty Images

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‘The demise of an icon: How I feel about Holden disappearing from our roads’

"The writing’s been on the wall since government subsidy to maintain car production in Australia came to an end."

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Dangers and pride: ‘The history of my family’s establishment in the 1840s’

Dangers and pride: ‘The history of my family’s establishment in the 1840s’

"In both heart and mind, I continue to rejoice in the knowledge of the incredible effort put in by those people 180 years ago ..."

John writes about how his family established themselves in Tasmania more than 180 years ago. Source: Getty Images

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‘True crime: My granny’s story of a murder most foul’

‘True crime: My granny’s story of a murder most foul’

"When asked, Robert said, 'A hyena took him ... while we were coming through the bush'."

Eight-year-old Robert had been left in charge of the care of his 2.5-year-old half-brother Alick. Source: Getty Images

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‘It’s hard to forget these funny stories from my days running a motel’

‘It’s hard to forget these funny stories from my days running a motel’

" I found them a minute later almost literally rolling on the floor in laughter, too helpless to get out of the spray of water!"

For a while, John ran a motel and there are a few stories that still tickle the funny bone. Source: Getty Images

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‘Our retirement plans were put on hold when I became my wife’s carer’

‘Our retirement plans were put on hold when I became my wife’s carer’

"It was something that needed no thought, the cessation of travel plans; her care was a necessity, so it was done."

It wasn't the retirement they had planned for, but John says there was no time for doom and gloom. Source: Getty Images

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‘Double standards: Why do we object to smoking in public, but not vaping?’

‘Double standards: Why do we object to smoking in public, but not vaping?’

"Surely, though, any right minded person would consider it effectively the same for vaping as for smoking?"

Following a recent incident with a man vaping on business premises, this writer was left scratching his head. Source: Getty Images

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‘It wasn’t the retirement we planned, but there’s no time for doom and gloom’

‘It wasn’t the retirement we planned, but there’s no time for doom and gloom’

"Many of the things that happen might appear unwanted, even unfair, but as the saying goes, that's life."

Shortly after this photograph of Mount Roland was taken, John's wife died. Source: John Reid

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Crimes that shook us to the core: The four innocent lives Kathleen Folbigg took

Crimes that shook us to the core: The four innocent lives Kathleen Folbigg took

"The tragedy of it is that each of their lives was brought to a premature end; all four were babies who died at the hand of their mother."

An inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four babies earlier in 2019 reinforced her guilt. Source: YouTube/7NEWS

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‘I married a woman with character and loved her till the end’

‘I married a woman with character and loved her till the end’

"One of the silliest things that ever happened to me was a cause of great mirth to my beloved spouse."

"My wife, was nothing if not a born comedian. It wasn’t planned, her humour, but something that ran in her family." (Stock photo.) Source: Getty Images

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Crimes that shook us to the core: The callous killing of Constable Coussens

Crimes that shook us to the core: The callous killing of Constable Coussens

"Myron Bertrand Kelly - released after serving 22 years and who died in 2007 aged 83 - was a callous, convicted killer who will forever hold an infamous part in the town’s history."

The headline of the article as it appeared in the Canberra Times on August 10, 1957. Source: Trove/National Library of Australia

About John Reid

Retired and widowed, I fill my time reading, writing, photographing, driving, volunteering and keeping busy in my community.

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