Roger Lowrey is back on the trains with Part 3 off ‘The Great 2022 Free Rail Travel Challenge’, and he’s heading to the Murray for the Mildura Cup.
Almanac Road Trip: Plenty of horses and umpires at Swan Hill but no trains
June 23, 2022 by 8 Comments
Track maintenance on the Swan Hill line meant part three of Roger Lowrey’s free train trip challenge was taken by road. Roger reports on the Swan Hill Race Carnival, his punting mates, and other attractions undertaken on his trip.
The Great 2022 Free Rail Travel Challenge: Part 2 – Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase
May 9, 2022 by 5 Comments
RDL hit the tracks again en route to another of Victoria’s wonderful tracks of a different kind – Warrnambool Racecourse (The Bool).
The Great 2022 Free Rail Travel Challenge: Part 1 – the Bairnsdale Cup
March 31, 2022 by 8 Comments
Roger Lowrey is always up for a challenge. What is the maximum number of kilometres possible for travel in one year under the Victorian Seniors’ free train travel program? Roger begins his pursuit of an answer with a trip to the Bairnsdale Cup.
Almanac Book Review: ‘Chance’ by Andrew Rule
October 14, 2021 by 12 Comments
Roger Lowrey has loved The Punt since he was a youngster so it’s no surprise he was drawn to Andrew Rule’s latest book, ‘Chance’. Roger, a seasoned Almanacker,offers his review of this book about the shenanigans of some colourful Australian racing identities. And about what people are willing to do to engineer a sting. [Fine review of a great book – JTH]
Almanac book review – Nick Richardson’s ‘Chadwick: a man of many parts’ by Roger Lowrey
September 20, 2021 by 1 Comment
Roger Lowrey reviews the biography of one of the most influential figures in Victorian sports, business and administration history, Sir Albert Chadwick.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Neil Harvey – The Last Invincible’
September 4, 2021 by 2 Comments
Roger Lowrey reviews Ashley Mallett’s wonderful account of a great Australian cricketer, ‘Neil Harvey: The Last Invincible’.
Almanac Music: Vale Don Everly
August 23, 2021 by 3 Comments
Roger Lowrey pays tribute to a star voice of his youth, Don Everly, who passed away recently.
Almanac Life: Which one are you?
August 11, 2021 by 16 Comments
Roger Lowrey wonders why we often choose one item over another, but as he states, it’s all because of an invisible fault line that goes beyond chocolates.
Round 6 – Geelong v West Coast Eagles: Early start suits the Cats
April 27, 2021 by 4 Comments
Roger Lowrey appreciates the early game start as he settles into established routines for Geelong’s match against the West Coast Eagles.
Almanac Rail Trips: Journey to Mungo National Park
March 30, 2021 by 7 Comments
Roger Lowrey took advantage of free train travel for Victorian Seniors last week and journeyed to the listed World Heritage site of the Mungo National Park.
Almanac Life: Two blokes walk into a pub (Part 2)
February 12, 2021 by 9 Comments
Continuing on from Kevin Densley’s piece this morning, Roger Lowrey gives his side of the summit at the Petrel Hotel in Geelong. (Is this an Almanac version of Rashomon? – Ed)
Almanac Book Review – ‘The Momentous Uneventful Day: a requiem for the office’ by Gideon Haigh
December 21, 2020 by 11 Comments
Roger Lowrey offers his thoughts on Gideon Haigh’s most contemporary tome: ‘The Momentous Uneventful Day: a requiem for the office.’
Almanac Elections: The polling booth near the cricket ground
November 10, 2020 by 11 Comments
Elections are front and centre which reminds us of this yarn from Roger Lowrey, first published around election time 2019:
Dog legs, racing, cold beer and fraternising with the enemy were all part of Roger Lowrey’s stint while handing out how to vote cards during the SA State Elections in 1985.
‘A multi nodal journey of discovery through the Wimmera.’ Discuss.
July 2, 2020 by 20 Comments
Roger Lowrey recently returned to the Wimmera, where he spent forty years of his working life. This is where his five-day road trip took him. [Beaut pics too – Ed]
Almanac (Pub) History: Queen’s Head Hotel Geelong – Part 2
June 12, 2020 by 7 Comments
The old Queen’s Head Hotel in Geelong is generating a lot of interest. Roger Lowrey presents his memories of the pub.
Petrel Hotel reopens, so we’re ‘on the beers’!
June 5, 2020 by 10 Comments
The three funsters have been out for lunch at the re-opened Petrel Hotel in Geelong West, easing back into post-COVID life, and all the better for the pleasure of a ‘cold pub beer from well-maintained lines’.
Old Autograph Books: Roger Lowrey
May 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
More autographs. Some famous Geelong names from the 1960s.
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