Who wants yesterdays papers
Who wants yesterdays girl
Who wants yesterdays papers
Nobody in the world
….
Living a life of constant change
Every day means the turn of a page
Yesterdays papers are such bad news
Same thing applies to me and you
From “Yesterday’s Papers”
The Rolling Stones
Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions.
Most people in Brisbane completely forgotten The Pearl disaster after 125 years. Expected, after so long? Yet we hear much said about the period 1823-1825 and 1842.
Nobody cares….
So much for the mouthing about heritage…
Selective only for those who care….
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Neville Buch
Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.
Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.
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