Tag: Personal

Speech At Opening Back o’ Bourke Exhibition Centre-24.10.09

SalutationsI have been greatly looking forward to this day and congratulate all involved in getting this great Centre to where it now is.I came to Bourke with Dalgety, as a fresh-faced eighteen year old, 50 years ago next August. I soon met a strong-willed, spirited young school leaver called Gail Dugan. There was great strength … Continue reading Speech At Opening Back o’ Bourke Exhibition Centre-24.10.09 →

BlogLog

Blog Log of David and Gail Boyd’s Retirement Trip to Hong Kong and the U.K. 6th to 28th July 2009.We set out on this long planned overseas trip with considerable anticipation of the pleasures ahead of us on Monday 6th July. The previous day we had a farewell brunch with son Mike, his wife Georgia, … Continue reading BlogLog →

A Favourite Quote

"This is my long-run forecast in brief:The material conditions of life will continue to get better for most people, in most countries, most of the time, indefinitely. Within a century or two, all nations and most of humanity will be at or above today's Western living standards.I also speculate, however, that many people will continue … Continue reading A Favourite Quote →

Climate Change-Paul Johnson

The idea that human beings have changed and are changing the basic climate system of the Earth through their industrial activities and burning of fossil fuels--the essence of the Greens' theory of global warming--has about as much basis in science as Marxism and Freudianism.Global warming, like Marxism, is a political theory of actions, demanding compliance … Continue reading Climate Change-Paul Johnson →

David Boyd – A story to be told.

POEM BY ANDREW HULL©2007,AndrewHullDavid Boyd - A story to be told.They say this country is a book of anecdotes and talesFrom the red of Central Queensland and Western New South WalesThrough the black soil of the Darling where the flooded plains unfoldAnd your place within this country is a story to be toldIt will take … Continue reading David Boyd – A story to be told. →

Speech in Opening the Centenary State Conference of NSW Rural Lands Protection Boards -June 2005

GRIFFITH-JUNE 2005MR CHAIRMAN, DISTINGUISED GUESTS, LADIES & GENTLEMENI AM PARTICULARLY HONOURED TO BE ASKED TO OPEN THIS CONFERENCE, FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE.FIRSTLY, OF COURSE, IT IS YOUR CENTENARY CONFERENCE.SECONDLY, I HAVE ALWAYS REGARDED P P BOARDS, IF I MAY USE THAT TERM, AS QUINTESSENTIAL OF AND INTRINSIC TO RURAL NSW. I HAVE A GREAT … Continue reading Speech in Opening the Centenary State Conference of NSW Rural Lands Protection Boards -June 2005 →