Time to Roam Magazine Issue 4 - August/September 2013 | Page 4

the view from

inside
04 | Aug/Sept 2013

“We are all visitors to this time, this place.
We are just passing through.
Our purpose here is to observe, learn, to grow,
to love … and then we return home”
Australian Aboriginal Proverb

Cover 1950s original design caravan
from the Richard Potter collection. Photo
by Daniel Linnet www.linnetphoto.com
Above Blue Mountains NSW

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DO IT YOURSELF

We celebrate the weird, the whacky and the wonderful creations to
emerge from Aussie backyards, including a 1930s camper and a
caravan that floats

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IT’S A MODERN MYSTERY
Modern Caravans are stylish creations that first emerged from Perth
in the 1950s. We’ve uncovered some classic photos, but historical
details are a little harder to come by

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PETER GARRETT HITS THE ROAD
In a time to Roam exclusive, the former Midnight Oil frontman reveals
he has a swag rolled up in his Parliament House office and he’s ready
to head bush as he says goodbye to politics

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