In primary school, Larry Garner knew little about the classmate behind a mesmerising artwork of a ship. He often wondered about ‘galleon girl’

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In 1961 I was at primary school in north London when our teacher asked everyone in the class to paint a galleon. Without thinking much about it I made a 10-year-old’s attempt, with uninspiring results. When I arrived at school the next day I was surprised to see it hanging on the wall – but not nearly as surprised as I was by what was hanging next to it.

Beside my shoddy rendering was a Spanish galleon – in brilliant detail – sailing into a sunset. Its masts were perfect and its sails hung limp in the air on the calm sea. It was incredible and I couldn’t believe one of my classmates had done it. I asked the boy standing beside me who had painted it. “Little Brownie”, he told me and pointed at a blond girl.

In primary school, Larry Garner knew little about the classmate behind a mesmerising artwork of a ship. He often wondered about ‘galleon girl’

• Find more stories from the moment I knew series

In 1961 I was at primary school in north London when our teacher asked everyone in the class to paint a galleon. Without thinking much about it I made a 10-year-old’s attempt, with uninspiring results. When I arrived at school the next day I was surprised to see it hanging on the wall – but not nearly as surprised as I was by what was hanging next to it.

Beside my shoddy rendering was a Spanish galleon – in brilliant detail – sailing into a sunset. Its masts were perfect and its sails hung limp in the air on the calm sea. It was incredible and I couldn’t believe one of my classmates had done it. I asked the boy standing beside me who had painted it. “Little Brownie”, he told me and pointed at a blond girl.

In primary school, Larry Garner knew little about the classmate behind a mesmerising artwork of a ship. He often wondered about ‘galleon girl’

• Find more stories from the moment I knew series

In 1961 I was at primary school in north London when our teacher asked everyone in the class to paint a galleon. Without thinking much about it I made a 10-year-old’s attempt, with uninspiring results. When I arrived at school the next day I was surprised to see it hanging on the wall – but not nearly as surprised as I was by what was hanging next to it.

Beside my shoddy rendering was a Spanish galleon – in brilliant detail – sailing into a sunset. Its masts were perfect and its sails hung limp in the air on the calm sea. It was incredible and I couldn’t believe one of my classmates had done it. I asked the boy standing beside me who had painted it. “Little Brownie”, he told me and pointed at a blond girl.

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first ever bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

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The largest and most destructive algal bloom in Australia’s history is persisting along parts of the South Australian coastline, a year on from when it was first detected.

From a distance, it can be hard to grasp just how unusual and devastating the crisis has been.

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first ever bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

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The largest and most destructive algal bloom in Australia’s history is persisting along parts of the South Australian coastline, a year on from when it was first detected.

From a distance, it can be hard to grasp just how unusual and devastating the crisis has been.

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first ever bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

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The largest and most destructive algal bloom in Australia’s history is persisting along parts of the South Australian coastline, a year on from when it was first detected.

From a distance, it can be hard to grasp just how unusual and devastating the crisis has been.

⚽️ Updates from the 8pm GMT KO at the London Stadium
⚽️ Premier League table | Email Scott

West Ham United: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Todibo, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Pablo, Bowen, Taty.
Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Traore, Magassa, Potts, Kante, Mayers.

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Silva, O’Reilly, Marmoush, Semenyo, Haaland.
Subs: Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Ake, Kovacic, Cherki, Doku, Gonzalez, Foden.

⚽️ Updates from the 8pm GMT KO at the London Stadium
⚽️ Premier League table | Email Scott

West Ham United: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Todibo, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Pablo, Bowen, Taty.
Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Traore, Magassa, Potts, Kante, Mayers.

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Silva, O’Reilly, Marmoush, Semenyo, Haaland.
Subs: Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Ake, Kovacic, Cherki, Doku, Gonzalez, Foden.

⚽️ Updates from the 8pm GMT KO at the London Stadium
⚽️ Premier League table | Email Scott

West Ham United: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Todibo, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Pablo, Bowen, Taty.
Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Traore, Magassa, Potts, Kante, Mayers.

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Silva, O’Reilly, Marmoush, Semenyo, Haaland.
Subs: Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Ake, Kovacic, Cherki, Doku, Gonzalez, Foden.