Today is the first day. The first of four. The first day of Christmas. There is frost on the ground. There is snow down to 700m in the snow fields. A cold snap has enveloped New South Wales and Victoria. How this might play out is yet to be determined. But this morning, I look backwards, for this year is the fiftieth year. A pleasant morning by the seaside in November, 1960 is interrupted. To the sound of mechanical coughing and spluttering a group of internal combustion engines burst into life... read more