Dr Neville Buch

Professional Historian and History Consultancy Services Brisbane

Category: Blog

  • IDRlabs.com 8 Values Political Test: Why informing opinion is better than behavioural psychology?

    IDRlabs.com 8 Values Political Test: Why informing opinion is better than behavioural psychology?

    I took the IDRlabs.com 8 Values Political Test, and, much like most tests designed for unreflective responses, so as to get to the prejudices of a person, I was frustrated on these psychological goals as an educator and a researcher. Many of the questions, if not all, assumes that any tested person has no prior…

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  • On This Day: Sunday, 24 May 2020

    On This Day: Sunday, 24 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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  • On This Day: Saturday, 23 May 2020

    On This Day: Saturday, 23 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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  • On This Day: Friday, 22 May 2020

    On This Day: Friday, 22 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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  • On This Day: Thursday, 21 May 2020

    On This Day: Thursday, 21 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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  • The Dirge for a Sentimental Bloke

    The Dirge for a Sentimental Bloke

    ‘The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke’, originally a poem novel by C. J. Dennis, tells the story of Bill, a larrikin of the Little Lonsdale Street push, who is introduced to a young woman by the name of Doreen. The book chronicles their courtship and marriage, detailing Bill’s transformation from a violence-prone gang member to…

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  • On This Day: Wednesday, 20 May 2020

    On This Day: Wednesday, 20 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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  • On This Day: Tuesday, 19 May 2020

    On This Day: Tuesday, 19 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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  • On This Day: Monday, 18 May 2020

    On This Day: Monday, 18 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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  • On This Day: Sunday, 17 May 2020

    On This Day: Sunday, 17 May 2020

    Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…

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