 I was interviewed by Robbie Robertson from 'Out of the Blank' about psychic ethics. The podcast is now available on You Tube and Spotify. In that wonderful world of synchronicity the podcast was released on 11 July, the anniversary when 'Ethics of a Psychic Reading' was published. Send me a message if you buy the book (print or e-book) and, for a limited time only, I'll email you a PDF of 3 of my articles on psychic ethics.
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Excellent discussion and graph of pain levels and impact https://www.health.mil/News/Articles/2022/10/13/DVPRS-pain-scale No further explanation needed as to why the “basic pain scale” is obsolete when it comes to chronic pain… full interview can be heard on: https://www.facebook.com/suzannenewnhamwriter  Why 26 January for ‘Australia Day’ when other dates are more significant nationally? Perhaps 3 March, or 9 July, with National Citizenship ceremonies on 17 Sept are more appropriate?
Map 1. While the original name 'Terra Australis' was used, the continent was not devoid of people. There is a 60,000 year history of habitation by First Nations (also known as indigenous, and aboriginal in historical to recent documents). Map 2. Colony of NSW took in the eastern side from Cape York [Queensland] to South Cape [Tasmania] through to 135degrees East, [South Australia], east of Coober Pedy (SA), Alice Springs (Northern Territory); west of Barkly Roadhouse (NT), north to Arnhem Land (NT). Brackets indicate current names of States and Territories. Other Maps not shown: from 1787 to 1910 can be seen at: https://www.heritageaustralia.com.au/articles/features/4576-a-nation-subdivided History – National; State, and Territory Days (compiled by Suzanne Newnham) National
Naming New South Wales 22 August 1770 “22 August [1770] at Possession Island, Cook once more 'hoisted English Coulers' and took possession of the whole eastern coast, later adding the name, New South Wales, in his journal.” https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cook-james-1917 Colony of New South Wales – eastern coast Day 7 February 1888 “The formal establishment of the Colony of New South Wales did not however occur on 26 January as is commonly assumed. It did not occur until 7 February 1788, when the formal proclamation of the colony and of Arthur Phillip's governorship were read out. The vesting of all land in the reigning monarch King George III also dates from 7 February 1788.[21][22][23] Although there was no official recognition of the colony's anniversary, with the New South Wales Almanacks of 1806 and 1808 placing no special significance on 26 January,[24] by 1808 the date was being used by the colony's immigrants, especially the emancipated convicts, to "celebrate their love of the land they lived in"[25] with "drinking and merriment".”[26] ” Wikipedia – Source: Elizabeth Kwan (25); Manning Clark (26) Anniversary Day (Sydney) - 26th January up to 1888 “For a long time 26 January was seen as a very NSW-centric holiday but Professor Darian-Smith said the concept of a national day became more prominent in the late 19th century. In 1888, there were celebrations in Sydney for Anniversary Day on 26 January to mark the centenary of the First Fleet's arrival.” https://www.sbs.com.au/voices/article/the-many-different-dates-weve-celebrated-australia-day/vuhb3ar1c Australia Day 30 July 1915 https://www.sbs.com.au/voices/article/the-many-different-dates-weve-celebrated-australia-day/vuhb3ar1c The first ever official national day that was actually named 'Australia Day'! On July 30 in 1915, the first official Australia Day was held, which was actually to raise funds for the World War I effort. https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/the-other-australia-day-30-july-1915 While most of us associate Australia Day with 26 January, in 1915 that date was celebrated as Foundation Day and only in New South Wales, as each of the colonies had their own commemorations for their founding. During the First World War, the concept of a national ‘Australia Day’ was instead part of a wider fundraising plan where money was raised by declaring a special ‘day’ on which events such as auctions, stalls, performances and street collections were held to encourage the community to contribute to the war effort. Australia Day 26 January 1808, 1818, 1935 “Records of celebrations on 26 January date back to 1808, with the first official celebration of the formation of New South Wales held in 1818. It was not until 1935 that all Australian states and territories adopted use of the term "Australia Day" to mark the date of the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove, and not until 1994 that 26 January was consistently marked by a public holiday on that day by all states and territories.[4” It was on 26 January that a landing was made at Sydney Cove and clearing of the ground for an encampment immediately began. Then, according to Phillip's account:[20] In the evening of the 26th the colours were displayed on shore, and the Governor, with several of his principal officers and others, assembled round the flag-staff, drank the king's health, and success to the settlement, with all that display of form which on such occasions is esteemed propitious, because it enlivens the spirits, and fills the imagination with pleasing presages. — The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay” Day of Mourning, 26 January 1938 “In early January of 1938, Jack Patten and William Ferguson published the pamphlet titled Aborigines Claim Citizens Rights. The pamphlet described the conditions for Aboriginal people in Australia from their own perspective. It was published with the assistance of PR Stephensen, who also published the material in his own magazine The Publicists, and would later facilitate the publication of The Australian Abo Call. ‘The 26th of January, 1938, is not a day of rejoicing for Australia’s Aborigines; it is a day of mourning. This festival of 150 years’ so-called “progress” in Australia commemorates also 150 years of misery and degradation imposed upon the original native inhabitants by the white invaders of this country.” https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/day-of-mourning Monday public holiday 1946 In 1946, the Commonwealth and state governments agreed to unify all the state-based Australia Day celebrations and celebrate on January 26 as a country - the public holiday was taken on the Monday closest to the 26th. Australia Act 3 March 1986 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/319/introduction/made Australia Act 1986 is the short title of each of a pair of separate but related pieces of legislation: one an Act of the Commonwealth (i.e. federal) Parliament of Australia, the other an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In Australia they are referred to, respectively, as the Australia Act 1986 (Cth)[n 1] and the Australia Act 1986 (UK). These nearly identical Acts were passed by the two parliaments, because of uncertainty as to whether the Commonwealth Parliament alone had the ultimate authority to do so. They were enacted using legislative powers conferred by enabling Acts passed by the parliaments of every Australian state. The Acts came into effect simultaneously, on 3 March 1986. Wikipedia – Source: "Australia Act (Commencement) Order 1986" (PDF). Public holiday 26 Jan 1994 Australia Day officially became a public holiday for all states and territories only 24 years ago, in 1994. https://www.sbs.com.au/voices/article/the-many-different-dates-weve-celebrated-australia-day/vuhb3ar1c Constitution Day 9 July 2000 In lieu of 1 January as Federation Day, “Constitution Day was first held on 9 July 2000 to mark the centenary of the Constitution in the lead up to the Centenary of Federation. Constitution Day is observed on 9 July, the date Queen Victoria assented to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act in 1900.[23] The date is not a public holiday.” Further events have not been widely held since 2001. The day was revived in 2007 and is jointly organised by the National Archives and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.[24] Wikipedia – NAA source: https://www.naa.gov.au (‘Constitution Day’ 2000 to 2001) Australian Citizenship Day, 1948, 1969, 1973, 1984, 17 September 2001 * https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/celebrating-citizenship/australian-citizenship-day # https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship-subsite/anniversary/Pages/citizenship-history.aspx *“17 September was chosen as Australian Citizenship Day as it is the anniversary of the renaming, in 1973, of the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 to the Australian Citizenship Act 1948.” # “1969, The Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 is renamed the Citizenship Act 1948-69 and includes reduced residency requirements. 1973, the Citizenship Act is renamed the Australian Citizenship Act and preferential treatment for British subjects is removed. The same residency, good character, and language requirements applied equally to everyone. 1984, Australia repeal laws that made our citizens subjects of the United Kingdom. 2001, Australian Citizenship Day was introduced. 17 September was chosen as the date, representing the anniversary (in 1973) of the renaming of the Citizenship Act to the Australian Citizenship Act.” *“Australian Citizenship Day was first celebrated in 2001. The Australian Government established the day in 2001 in response to a recommendation by the Australian Citizenship Council in their 2000 report Australian Citizenship for a New Century. The recommendation came from a proposal of the 1999 National Schools Constitutional Convention that a citizenship day be established to allow all Australians to celebrate their Australian citizenship.” The day is an opportunity for all Australians to reflect on:
State and Territory Days NSW could celebrate its Day on 7 February or 22 August In keeping with founding days of other States and Territories Van Dieman’s land [Tasmania] 9 Jan 1826; Swan River Colony [not part of the Colony of NSW] 2 May 1829, WA 28 April 1831 (2 dates), SA 15 Aug 1834 Proclamation Day 28 Dec 1936; VIC 19 Nov1834, 8 Jun 1835; QLD [separate colony] 10 Dec 1859, 23 June 1862; NT 1911, Commonwealth to NT self-government 1978, NT appears to have different ‘Days’ per Darwin, or NT towns; Federal Capital Territory [FCT] 1 Jan 1911, Naming of Canberra 12 March 1913, FCT to Australian Capital Territory [ACT] 1938, Commonwealth to ACT self-government 1989 https://www.heritageaustralia.com.au/articles/features/4576-a-nation-subdivided https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes /government/state/display/60289-centenary-of-western-australia; /landscape/settlement/display/99030-centenary-of-south-australia; /government/state/display/33647-centenary-of-victoria /government/state/display/107458-centenary-of-queensland /government/state/display/98029-centenary-of-the-northern-territory Tasmania https://www.britannica.com/place/Van-Diemens-Land https://www.heritageaustralia.com.au/articles/features/4576-a-nation-subdivided Van Diemen’s Land from New South Wales: The next significant change to British colonial holdings in Australia occurred on 9 January 1826 when the Sydney Gazette reported the separation of Van Diemen’s Land from New South Wales in the form of a proclamation dated 12 December 1825. The new colony encompassed “…the said Island and all Islands and Territories lying southward of Wilson’s Promontory, in Thirty-nine degrees and Twelve minutes of South Latitude…” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory Source – NAA*; The Seat of Government Act 1908 fixed Canberra as the site of the new capital, and the surrounding region was formally ceded to the federal government on 1 January 1911. It was originally known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), adopting its current name in 1938.* When the Act came into force on 1 January 1911, control of the Territory was officially assumed by the Commonwealth. This Act remained the constitutional basis for law-making in the ACT until the granting of self-government in 1989.[77] Source: Carney, 2006 p.436-440 © Suzanne Newnham updated 12 January 2024  Traditional meditation has strict guidelines, but you don't want to wake at 4am or even 5 to sit in the rising sun contemplating, chanting, until you reach a sense of nothing but inner peace. You'd like the inner peace but you don't have an hour or more to spare. You feel that mindfulness practice is yet another thing to try and concentrate on, but you have enough to think about already. The esoteric is not your calling.
You're now in a quandary, you've been told to de-stress and take up something like meditation to calm you but all it will be is another thing on your list of things to do! Right? Well, no, not really. Meditation or being in a meditative state can be as simple as sitting quietly, taking a walk through the trees, near the lake, or even along the strip of grass near some flowers, enjoying and absorbing the beauty around you; smell the freshness of the trees; or the scent of the flowers; hear the rustle of leaves or the lapping of the water; or the calming music on your device. Be in the moment, can you or do you want to do anything right now about the chatter in your head - if it is annoying have a piece of paper and pen and write down the word as a reminder (not the full conversation from your head, because that will keep you in your head). *Then take a deep nasal breath allow it to fill your lungs so that you can feel movement at your front, sides, and through to your back. As you exhale through your mouth, allow your eyes to soften and partially close, allow your upper body and face to soften, and feel a gentle smile and a smoothing in the space between your eyebrows. You are already in a semi-meditative space. You're stuck at your desk^ and can't get out of the office, so you feel can't meditate. Put an image on your computer screen of a sunrise or sunset, a flower, whatever is calming or makes you smile. Stand up putting feet about hip-width apart, hands on your abdomen, half close your eyes or focus on the image, as you breath just your normal breath (with the odd deeper breath as it happens) allow your body to adjust, to settle as you feel your feet connect with the ground. Focus on your gentle breathing, and when you're ready take your hands to your sides, lift your one heel and lower to the ground, then the other one. Then have a gentle stretch and you're ready to continue your work. Stuck in a queue? Do the same^ - either in your seat or chair, or holding onto a shopping trolley (eyes either open or half-closed) The options above are able to be done for as long or short as you wish. Before meditation, if you plan on standing or going to stand after meditating have something solid available to lean on if you are prone to dizziness or light-headedness. After any meditation have a glass of water, and make sure you are not in a too restful state if you will be driving or operating machinery. Please Note: Follow any advice by your medical or health practitioner. These meditations are for relaxation only. They are not to be used as a replacement for medical, psychological, or any other health treatments. Suzanne Newnham accepts no liability for anyone using these meditations. If you want some guided meditations please feel free to listen to some at https://www.suzanne-newnham.com/meditations.html https://www.suzanne-newnham.com/meditation-guidelines.html Two of my articles were published in The Beagle online newspaper; and BayPost/Moruya Examiner/The Independent online and print newspapers in July as part of the Eurobodalla Fellowship of Australian Writers 'Write Place, Write Time' series.
************************* Following publication of a ‘Letter to the Editor’ when I was 14, my parents referred to me as the “writer of the family”, although fulfilling my creativity in story-telling tended to mean I was assigned to writing family Christmas newsletters! Early 2007, with the encouragement of the psychic community, I gathered my notes on ethics around paranormal and psychic phenomena, and a manuscript eventually emerged ready for a publisher’s consideration. I’d made phone calls to publishers to gauge their interest. Then everything stopped as a rapid decline in my health occurred. Chronic pain intensified, complicated by reduced cognitive abilities from reactions to medications. My world was turned upside down. What does a word mean, or the context of a sentence? How do I comprehend what seems like a garbled conversation, when even the words in a story are a blur? This was my new life, sounds attacking me, confusing me, robbing me of vitality and hope. To my surprise a publisher contacted me, just before Christmas 2010, and asked would I be interested in having my work published – huge panic. Yes! But how? Slowly, and with lots of support from my husband, as well as practical help from a fantastic editor, Ethics of a Psychic Reading became a reality in July 2012. My next foray into the written word soon followed with a request from the Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) in 2013 for stories with the theme ‘Sydney’. My desire to encapsulate my mother Patricia’s memory of her childhood overcame my fears, and set me on a journey of discovery. 1500 words seemed daunting, but receiving feedback from the Eurobodalla FAW (EFAW) day group which I had recently joined, my collection of words towards a story about my mother’s early days as a child living near The Rocks in the 1930s started taking shape. In May 2013 the EFAW night group was established, for writers who wished to exchange critique towards publication of factual or fictional novels, opening an opportunity for me. Even though I still couldn’t understand the meaning of words, nor comprehend structure, or character interactions, I worked better with feedback if it was written rather than verbal so I didn’t need to rely on memory. Conversations with my mother became richer with detail extending beyond those early years. My journey of discovery was two-fold – gradually turning around dysfunction through developing speech and writing skills; and importantly getting to know my mother, her impact through – unintentional – leadership and as an inspiration to family and others throughout her life. From a delightful insight into Patricia’s childhood my desire grew to know more, beyond the adventure of fun and exploration. Snippets of information, a chance word, a smile over a cup of tea, Patricia spoke of hopes, challenges, respect, and achievements. Each month the Eurobodalla-FAW night group gave me a set of questions to ask her. I saw the child who grew up in a loving family where education and strong values of kindness were important; the dilemma of being a female, an emerging young woman and the societal expectations that were placed on her. I saw a quiet rebellion forging a powerful determination when obstacles challenged her – not afraid of proving that she was equally skilled working within male-dominated industries; a woman who melded an executive position and family from only a couple of years after the Australian Marriage Bar was lifted, eventually encouraging family-friendly and diversity practices within the workforce for herself and others until her retirement. I never knew that a glass ceiling existed for women as both parents’ mantra was “you are capable of doing whatever you want to do”, and Mamma led by example. After eight years, researching and writing the book, I self-published What Glass Ceiling? Patricia Julianne Evans (nee Morris) a memoir. This is the story of Patricia, an extraordinary Australian woman whose determination and courage against discrimination from the 1930s onward became an inspirational leader for future generations. Patricia has since been accepted into the National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame, included in ‘Herstory’, an educational database on women’s achievements, and recognised by BORAL for 2021 International Women’s Day. As BORALS’s first female accountant in 1949, Patricia was featured on the company’s 75th anniversary poster for all their employees. Patricia’s motto: “never underestimate what you can do in life” was ever present for herself, and inspirational for everyone who came in contact with her. Patricia Evans 1927-2022 Rest in Peace Suzanne Newnham is the author of Ethics of a Psychic Reading and What Glass Ceiling?; writer and contributor to numerous journals and anthologies; health advocate for chronic pain management; and researcher into chronic pain using Tai Chi, Qigong, and meditation. Her current project is family inspired social history – 180 years of pubs on Moruya Waterfront Hotel Motel site with a request for stories, anecdotes, family history, photos, and/or documents from everyone to include in this look at a social icon in the community. For all Suzanne’s publications, information, and purchase: https://www.suzanne-newnham.com Moruya pub project:https://www.suzanne-newnham.com/books--articles.html A copy of my first article is located at: https://www.suzanne-newnham.com/-blog/write-place-write-time-1  14 October 2023 Australians can vote for The Voice, for an independent, representative body for First Nations peoples. The referendum in Australia is an important opportunity for Australians to enshrine a First Nations Voice in the country’s constitution. The Voice will be a body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that will give advice to the Australian Parliament and the government on issues that affect them. It will be an advisory body with no legislative or executive power. (https://lnkd.in/giCfrATG) #directorsforthevoice We can't change the past. But we can change the future
now is the time to Vote YES  Warning: Name of deceased First Nations man mentioned. All Australians have a chance to recognise the Voice of traditional owners, the custodians of country for 65,000 years. There are already many advisory bodies to Parliament, and this would also be one of them. For those who are frightened of change, change happened in 1788 - for the people already living here. For those who feel this referendum doesn't go far enough - this will be the first step towards equal Voice in a Treaty: a formal written agreement. https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2019/12/06/1378508/william-cooper-visionary-indigenous-campaigner-in-a-league-of-his-own ref to 1938: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46494808 The Voice is needed until discrimination is no more; it is needed until the First Nations truth-telling has as strong a place as the colonial history; it is needed until First Nations people become truly of equal standing, with equal opportunities, and safety. The Voice is not new. 1938 a petition for recognition was sent to Parliament after William Cooper first started advocating in 1933, and established the Australian Aborigines' League. 2023 – 90 years later
We can't change the past. But we can change the future now is the time to Vote YES Two of my articles were published in The Beagle online newspaper; and BayPost/Moruya Examiner/The Independent online and print newspapers in July as part of the Eurobodalla Fellowship of Australian Writers 'Write Place, Write Time' series.
Leadership, social history, Patricia Evans: a woman before her time inspiring new generations. From 2013, Suzanne Newnham researched her mother Patricia Evans’ pioneering story, to inspire future generations. Patricia has been recognised for her achievements: Hall of Fame; Herstory educational database multiple recognition by BORAL including 2021 International Women’s Day. In 2021 What glass Ceiling? Patricia Julianne Evans (nee Morris): a memoir was published. These days we tend to take for granted that women fulfil all kinds of roles and responsibilities, but in 1949 becoming BORAL’s (Bitumen and Oil Refineries Australia Limited’s) first female accountant was a big deal at a societal level. For Patricia, whose motto was "never underestimate what you can do in life", it was just another stride forward in demonstrating that she was equally skilled working within male-dominated industries. This didn’t mean there weren’t obstacles and discrimination but these were overshadowed by her independence, desire for learning, and making the most of opportunities when they presented. From a young age having seen her parents embrace diversity and inclusion, she emulated their values, and wasn’t afraid to be a voice. Patricia tells amusing anecdotes when her shortened name, Pat, was used and the confusion when not a man but a capable woman presented herself and her work. A believer in “can the person do the job?”, she was insistent that a woman, man, disadvantaged, differing cultural heritage, or homosexual, was no excuse not to employ them. Patricia helped others break the glass ceiling, empowering them to realise their abilities. Patricia was a natural story-teller. Her work revolved around facts and figures However, memories for other detail creates insights into the past: from 1940s and 50s, walking through grimy factories, to sitting in the splendour of polished oak boardrooms; smelling intoxicating lanolin-soaked wood in wool-stores, or pungent rubber of the sandshoe factory; to 1970s gleaming glass and modern buildings overlooking the harbour. Suzanne considers herself lucky that she is from a long line of strong, resilient, and practical women: her mother Patricia, grandmother Phyllis, 1920s to mid-1973 financially capable, unafraid of male-dominated banking and real-estate traditions; and great-grandmother Lizzie with her thriving bridal-trousseau business from 1896 to 1937. Patricia Evans 1927-2022 Rest in Peace Suzanne Newnham is the author of Ethics of a Psychic Reading and What Glass Ceiling?; writer and contributor to numerous journals and anthologies; health advocate for chronic pain management; and researcher into chronic pain using Tai Chi, Qigong, and meditation. Her current project is family inspired social history – 180 years of pubs on Moruya Waterfront Hotel Motel site with a request for stories, anecdotes, family history, photos, and/or documents from everyone to include in this look at a social icon in the community. For all Suzanne’s publications, information, and purchase: https://www.suzanne-newnham.com Moruya pub project:https://www.suzanne-newnham.com/books--articles.html  Today 17th March is a poignant day. I keep in mind your motto: Never underestimate what you can do in life. Mamma - a beautiful, inspiring, loving mother, I miss hearing your stories, hearing your laughter and seeing your smile, the 2am cups of tea and watching 'Overboard' yet again.
A year ago ... the number of times I've gone to ring you with some exciting news or just to say hello; the visits to Canberra; but you're not there. It's another St Patrick's Day, a day which was special to you, the start of your new life in Canberra in 1976, and the day you left. Mamma, you're in my heart always I'm honoured that you entrusted me with your life story and so proud that What Glass Ceiling? was published so that you could read it, and send to your family and friends. That your friend read to you on your last day chapters from your book fills me with joy and comfort.
This sample theme with fancy font looks interesting, I'll have a look. On opening the theme the layout was uninspiring, however, on trying to revert back to the original this new one remained. A few attempts later it stubbornly held fast. The previous was no longer accessible in theme back-up. An upgrade in the past was all it took to remove a site that I'd been told was 'full of personality', 'absolutely beautiful'. For years the compliments had flowed like water. Now not only was the name with its beautiful font and shadowing no more, but the Magellan Cloud background had disappeared.
With articles to write and send before submission deadlines, the last thing I needed was to completely re-design a website. Grieving struck. I was in denial that this could have happened as I was so careful about backing up my website. Realising I couldn't update the site with some exciting news, finding the time to replace the nondescript theme staring back at me had suddenly been made priority. Anger seethed that my website imagery no longer existed, and feeling a loss of my online identity; the talking to, shouting at, and bargaining with my inanimate laptop were all futile. The offending not-my-theme resolutely stuck to my screen. Searching for options, my shoulders slumped as a foreboding depression grew, coupled with the frustration that I had to find time to completely redesign my website. It seemed ages before the fifth stage of grieving - acceptance - was to become apparent. After nine years, I'm taking the opportunity to create a new look, rebrand, with emphasis on my books; a new look website has emerged. |
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