Smokie recalls the week he spent at a fire-fighting training course
Almanac Travel: New Orleans, 1990
August 9, 2024 by 6 Comments
Smokie tells the story of his visit to New Orleans in 1990
Almanac Music: Aussie Album Review – Men At Work ‘Business as Usual’
July 31, 2024 by 4 Comments
The 18th in his series of reviews of classic Australian albums finds Smokie revisiting Men At Work’s debut prior to attending a Colin Hay show.
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 13)
July 19, 2024 by 10 Comments
In the final episode of the Swifty Taylor saga, Swifty confronts his date with destiny
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 12)
July 12, 2024 by 6 Comments
In the latest instalment of Swifty Taylor’s travails, he is summoned to a meeting with ‘Shep’
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 11)
July 5, 2024 by 3 Comments
Following a police interview, the intrepid Swifty tries – and fails – to make contact with Laura
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 10)
June 28, 2024 by 3 Comments
In this episode, Swifty Taylor searches for big Jack and his old flame Laura
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 9)
June 21, 2024 by 2 Comments
In this week’s episode, Swifty ends up in a scrap, and then seeks refuge at Laura’s place
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 8)
June 14, 2024 by 4 Comments
This week, private sleuth Swifty Taylor comes face to face with his nemisis, big Jack
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 7)
May 31, 2024 by 3 Comments
Swifty lunches with his mother, and prepares for his meeting with big Jack
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 6)
May 24, 2024 by 4 Comments
In this week’s episode, Swifty meets Laura for dinner, and reflects on their former relationship
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 5)
May 17, 2024 by 5 Comments
In this week’s episode, private eye Swifty Taylor finds himself at a poker game
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 4)
May 11, 2024 by 4 Comments
This week’s episode finds private eye Swifty Taylor at the race track.
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 3)
May 3, 2024 by 4 Comments
In this week’s episode, Swifty meets up with his old flame Laura.
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 2)
April 26, 2024 by 3 Comments
In Episode 2, the intrepid Swifty is short of ideas and clues
Menin Gate At Midnight
April 25, 2024 by 10 Comments
Smokie Dawson explains why he attends the Williamstown ANZAC Day Dawn Service each year, and the importance of the painting, ‘Menin Gate At Midnight’ by Will Longstaff. (Reprised from April 2022 – Ed.)
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 1)
April 19, 2024 by 9 Comments
In his much anticipated return, fictional private eye Swifty Taylor investigates the mysterious death of a local coach.
Almanac (Local) Footy: The Perfect Groundhog Day
April 12, 2024 by 5 Comments
The commencement of the local footy season is upon us again. From his Fearon Reserve vantage point, Smokie ponders this – and Groundhog Day.
Almanac Life: The Western Ring Road
February 26, 2024 by 10 Comments
The Western Ring Road should come with its own set of health warnings, as Smokie explains. [It’s unknown if Keith Miller ever spent enough time on the road to compare notes on pressure – Ed.]
Almanac Communities: Smokie’s Williamstown
February 13, 2024 by 3 Comments
Smokie Dawson writes about life in Williamstown in an opinion piece in today’s edition of ‘The Age’.
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