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April 12, 2014 in 2 year birthday, Ballarat, Bendigo, Canberra, Charleville, melbourne, neglected blogs, Newcastle, Pacific Highyway., typecast, typewriters, typing.

For the beauty of the stars

While I was out west at Charleville, I had originally planned to do some night photography. I love photographing at night, as it feels so peaceful and requires patience. A 15 minute exposure seems like a lifetime while you’re waiting for it, but I guess in a lot of ways, it is everything that people…

August 11, 2012 in Charleville, ghost, hotel, night, photo, photography, stars, travel, trees.

I’m back! Now, let’s get these typecasts organised.

Just as a side note: Although I couldn’t find one in a thrift shop, antique store or second-hand dealer, typewriters ended up being absolutely everywhere in Charleville. I’ve actually had my hands on a special one that Robert Messenger has mentioned in his blog in the past, while I came across others in some of…

July 22, 2012 in car. exxy, Charleville, photo, quiet-riter, Remington, ruby. desolate, typecast, typewriter.

Postponing Mr Messenger.

It is unfortunate, but I have to postpone going to see Rob Messenger’s magnificent exhibition in Canberra. I mentioned last week that I was taking leave at a point that it wasn’t the most  financially optimal time for me to do so, and at the end of last week a couple of things made it…

July 15, 2012 in Charleville, drive, Exhibition, explore, folly, journey, road, trip.

Vox Pop

Rino Breebaart on Olivetti in Venice – The…
Tom on The Parts Box
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Steve on Post #200 – The Corona 3…

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  • 1: The Typosphere
  • A typewriter a day
  • AI type from Singapore
  • Backspace does not erase
  • Brum Typia
  • Claire La Sectretaire
  • Claudia's tappy Typewriters
  • Clickthing
  • Conversations with my ID
  • DHIATENSOR
  • Duffy moon
  • Fountain pens and typewriters
  • I dream lo-tech
  • Knotmagick
  • Little Flower Petals
  • Living In The Woods
  • Magic Margin
  • Manual Entry
  • McTaggart' Workshop
  • Mike Speegle's blog
  • Nat's lap taps
  • Of Type and Ink
  • Oz Typewriter
  • Phillywriter
  • Retrotech Geneva
  • Rev. Ari
  • Sommeregger's Sommeregger
  • Spiderz Webz
  • Streamlines Deluxe
  • Swinging typebars
  • The Art Of Letter
  • The impatient typewriter mechanic
  • The long, slow {typecast} blog
  • The Teeritz Agenda
  • The Typewriter Revolution
  • Tony's Vision
  • Totally your type
  • Typcasting in China
  • Type Oh!
  • Type, shoot straight and speak the truth
  • Type-writer.org
  • Typewriter heaven
  • Typewriters CH
  • Vintage technology obsessions
  • Writelephant
  • Wrong Way Write Way
  • X-Overit

Looking into the past

  • Olivetti in Venice – The showroom and typewriters that defy time. October 17, 2020
  • The Storm Before The Calm. July 13, 2020
  • Things To Watch While You Are Quarantined. March 16, 2020
  • Cold, Hard Type 3. November 30, 2019
  • The North’s Typewriter – A Secret Hidden In The Ceiling. September 28, 2019

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