Allan Barden utilises his story telling licence to tell two stories based on actual events with Carlton and the Mediterranean in their mix.
Tasmanian Football Days – Some Memories and Reflections (including the occasional rant!)
June 19, 2024 by 9 Comments
Allan Barden is excited about Tasmania entering the AFL competition. Here, he provides us with some personal history, as well as looking into the future of footy in Tasmania.
Almanac Local History – Cazaly Rests in Coburg Cemetery
February 15, 2024 by 1 Comment
Allan Barden continues his series on the resting place of sports luminaries in Coburg Cemetery. Today’s focus is the Cazaly family.
Almanac Life: Football and a dog helped
January 8, 2024 by 8 Comments
Allan Barden’s friend is one of the ‘lucky ones’. A dog, a footy club and parents helped when all seemed lost to dependence. [Contains content that may be mildly confronting to some – Ed]
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: Reginald Bell (1899-1913) – Promising child jockey
November 29, 2023 by 2 Comments
Reginald Bell (1899-1913) was a promising junior jockey until a race fall unfortunately took his life. He is one of many sportsmen buried at the Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg.
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: Peter James Martin (1875-1918) – Collingwood FC
November 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Former Collingwood footballer Peter James Martin (1875-1918) is one of many sportsmen buried at the Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg.
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: Pervical and Terence Ogden
November 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The focus of this week’s excerpt from Allan Barden’s essay ‘Sporting history in abundance at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery’ falls on the father/son duo of Percival and Terence Ogden.
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: James Francis ‘Jock’ McHale (1882-1953)
November 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The legendary James Francis ‘Jock’ McHale is the focus of this week’s excerpt from Alan Barden’s essay, ‘Sporting history in abundance at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery’.
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: George Launder
November 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The next in the series of sporting characters buried in the Pine Ridge Cemetery at Coburg is George Launder.
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: Albert ‘Nuts’ Renny
October 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Allan Barden recently visited the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Coburg where numerous sporting identities are buried. He will profile one each week for the next couple of months. The first is Albert ‘Nuts’ Renny.
Almanac Local History: Sporting history in abundance at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery
October 17, 2023 by 6 Comments
A while ago, Allan Barden discovered that his great-grandmother was buried in 1918 in the Coburg cemetery. In finding out a little more he met the Friends of Coburg Cemetery a small group of volunteers who look after the cemetery and also have done some research into those buried there. This piece by Allan reflects on the cultural and historical significance of cemeteries generally, and discusses what they mean to us, and tell us. He then considers the lives of a number of Australian sportsmen buried in the Coburg Cemetery. [Wonderful piece – Ed]
Almanac Soccer: Visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
October 9, 2023 by 6 Comments
Allan Barden got a peek into the current workplace of ‘Big Ange’ Postecoglou and EPL pace-setters Tottenham on a recent trip to the UK.
Almanac (Running) Memoir: Once Was a Marathon Runner
August 7, 2023 by 7 Comments
Allan Barden takes Footy Almanackers through his amazing journey of nearly forty years as a long distance runner and all its trial and tribulations. [You’re an inspiration to us all Allan, well done! – Ed.]
Almanac Country Footy: A Day Out At Gilbert Gordon Oval – Woodend-Hesket v Wallan
June 8, 2023 by 8 Comments
Allan Barden’s ground-hopping in the Victorian countryside continues as he reports on an amazing contest between the Wooden-Hesket Hawks and the Wallan Magpies.
Almanac Country Footy: Avoca Bulldogs v Lexton Tigers – Old foes do battle
May 3, 2023 by 1 Comment
Allan Barden’s footy adventures into the countryside kicked off with a visit to AVOCA Bulldogs’ home, a first ‘real’ home game of the season for the club after recovering from flood damages. They square off against an old foe that they haven’t beaten in the last 23 games, would the 24th time be the charm? Allan reports.
Almanac Country Footy – Central Highlands Football Netball League: Clunes (Magpies) v Buninyong (Bombers)
June 11, 2022 by 4 Comments
Allan Barden paid a visit to a game of country football here in Victoria and reports on a gruelling and highly emotional victory for the Clunes Football Netball Club against an opposition they had not defeated since 2005. Find out more as the magic of country football is articulately told within the article.
Tom Hafey: A chance encounter and conversation
May 1, 2020 by 20 Comments
Allan Barden recounts the time he and his wife met Tom Hafey on the No.96 tram and the wonderful conversation they had with him
Memories from an Old Wooden Box
April 21, 2020 by 9 Comments
Objects can provide a gateway to memory. While sorting through his study, Allan Barden rediscovered an old wooden box. Its contents took him on quite a journey.
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