Author Archives: Allan Jackson

Hart Marine

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Allan Jackson

One of the most interesting commissions I’ve had recently was to write about a new pilot boat which was about to be delivered to Port Phillip Sea Pilots. The dangers faced by the pilots in the seas that come howling … Continue reading →

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To the grindstone

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Allan Jackson

It has been an awfully long time since the last post but I have been very much taken up with settling into my new country. Since the last post, Rural Press has become Fairfax Agricultural Media and I have continued … Continue reading →

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A new year dawns

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Allan Jackson

I confess that that the pressures of job hunting were getting to me and I was beginning to doubt the wisdom of seeking a new life in Australia. Fortunately, just when things were at their blackest last October, I did … Continue reading →

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Red letter day

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Allan Jackson

Today is something of a red letter (or should that be Green letter?) day for me because I have completed my first job on Australian soil for an Australian firm. Since my arrival in Australia I have written some IT-related … Continue reading →

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Business club

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Allan Jackson

Just got back from a meeting of the Everton Park Business Club. It’s a networking group run by Sheree Lenton, which meets on a weekly basis in the excellent Luv-a-Coffee coffee bar in the Everton Plaza shopping centre. I went … Continue reading →

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Pretty city

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Allan Jackson

No doubt about it, Brisbane is a very pretty city with some spectacular river views. I’m very pleased with this multi-shot panorama that I stitched together in Photoshop.

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A commission

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Allan Jackson

I am very pleased to be have been commissioned by a new South Africa-based entrepreneurs’ website to produce a series of articles on various aspects of IT likely to be of interest to their audience. I’ll publish a link to the … Continue reading →

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Culture shock

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Allan Jackson

My head is starting to clear after the shock to the system brought on by the move from Durban in South Africa, my former home, to Brisbane, my new one. I really did think that I would arrive and start … Continue reading →

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Networking

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Allan Jackson

I was aware right from the start of my move to Brisbane in February that I would have to get out and start networking. I almost immediately found a great group of former South Africans called the SAbona Business Network, … Continue reading →

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Au revoir FishNet

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Allan Jackson

My last post marked the end of FishNet for the time being, at least. I will soon be on my way to a new land, to join family, and I wouldn’t have been able to keep the column up while … Continue reading →

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