To Thomas Mc Rae’s Works Please click on the titles below. Poetry: · An Epitaph for a Scottish   Hard Man · Poems by the New McGonagall Prose: · Tarot and Hieronymus Bosch · Alchemy for Dummies · Memory Games · Auld Sonnets an’ Spells · Cuddles the Crocodile · The Holyroodhouse Sundial · The Kirkin’ o’ The Tartan · A Native’s Guide to Edinburgh · The Gilmerton Cove · The Holyrood Sundial · Crusades and Crusaders (1) · Crusades and Crusaders (2) · Of Roslin, Sinclairs, and   Masonic Myths · Brethren in Disunity · Auld Sonnets an’ Spells   New-farrant Telt · That Damned House · William McGonagall

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Thomas Mc Rae

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Born in Edinburgh in 1935 and trained as a Zoology Lab Technician.

Performed as a magician in a concert party for several years prior to army service with Royal Army Medical Corps (1956–1958).

Spent most of my working life as a Medical Entomologist, living for almost 11 years in Ghana's Upper Region (1960–1971).

Came to Brisbane in 1971 to take up an appointment at University of Queensland where I worked until December 1995.

Now retired I pass the time making miniatures of houses and attendant furniture and military figurines.

Also secretary of two masonic orders and Queensland Head of another.

I write papers on masonic history which have been published in journals.

A lifelong fan of William McGonagall I acted out his role as a Walkways Performer during Brisbane’s World EXPO 88 and continued this afterwards on stage and radio where I was a presenter on the local Scottish Radio programme.

To add to my hats I am also a licensed Liturgical Assistant within The Anglican Church of Australia.

At 73 I have led an interesting life and would change none of it if I had to do it all again.