This week is the 60th anniversary of the start of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Ann Rusden tells about going along to watch, not knowing she would later be friends with one of the athletes in action.
Cricket matters
November 25, 2016 by 3 Comments
With a Datsun Sunny named ‘Boony’ at short leg and once being dismissed by the Virgin Mary, Ged McMahon reflects on the current cricketing crisis in the context of his own backyard of dreams
A Day on the Green: Nostalgia by the North Para
November 23, 2016 by 6 Comments
It was 1998 again, last weekend in Tanunda. What Mickey Randall’s sayin’ is true.
Almanac memoir: Man and Beast Extract – Island Bream
November 17, 2016 by 2 Comments
John Harms doesn’t get to Fraser Island with PJ and the crew anywhere near enough. It is paradise.
Man and Beast: Snake Dog
November 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
In this extract from the recently released anthology Man and Beast, edited by Andrew Rule, Anson Cameron tells the boyhood tale of his brave dog.
Almanac Cricket: A Poor Batsman’s Guide to Scoring a Century
October 5, 2016 by 8 Comments
You never forget your first. Here’s Craig Dodson’s
Grand Final 2016: When the West came to the West – A Bulldogs Tale
September 28, 2016 by 1 Comment
It seems everybody has a Doggies yarn. Peter Sweeney throws his into the mix.
Almanac Music – Jazz and Me
August 19, 2016 by 8 Comments
While Mickey Randall’s own music career was fleeting, once he found jazz he found a love that was enduring. From his youth in Kapunda, his Mum & Dad’s jazz records showed him there was a bigger world out there to visit.
Almanac Travel: A Warrnambool Winter
July 7, 2016 by 12 Comments
Andrew Starkie travels back to Warrnambool to share old and new memories with his daughter.
Almanac Memoir: Mickey Randall’s birthday
June 16, 2016 by 19 Comments
Birthdays are a time for reminiscing, and for Micky Randall many a loved memory has been recalled.
Rotary Lunch: John Harms, Alicia Sometimes and Nicole Hayes at Brunswick St. Oval (May 28)
May 25, 2016 by 2 Comments
Come one, come all, to the Brunswick Street Oval for lunch this Saturday (May 28). John Harms will chat with Alicia Sometimes and Nicole Hayes – editors of the book “From the Outer: footy like you’ve never heard it.” [Bookings are open – Ed].
In memory of Elfie
February 28, 2016 by 4 Comments
End-of-life conversations can be difficult. Yvette Wroby shares thoughts and words from a memorial speech she made for her recently departed mother, Elfie. [Our condolences Yvette – Ed].
Awe
February 26, 2016 by 11 Comments
Boarding a plane turns out to be surprisingly awesome for Trucker Slim. Thoughts turn to footy
A club is bigger than the team.
January 22, 2016 by 3 Comments
In this retrospective piece, David Parker reflects on his journey and his Footy Club.
Passion Is No Ordinary Word
January 20, 2016 by 34 Comments
Swish has lost his passion. Help him out.
Book Review: Breakfast with Bails
January 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
For a good footy yarn, Ben Footner encourages you to read Paddy Steinfort’s “Breakfast with Bails”
Steve
December 30, 2015 by 10 Comments
Trucker Slim knows how to live. Relationships are central to the richness of his experiences. Here he remembers his teaching colleagues from Hampton High in Perth and the way they have crossed paths over the past 30 years, most recently at places like the Northcote Social Club and the MCG. [Trucker Slim is alert to the world and its people. He can never eat his fill – JTH]
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