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The 2017 Whitney Mercilus Cup
February 2, 2017 by 1 Comment
Getting a band back together, the songs are flowing; some commentary about sport, mainly footy in all its forms, are some of the things on Earl’s mind as he takes refuge from the heat.
George Ronald Cole – Footballer Senator
February 1, 2017 by 1 Comment
Never heard of George Cole? Well, he was a school teaching, grassroots footballer of outstanding ability well known throughout Tasmania who later become a Federal Politician. His remarkable story is told here.
Genesis and the Holy Grail
January 31, 2017 by 4 Comments
What do “The Waste Land” by T.S. Eliot and “The Cinema Show” by Genesis have to do with each other? It’s all explained for you in “Genesis and the Holy Grail”
Almanac Music: Springsteen does Springsteen
January 31, 2017 by 12 Comments
Peter Baulderstone takes in a Bruce Springsteen concert in Perth last week. Another premiership winning performance or are the years catching up with The Boss?
Almanac Footy History: Albert ‘Pompey’ Austin
January 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Who was Albert (Pompey) Austin and why is his story so significant? Historian Roy Hay tells the intriguing tale of this nineteenth century sportsman and entertainer, possibly the only Indigenous man to play top level football during that period . [You may be able to help with information and further research – Ed]
Almanac Music: A case for the *real* Beatles albums
January 27, 2017 by 16 Comments
Pete Zitterschlager runs through many of The Beatles’ albumless orphans, lamenting what could (or should) have been.
A short story based on Bruce Dawe’s “Drifters”
January 18, 2017 by 13 Comments
Mickey Randall finds the perfect inspiration for a story in “Drifters,” Bruce Dawe’s timeless poem.
Almanac Music: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds live in Ballarat
January 16, 2017 by 7 Comments
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds made their return to the road in Ballarat on Sunday, as John Butler watched on.
Almanac Film Review: SOLD
January 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Neil Drysdale reviews the confronting film SOLD which exposes human trafficking as a worldwide problem and an issue that governments have a responsibility to tackle individually and collectively.
Almanac Spelling: The top ten phonetic spellings from a prep student in 2016 (all from Evie aged 5)
January 10, 2017 by 7 Comments
You have to love the creative five year old mind.
Almanac Music: Best Albums and EPs of 2016
January 10, 2017 by 13 Comments
Luke Reynolds with his top albums and EPs of 2016. Fair to say there’s an Australian bias here…
Almanac Music: Ten Favourite Australian Albums of 2016
January 9, 2017 by 3 Comments
Andrew Fithall is a true music lover – and will sniff out new talent and take a tip and suss out anything and travel anywhere and has his finger on the pulse. Just like Luke Reynolds who was part of the inspiration for this piece.
Billy: the addiction’s doing push-ups
January 5, 2017 by 5 Comments
Andrew Starkie has been keeping us up to date with the struggle of Billy*. Here’s the next instalment.
Almanac Music: Slightly Different Teenager’s Review of 2016 Music
January 2, 2017 by 1 Comment
Sean Mortell gives a 16 year old’s take on the music year that was 2016. [I suspect Sean is not your average 16 year old – Ed]
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