History
A Brief History of Flu Pandemics
I am not going to mention the current C-word. You can do your own comparisons, particularly with the figures for the 1957 Asian Flu as European countries are now down to single-figure daily deaths and the Unites States figures are declining as expected. The information here comes from the National
When the War Came to Far North Queensland
Although the British Army would have it otherwise, it’s well-known in my home town that the first shots fired in both World Wars were fired from the fort at Queenscliff, guarding the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. “Victoria’s Gibraltar” was built to defend the Bay and its strategic
Government in New Zealand: Part 2
You can purchase Nieuw Zeeland An English-Speaking Polynesian Country With A Dutch Name: A Humorous History of New Zealand by Geoffrey Corfield from Amazon today. So an elected township official could also be elected to the provincial House of Representatives, and then also elected to the national House of Representatives.
Postcard From Canada: 25 August 2020
Geoff Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays
The Earliest-Known Images of Jesus
It should be no surprise that there are no contemporary portraits of Jesus. After all, until the Middle Ages, portraits were relatively rare and even less often realistic likenesses – with the exception, perhaps, of the Greeks and Romans, who were apt to accurately portray Socrates’ famous ugliness, or Julius’ receding
New Zealand History as You’ve Never Seen It Before!
Rejected as unsuitable for publication by the University of Otago Press, but really liked by The BFD. Available on Amazon as an e-book or in paperback directly from the author in Canada. $25NZ (includes postage) Contact: corfieldwg@gmail.com
Nikola Tesla’s Vibrational Healing Device: Sound & Vibrational Medicine
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Government in New Zealand: Part 1
You can purchase Nieuw Zeeland An English-Speaking Polynesian Country With A Dutch Name: A Humorous History of New Zealand by Geoffrey Corfield from Amazon today. GOVERNMENT IN NEW ZEALAND The Relatively Calm Period also means that the government in New Zealand has more time to do more government things. And
The Heart-Melting Story Of Wojtek, The Soldier Bear
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Postcard from Canada: 18 August 2020
Geoff Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays
The Third Wave of Leftist Violence
I’ve written several times that the current political ructions in America are really a continuation of the left’s violent dummy-spit at losing the 1968 election. Many of the same violent Communist radicals are in fact pulling the strings of Antifa and Black Lives Matter. For instance, convicted Weather
The Third Bomb That Never Fell
The recent 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted the usual argy-bargy over whether the bombs were morally justified (they were). But what would no doubt horrify pearl-clutching Guardian readers is the little-known fact that the Allies were fully prepared to drop more bombs if they
New Zealand History as You’ve Never Seen It Before!
Rejected as unsuitable for publication by the University of Otago Press, but really liked by The BFD. Available on Amazon as an e-book or in paperback directly from the author in Canada. $25NZ (includes postage) Contact: corfieldwg@gmail.com