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Peter Dewar

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The west is my lifelong home, and I love writing about its people, history and places of interest.
First Nations

A HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS

Peter Dewar -
This year we revisit the same question of an Indigenous Voice. Ancient history, salty side of the Yarra.
History

MEET FOOTSCRAY’S ELON MUSK AND HIS INTREPID, PRESENT DAY CHRONICLER

Peter Dewar -
Each day his email inbox contains an enquiry, response or new lead about the Buckingham.
History

FROM GORDON STREET TO GRANDE DAME IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD

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"She was always a fierce defender of someone she loved (often those whom society reviled) and was never afraid to call out hypocrisy."
Literature

THE FAMOUS TRUE-CRIME MYSTERY AND IT’S UNLIKELY LINKS TO OUR INNER WEST

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Fans and amateur sleuths can expect a compelling and revealing read from, ‘Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man’.
First Nations

WILLIAM COOPER CAME TO FOOTSCRAY AND DEMANDED A KING’S SUPPORT FOR AN INDIGENOUS VOICE

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A referendum is necessary to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the legislative process.  We’ll discover if modern Australia now shares a similar dream as Cooper’s.
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