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The Missing Postman

  If anyone asked him, Wayne would tell them he was the Missing Postman.  Sometimes people would ask him what he meant because, in their simple understanding, he was here in front of them, so clearly not missing at all.  Wayne would just smile and change the subject.   It wasn’t surprising that people came to think that Wayne was a little odd, if not seriously disturbed.   In fact, Wayne was employed by the Post Office to make enquiries when postal items went astray.  He was the man who looked after the Post that was Missing.  He was the Missing Post Man.   If you knew Wayne, you would wonder how he kept his job.  He was certainly no intellectual  giant  and he had an irritating habit of constantly singing old Everley Brothers songs in a low, monotone voice.  More than one fellow-employee had asked for a transfer after one too many choruses of Bye  Bye  Love.   But Wayne was always neatly dressed; his mother iron...

The Quiet Man

  THE QUIET MAN                                                                                                       AUGUST 20, 2021 ABC RADIO, NORTHERN TASMANIA - TRANSCRIPT OF ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY, 13 th AUGUST, 2021, 9.06am.  ANNOUNCER: Leon Compton We’ve just heard that police have been called to a remote farmhouse in Reedy Marsh, near Deloraine.  It seems they received a call from a distraught neighbour worried about strange activities at the adjoining house.  We have no details as yet but our reporter, April McLennan is on her way to the scene ABC RADIO, NORTHERN TASMANIA, 9.59 am COMPTON: Our reporter, April McLennan, has arrived at the farmhouse in Reedy Marsh and we now have a live cross: Good ...