John Harms suggests some articles and books which deal with the Indigenous team which toured England in 1868.
Almanac Cricket History: Revisiting Tony Wright’s piece on Johnny Mullagh (from The Age) and other resources
January 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Footy History: Documentary – ‘The Mighty Hawks 1873-1985’
November 12, 2021 by 3 Comments
It’s amazing to see who turns up in documentaries. In this case a couple of black type Almanac lunchers in a doco about the history of Hawthorn.
Almanac Footy Tipping Competition 2021: And the winners are…
November 9, 2021 by 2 Comments
Here are the results from the Almanac’s various tipping comps…
Almanac Melbourne Cup: The Almanac Trifectas and Sweep
November 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
After much deliberation and a three vote performance from R. D. Lowrey, this is what the Almanac punting fraternity settled on.
Almanac Melbourne Cup Eve Beers: Three Nation Turf Talk
October 31, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Join us for Three Nation Turf Talk: the Almanac’s Melbourne Cup Eve drinks and chat to pic The Cup trifecta.
Grand Final Preview – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: Random thoughts before the Grand Final
September 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
John Harms is thinking out loud.
Almanac Basketball: When the Toowoomba Mountaineers (and John Rillie) were on top of The World
August 10, 2021 by 7 Comments
John Harms still has this sporting contest in his Top 10 of all time – any sport, any level – on the night the Toowoomba Mountaineers were on top of the world. It features John Rillie.
Almanac Books and Lunches: The Brilliant Boy: Doc Evatt and the Great Australian Dissent by Gideon Haigh
July 9, 2021 by 5 Comments
Gideon Haigh will be our guest at lunch on July 23 where he will chat about his new book, about Doc Evatt. In this piece he discusses the gestation of the book. [All welcome at lunch of course – Ed]
Round 13 – Port Adelaide v Geelong: A good game of football
June 14, 2021 by 4 Comments
John Harms finally got to see some live footy and was treated to an open, entertaining contest between two pretty good footy teams.
Almanac (Footy) Poetry: When Tom Papley Beat The Whole World
May 4, 2021 by 7 Comments
John Harms observed a rare moment of (footy) purity from Sydney’s Tom Papley.
VAFA – Fitzroy v Ajax: ANZAC Day at Brunswick Street Oval, then, and now.
April 24, 2021 by 13 Comments
John Harms spent ANZAC Day 2012 at the Brunswick Street Oval helping with Auskick, having lunch and then watching an exciting match between the Roys and the visiting Ajax side. [Reprised]
Almanac (Pure) Art: Badly Drawn Rugby League’s ‘Nev Hornery (with Brian Davies)’
April 22, 2021 by 2 Comments
John Harms recently discovered the artist known as Badly Drawn Rugby League, and requested he draw him an old favourite.
Almanac Life: Quick hands at Uncle Stan’s in Grantham
January 11, 2021 by 25 Comments
On the tenth anniversary if the 2011 floods, we reprise John Harms’s story about his Uncle Stan and Aunty June who survived the Grantham devastation.
“My wonderful, wonderful uncle, Stan Schulz, died in 2015. He was a great man – a truly great man. He and Aunty June survived the catastrophic Grantham flood in January 2011. At the time, I wrote this story about him.”
Balcony Banter: Fifty years on
December 2, 2020 by 5 Comments
John Harms recalls the first summer of Test cricket he can remember properly. (This piece is from the MCC’s Balcony Banter blog)
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