Mood: lyrical
Topic: local news
The local press has gone big on 'Simpson' as in 'Simpson and his donkey':
JOHN SIMPSON KIRKPATRICK, the man with the donkey, one of the most enduring of all Anzac legends, will be denied the ultimate recognition of courage and sacrifice - the Victoria Cross.
When we first got this micro news SAM going January 2007 we did a background based on an interview with a dedicated retired union man Alf Rankin who really knew Kirkpatrick's family on first name terms:
Here it is, and it may be a gem of Australian history research, word of mouth:
Sunday, 14 January 2007
Posted by editor
at 6:05 PM NZT