Old-timers
Theodore Roosevelt said, “Old age is like everything else – to make a success of it, you've got to start young.” Writer and photographer Hilary Burden intends to prove the adage, one successful senior Tasmanian at a time.
Theodore Roosevelt said, “Old age is like everything else – to make a success of it, you've got to start young.” Writer and photographer Hilary Burden intends to prove the adage, one successful senior Tasmanian at a time.
Old-timers

End of an era

by Hilary Burden
27 Sep 2023

Ray Johnston, 83, has lived and holidayed on the Freycinet Peninsula since he was a boy ...

Old-timers

Sea ways: Anne Rood

by Hilary Burden
28 Apr 2021

Anne Rood grew up in an era when women smiled to hide their talent. The oldest of five girls, her childhood was spent sailing on the River Derwent with her sisters. They were “water babies” – rowing about in boats, spending holidays on the east coast, where she has lived for the past 25 years, and holidayed before that.

Old-timers

The golden rule: Dorothy Hallam

by Hilary Burden
01 Nov 2020

For those seeking a simpler life, the way is often lit by our elders. Writer and photographer Hilary Burden meets Australia’s first female cinematographer, the daughter of Nubeena orchardists.

Old-timers

The Crossing Place: Murray Hill

by Hilary Burden
06 Aug 2020

Murray Hill is born and bred Swansea. By today’s standards he should have died a hundred times.