About Colleen
I am a writer, like my father and several other members of my family. I was born in Glenelg, South Australia, have lived mostly in Western Australia, particularly in the outback, as well as Sydney, Melbourne and now Wynnum. I have four sons, am divorced, have a doctoral degree (about that great north west of Western Australia), written two family histories and am now doing my father, the great Ni... More
Colleen's Blog: Sez O'Grady - Recent Posts
| 7/23/2016 | Poetry (0 Comments )
It's been a long time since I wrote in my blog but thought I would tonight and include two poems. the first one, Battle of Britain, as published in WA Poets online journal Creatrix 33. The second one Responsibility was read at my Come Write In... Read the rest of this post |
| 2/2/2016 | Testimony (0 Comments )
From Mindy Ann Selu's article By Small and Simple Blogs, January Ensign 2016Our Church leaders have instructed us to use technology as a means to share the gospel with others. And though it’s sometimes scary to make myself vulnerable by sharing... Read the rest of this post |
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| Books Recently Added to Colleen's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 11 from Colleen's bookshelf, View all 11 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Mail for the Back of Beyond (Paperback) Author: John Maddock Publisher: Kangaroo Pr |
N/A |
6/20/2011 Add | |||
| Colleen said: This is one of several books written about the notorious Birdsville track. I find such reading a good way to learn of the outback and the tough environment that intrepid mailmen had to travel to get m...more tags: Tom Kruse | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 2. How Children Learn Language (Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics) (Paper... Author: William O'Grady Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
N/A |
6/23/2010 Add | |||
| Colleen said: A very good piece of work with regards to languge and a hild coming to grips withit as they learn from babyhood onwards. William Delaney O'Grady is a professor welll versed inlinguistics to be able to...more tags: I read | |||||
| 10 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Blast the Bush (Paperback) Author: Len Beadell Illustrator: Len Beadell Publisher: Lansdowne |
All Ages |
6/23/2010 Add | |||
| Colleen said: When the time came to explore the outback for a weapon's testing programme, Len Beadell was the natural choice of selection. He surveyed and found, and helped to prepare the Atomic bomb range of Maral...more tags: I read | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Are You Irish or Normal? (Hardcover) Author: Sean O'Grada Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd |
Adult |
6/6/2010 Add | |||
| Colleen said: Sean O'Grada was born John Patrick O'Grady inNew South Wales, Australia, 1907. He used the Irish version of hisname to author his book. In English is means John the son of big bum. He is my father and...more tags: I edited , I read | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Glenn Hibburt on 6/5/2010 at 7:59 PM:
Hello, Colleen.
I trust you are enjoying JacketFlap - welcome. =)
Hello, Colleen.
I trust you are enjoying JacketFlap - welcome. =)
Comment by Colleen O'Grady on 6/4/2010 at 8:20 PM:
Thanks Janet and i like the work you have done
Thanks Janet and i like the work you have done
Comment by Janet Squires on 6/4/2010 at 7:52 PM:
Hello Colleen,
So glad you joined us here at JacketFlap.
Hello Colleen,
So glad you joined us here at JacketFlap.
Comment by Colleen O'Grady on 6/4/2010 at 7:22 AM:
Thanks Eric and hope I can give what is necessary to jacketflap
Thanks Eric and hope I can give what is necessary to jacketflap
I am thanks Glenn and good luck with the publishers...I am trying to find them also