Miscellaneous Articles
This is a list of the articles I have written for various journals over the years on a variety of subjects.
| Date | Topic | Publication | Volume | Published | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accidents on Land | Kiwi | V 22/3 | 1973 Apr | 49-53 | |
| Air Mail Collection by Phoenix Auctions 7 June 2013 | Phoenix Auctions | 2013 Jun 7 | |||
| Australian Forces in Viet Nam | BSAP | V 21/5 | 1966 Aug | 36-37 | |
| Australian Letter Bombs | Catastrophe | V 16/59 | 2010 Sep | 18-24 | |
| Boxed Free Mark in Black | BSAP | V 55/5 | 2000 Oct | 124-125 | |
| Captain's Gratuities Relating to Mail from Australia to GB | ASSG | No 18 | 1974 Jul | 18/6 | |
| Captain's Gratuities Relating to Mail from Australia to GB | ASSG | No 19 | 1974 Nov | 19/8 | |
| Damage to Mail in Posting Boxes | BSAP | V 51/5 | 1996 Oct | 121-125 | |
| Detained On Board Ship | Shilling | No 50 | 1998 Jun | 164-165 | |
| Letter from Poland Intercepted at Melbourne | BSAP | V 60/1 | 2005 Feb | 23 | |
| Political Unrest in Papua | BSAP | V 52/5 | 1997 Oct | 112 | |
| Printed Postage Paid Mark | BSAP | V 39/6 | 1984 Dec | 68 | |
| The Rod Perry Interrupted Australian Air Mail Auction held by Phoenix Auctions 7 June 2013 | Catastrophe | V 19/71 | 2013 Sep | 3-4 | |
| Report on Phoenix Auctions Australia 26 Nov 2011 | Catastrophe | V 18/65 | 2012 Mar | 24-25 | |
| The Plight of the 19th Century Australian Mailman | BSAP | V 65/1 | 2010 Feb | 11-12 | |
| Transmission and Delivery Prohibited | BSAP | V 52/5 | 1997 Oct | 109-111 | |
| The Basil W Bourne Tasmania | BSAP | V 69/6 | 2014 Dec | 144-146 | |
| The Robin Gwynn Americas & West Indies Wreck Mail: Argyll Etkin 2 October 2014 | Catastrophe | V 20/76 | 2014 Dec | 12-13 | |
| A Remarkable Collection of Adsons at Auction - Recollections of Harry Pettit | Kiwi | V 64/1 | 2015 Jan | 25 | |
| The Real Bourne Identity! | ASP | V 8/6 | 2014 Dec | 28-32 | |
| Inaugural WA Contract Air Mail 5 December 1921 | Black Swan | V 14/12 | 2014 Dec | 138-139 | |
| New Cachet on Cover from Apia | Pacifica | V 53/212 | 2015 Jul | 48 | |
| The 'Detained on/Board (of) Ship' Cachets Used at Sydney and Melbourne | Sydney Views | No 132 | 2016 Aug | 7-18 | |
| Report on the Cavendish Auctions Sale of the Captain T G S Ward collection on 15 June 2016 | Catastrophe | V 22/83 | 2016 Sep | 9-10 | |
| The 'Detained on/Board (of) Ship' Cachets Used at Sydney and Melbourne (Part 1) | BSAP | V 71/5 | 2016 Oct | 110-118 | |
| The 'Detained on/Board (of) Ship' Cachets Used at Sydney and Melbourne (Part 2) | BSAP | V 74/4 | 2019 Aug | 85-89 | |
| The 'Detained on/Board of Ship' Cachets Used at Melbourne | P from A | V 73/4 | 2021 Dec | 98-100 | |
| Detained On / Board Ship Mark: Further Details | Sydney Views | No 133 | 2016 Nov | 4-6 | |
| Interrupted Mail from the Tom Frommer Grand Prix Australian Air Mails sold By Mossgreen on 11 September 2016 | Catastrophe | V 22/84 | 2016 Dec | 3-5 | |
| The Tom Frommer Airmails Part II: Mossgreen 4 April 2017 | Catastrophe | V 23/87 | 2017 Sep | 5 | |
| The Tom Frommer Airmails Part II: Mossgreen 4 April 2017 | Catastrophe | V 23/88 | 2017 Dec | 6-7 | |
| Brian Peace Gives Display At Australian Air Mail Society Meeting | Catastrophe | V 23/87 | 2017 Sep | 7 | |
| Papua Mail Delayed Over Seven Years by War | Catastrophe | V 23/87 | 2017 Sep | 18 | |
| Interrupted Mail from the Tom Frommer Grand Prix Australian Air Mails sold By Mossgreen on 11 September 2016 | Aust Aerophil | No 112 | 2017 Jan-Jun | 9-13 | |
| The Tom Frommer Airmails Part II - Famous Pilots and Famous Flights Mossgreen Auctions Melbourne 4 April 2017 Crash Covers | Aust Aerophil | No 112 | 2017 Jan-Jun | 14-16 | |
| Crash Covers at Auction - Argyll Etkin Sale 20 September 2017 | Catastrophe | V 23/88 | 2017 Dec | 16 | |
| Vale - John Christopher Leah | ASP | V 11/4 | 2017 Dec | 4 | |
| Cavendish Auctions 20 June 2018 Disaster Mail Results | Catastrophe | V 24/91 | 2018 Sep | 16-17 | |
| New Schomberg Cover Appears on Ebay (by John Thiesen & BRP) | Catastrophe | V 24/91 | 2018 Sep | 18-19 | |
| Crash Covers at Auction - Realisations from the Grosvenor Auction 28 October 2020 | Catastrophe | V 26/100 | 2020 Dec | 34 | |
| New Zealand Returned Mail | Air Mail News | V 64/258 | 2022 Nov | 18-19 | |
| Various | Sydney Packet Service | S P A Journal (Society of Philatelic Americans) | V 37 / 9 | 1975 May | 561-567 |
| Various | Rail Crashes Delay the Mail Part 1 | ASP | V 9/3 | 2015 Jul | 36-39 |
| Various | Rail Crashes Delay the Mail Part 2 | ASP | V 9/4 | 2015 Sep | 46-50 |
| Various | Cachet on Two Covers from Apia | Samoa Express | V 32/3 | 2016 Sep | 56-58 |
| Various | Brigs & Barques Beached Quarantined & Blasted! - HM Brig Fantome / The SS Great Britain / The Catherine Sharer & the Detained On/Board Ship Mark Part 1 | ASP | V 12/1 | 2018 Feb | 38-40 |
| Various | Murder Mugging and Theft of Mail on the Bathurst to Sydney Trail - HM Brig Fantome / The SS Great Britain / The Catherine Sharer & the Detained On/Board Ship Mark Part 2 | ASP | V 12/2 | 2018 Apr | 40-43 |
| Various | Culpable Crews Lead to Acrimonious Acts! - HM Brig Fantome / The SS Great Britain / The Catherine Sharer & the Detained On/Board Ship Mark Part 3 | ASP | V 12/3 | 2018 Jun | 38-43 |
| Various | Dead & Missing Letters of the Late 19th Century | BSAP | V 76/5 | 2021 Oct | 180-182 |
| 1800s | William Bokenham and the British Post Office | Postscript | V 74 | 2024 Sep | 125-131 |
| 1830s-1860s | British Post Office Reform Conflict (1830s to 1860s) The Career of William Bokenham and his Relationships with Colonel Maberly Anthony Trollope and Rowland Hill | LP | V 125/ 1441 | 2016 Dec | 494-506 |
| 1830s-1860s | GB PO Reform Conflict | ASP | V 18/4 | 2024 Aug | 27-29 |
| 1841 Jan 01 | 1841 London GPO Demand for 8d Caused Delay in Delivery | Courier | No 74 | 2023 Apr | 17 |
| 1842 May 30 | 1842 Attempt to Assassinate Queen Victoria - John Francis and the Marquis of Hastings | BSAP | V 79/5 | 2024 Oct | 152-153 |
| 1846-1847 | 1846-47 Letters to Collector of Customs Adelaide | BSAP | V 74/1 | 2019 Feb | 10-11 |
| 1851-1852 | Ryalston NSW Post Office: Correspondence between William Armstrong, the New Postmaster, and the GPO, 1851-52 (Part 1) | BSAP | V 70/4 | 2015 Aug | 81-89 |
| 1851-1852 | Ryalston NSW Post Office: Correspondence between William Armstrong, the New Postmaster, and the GPO, 1851-52 (Part 2) | BSAP | V 70/5 | 2015 Oct | 104-114 |
| 1853 | A New 'Detained On Board Ship' Example Recorded | Sydney Views | No 137 | 2017 Nov | 2 |
| 1855 | The Workings of the Sydney GPO in 1855 as observed by Members of the Legislative Council during a Guided Inspection | BSAP | V 73/2 | 2018 Apr | 46-50 |
| 1861 Jul | South Australia PMG Apologises for Delaying the Mail in 1861 - co-written with the late A Ronald Butler and Dr Donald Pearce | Sydney Views | No 124 | 2014 Aug | 4-6 |
| 1861 | South Australia PMG Apology for Delayed Mail in 1861 - co-written with the late A Ronald Butler and Dr Donald Pearce | LP | V 124/1429 | 2015 Oct | 395-397 |
| 1861 | South Australia PMG Apology for Delayed Mail in 1861 - co-written with the late A Ronald Butler and Dr Donald Pearce | BSAP | V 70/6 | 2015 Dec | 124-126 |
| 1881 Apr | Mail Robber Chokes to Death | BSAP | V 65/3 | 2010 Jun | 52 |
| 1881 Apr | Mail Robber Chokes to Death | Catastrophe | V 16/59 | 2010 Sep | 15 |
| 1883-1884 | Disinfection of Australian Mail due to Cholera Outbreak | Catastrophe | V 28/105 | 2022 Mar | 18-19 |
| 1892 Oct 28 | Australian Mail Recovered from Nevada Train Fire | BSAP | V 67/3 | 2012 Jun | 60-61 |
| 1889 Oct 15 | Australian Mails Destroyed in Nebraska Rail Crash | Catastrophe | V 21/78 | 2015 Jun | 16 |
| 1892 Oct 28 | Australian Mail Recovered from Nevada Train Fire | Catastrophe | V 18/67 | 2012 Sep | 12-13 |
| 1893 Jun 27 | 84-Year Old South Australian Mailman Drowns in 1893 | BSAP | V 69/2 | 2014 Apr | 29 |
| 1897 Jul 28 | Mail Stolen from Stratford Post Office 1897 | Kiwi | V 71/4 | 2022 Jul | 144-145 |
| 1899 Mar 04-05 | Australia's Most Deadly Natural Disaster: Over 300 Killed by 1899 Cyclone Mahina in Northern Queensland | Catastrophe | V 23/85 | 2017 Mar | 9-13 |
| 1899 Mar 04-05 | Australia's Most Deadly Natural Disaster: Over 300 Killed by 1899 Cyclone Mahina in Northern Queensland | Informer | V 81/2 No 695 | 2017 Apr | 23-26 |
| 1899 Mar 04-05 | Australia's Most Deadly Natural Disaster: Over 300 Killed by 1899 Cyclone Mahina in Northern Queensland | ASP | V 15/2 No 88 | 2021 Apr | 20-22 |
| 1901 Dec 13 | Railway Station Fire at Broken Hill NSW 1901 | P from A | V 73/4 | 2021 Dec | 113 |
| 1906 Sep | A Postcard from China a Typhoon The Steamer Changsha and the Detained on Board Ship Cachet | ASP | V 15/5 | 2021 Oct | 18-19 |
| 1908 Jun 25 | NZ Postmaster General's Report to Parliament 1908-09: Mail Stolen by a Starling | Catastrophe | V 22/83 | 2016 Sep | 19 |
| 1912 Mar 27 | Was the Mail Steamer Makura Diverted to Collect Castaways on Washington Island? | Pacifica | V59 No 236 | 2021 Jul | 67-68 |
| 1915 | Damaged by Fire in Transit | BSAP | V 53/6 | 1998 Dec | 140 |
| 1916 | Damaged Mail from Unidentified Vessel | Catastrophe | V 18/68 | 2012 Dec | 8-9 |
| 1917 Aug 06 | The Extraordinary Voyage of the German Raider Wolf and the Capture of the Matunga | Catastrophe | V 21/80 | 2015 Dec | 9-12 |
| 1917 Aug 06 | The Extraordinary Voyage of the German Raider Wolf and the Capture of the Matunga (continued) | Catastrophe | V 22/81 | 2016 Mar | 10-13 |
| 1919 Jan 07 | Australian Mail in 1919 USA Train Disaster | BSAP | V 57/1 | 2002 Feb | 25 |
| 1919 Jan 07 | Australian Mail in 1919 USA Train Disaster | BSAP | V 60/4 | 2005 Aug | 87 |
| 1919 Jan 07 | Australian Mail in 1919 USA Train Disaster | Catastrophe | V 8/1 | 2002 Jan | 4-5 |
| 1924 Sep 23 | Two Mail Train Accidents within Two Weeks for Sydney to Melbourne Express | Catastrophe | V 20 /73 | 2014 Mar | 12 |
| 1924 Oct 06 | Two Mail Train Accidents within Two Weeks for Sydney to Melbourne Express | Catastrophe | V 20 /73 | 2014 Mar | 12 |
| 1928 Dec 11 | American Ornithologist Stranded on Steamer with Birds of Paradise | ASP | V 16/1 | 2022 Feb | 36-37 |
| 1931 Apr 30 | 1931 Sydney-Canberra Mail Train Robbery | Catastrophe | V 20/74 | 2014 Jun | 7-8 |
| 1931 | Stamp Duty Prepaying Postage (Query) | BSAP | V 52/4 | 1997 Aug | 73 |
| 1931 | Stamp Duty Prepaying Postage | BSAP | V 52/4 | 1997 Aug | 73 |
| 1932 | Two Unusual Delays to Mails in 1932 | BSAP | V 70/2 | 2015 Apr | 35-36 |
| 1932 | Two Unusual Delays to the Mails in 1932 | Catastrophe | V 21/78 | 2015 Jun | 15-16 |
| 1934 May/Jun | Cachet on Two Covers from Apia to Australia | ASP | V 16/3 | 2022 May | 18-19 |
| 1935 | Quarantine NSW | BSAP | V 59/5 | 2004 Oct | 134 |
| 1935 | Contract between Ernest Crome and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith for Exclusive Agency for Signed Covers on 1935 Jubilee Flight | BSAP | V75/5 | 2020 Oct | 178-181 |
| 1935 May 31 | 1935 Quetta Earthquake Cover to Australia | Catastrophe | V 21/79 | 2015 Sep | 16 |
| 1936-1939 | Caution Required in Attributing Commercial Airmail Covers to Specific Interruptions between Australia and Europe during 1936-1939 | Aust Aerophil | No 122 | 2020 Dec | 30-32 |
| 1936-1939 | Caution Required in Attributing Commercial Airmail Covers to Specific Interruptions between Australia and Europe during 1936-1939 | Catastrophe | V 26/100 | 2020 Dec | 34-36 |
| 1937 09 06 | Perth-Adelaide Express Jumps the Rails and Mails Transferred | Catastrophe | V 25/96 | 2019 Dec | 5 |
| 1937 12 29 | Herd of Cattle Interrupt Landing of DH86 Lepena at Wagga | Aust Aerophil | No 137 | 2024 Sep | 28 |
| 1938 | Damaged Mail from Victoria | BSAP | V 60/6 | 2005 Dec | 142-143 |
| 1939 Sep 16 | Letter Box Fire Kingsford Post Office Sydney | BSAP | V 60/4 | 2005 Aug | 88-89 |
| 1940 | Mail Captured by the Enemy | BSAP | V 53/4 | 1998 Aug | 84-86 |
| 1940 05 | 1940 Mail Hidden for 5 Years by Paris Post Office During German Occupation | Catastrophe | V 27/103 | 2021 Sep | 16-17 |
| 1941 | Recovered from Stolen Mailbag | BSAP | V 54/1 | 1999 Feb | 25 |
| 1942 | Papuan Mail Lost due to Enemy Action | BSAP | V 54/6 | 1999 Dec | 187-188 |
| 1944 Aug 08 | Fire on Post Office Van Perth WA | BSAP | V 31/7 | 1976 Oct | 51-53 |
| 1944 | Unidentified 1944 Crash off Queensland Coast | Catastrophe | V 15/54 | 2009 Jun | 8-9 |
| 1945 Jan | Damaged by Rodents | BSAP | V 29/5 | 1974 Aug | 46 |
| 1945 Jan 28 | Airgraph Film Thrown Overboard | Catastrophe | V 26/98 | 2020 Jun | 6-7 |
| 1945 | Damage to cover 1945 (Query) | BSAP | V 37/4 | 1982 Oct | 26 |
| 1946 Aug 20 | Manawatu River Railway Accident (co-authors Robin Gwynn RDP & Ken Sanford) | Catastrophe | V 12/43 | 2006 Jun | 15-16 |
| 1946 Aug 20 | The 1946 Manawatu River Railway Accident | NZ Stamp Collector | V 101/3 | 2021 Sep | 100-102 |
| 1950 Jun 26 | Mail in Rail Van Mostly Destroyed by Fire at Masterton NZ | Catastrophe | V 22/84 | 2016 Dec | 11 |
| 1950 Jun 26 | 1950 Mail Destroyed in Railway Van Fire at Masterton | Catastrophe | V 28/1 | 2022 Mar | 12 |
| 1960 Jun | Mail Caught in Safe Door | BSAP | V 54/2 | 1999 Apr | 75 |
| 1965 06 | Train Fire in the USA in 1965 | Catastrophe | V 27/103 | 2021 Sep | 10 |
| 1967 Nov 27 | Melbourne Mail Exchange Fire | BSAP | V 49/5 | 1994 Oct | 147-151 |
| 1968 | Australian Letter for New Zealand found in Sussex | BSAP | V 74/3 | 2019 Jun | 78 |
| 1974 Apr | A Letter of Apology from the Australian Post Office | BSAP | V 77/6 | 2022 Dec | 226 |
| 1979 Aug | 'Offensive Matter in Letter Receiver' | BSAP | V 51/5 | 1996 Oct | 119-120 |
| 1984 Apr 22 | Dogs Stop Postal Deliveries | Catastrophe | V 22/84 | 2016 Dec | 19 |
| 1984 Jul 27 | Bus Burns Bull Dies Mail Lost | Catastrophe | V 14/51 | 2008 Sep | 15 |
| 1994 May 19 | Australia Post Transit Van Containing Mail Stolen | Catastrophe | V 20/74 | 2014 Jun | 17 |
| 2001 Sep 12 | International Mail Delays due to Terrorist Attacks | BSAP | V 57/1 | 2002 Feb | 26 |
| 2001 Sep 09 | Serious Fire at GPO Melbourne | BSAP | V 57/1 | 2002 Feb | 25-26 |
| 2003 Oct | Delayed by Aviation Security Regulations? (Query) | BSAP | V 58/6 | 2003 Dec | 195 |
| 2008 Dec | Missorted to Australia (Query) | BSAP | V 64/3 | 2009 Jun | 45 |