Kate Cocks: Pt IV: The Crusade Against Psychic Exploitation.   1917, the Great War was devouring people and resources. South Austr...

Kate Cocks: Pt. 3: From Probation to Police.   The impact of South Australia’s male population serving in World War One overseas sa...

Kate Cocks: Pt.2: Juvenile Court Probation Officer. Last week on The Haunts of Adelaide, I briefly covered the early years of the ...

Kate Cocks: Pt.1: The Early Years Ms Fanny Kate Boadicea Cocks (M.B.E.) was born in Moonta, South Australia on the 5 th of May 187...

Baby in Water Closet - Colonist Tavern, Norwood. A newly born male baby, weighing 7 pounds was found in the water closet (toilet...

Odious Origins of the Colonist Tavern, Norwood. Frederick and Elizabeth Hobbs immigrated from England on board the ‘Coromandel’ , th...

MEGAscene I’ve written articles for several magazines over the years, but the longest continual series of articles I have written...