Peter Crossing spent a great afternoon at the Trinity Sessions in Adelaide with talented musician Neil Murray, an important contributor to Australian music and culture.
Revelling in the Riverina: Episode 5 – On the banks of the Lachlan
May 22, 2024 by 1 Comment
Peter Clark continues his journey through the Riverina travelling to the banks of the Lachlan and Hillston via a visit to Four Corners.
Almanac Footy: The Muse is musing on the AFL
May 22, 2024 by 4 Comments
The Muse has some thoughts on recent happenings in AFL footy.
Almanac Cricket: Ashley Woodcock
May 22, 2024 by 10 Comments
Barry Nicholls details the extraordinary life of former Test cricketer Ashley Woodcock, both on and off-field.
Almanac Books: ‘1989 – The Great Grand Final’
May 22, 2024 by 4 Comments
The 1989 Grand Final between Hawthorn and Geelong was one the great Grand Finals of all time. Raging Bull adds his thoughts about the game.
Round 10 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Floreat Pica Society Match Report
May 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Michael Waters presents this week’s Floreat Pica Society report for the Collingwood v Adelaide Round 10 match.
Almanac EPL: The Title Run In – Match Week 38
May 21, 2024 by 2 Comments
Ollie Wade presents his report of the final week of the English Premier League Season 2023/24.
Round 11 – Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round: AFL 2024 Footy Fixture
May 21, 2024 by 1 Comment
Find out who, where, and when your team plays in Round 11 – The Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round.
Almanac Music: Neil Young and Crazy Horse @ JazzFest 2024.
May 21, 2024 by 12 Comments
Neil Young is one of Col’s all time favourites and to see him perform with Crazy Horse at JazzFest 2024 in New Orleans was a real treat and one of the highlights of the festival.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 10 Review / Round 11 Preview
May 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024 reviews the Pies’ Round 10 match against Adelaide, and Previews their Round 11 match against Fremantle.
Almanac Books (and Lunch): The City of Geelong’s finest
May 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
in his book ‘The Conquerors’ John Craven identifies the top 100 sports people to come out of Geelong. He’ll be talking about his book, the superstars and the selection process at an Almanac Lunch on June 28. This post reveals Numbers 5 and 17.
Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (Geelong)
May 20, 2024 by 7 Comments
You might find these players at the dawn of their careers or the twilight just before dark at Kardinia Park; it’s Rodney Boyd’s Geelong Arrivals and Departures side.
Almanac Poetry: Freud’s Famous Case Histories
May 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This week, it’s an unpublished poem from KD’s archives, written long ago, based upon his university study of Sigmund (not James!) Freud.
Round 10 – Sal’s Preview (Part 2): In Danger!
May 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli completes his preview of Round 10 matches, and offers his thoughts on the races in Brisbane.
Brighton Jetty Bakery: a Eurovision black site
May 17, 2024 by 8 Comments
Mickey Randall is back with a sausage roll review, while also reflecting on Eurovision and the greatly missed Terry Wogan
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 Music: ‘Here Comes the…’ – Songs Involving the Sun
May 17, 2024 by 145 Comments
In this instalment of his long-running series about popular music themes, KD deals with songs involving the sun. As usual, readers’ responses are warmly welcomed.
Round 10 (Part 1 and 2) – Sal’s Preview: Thursday Night Fever
May 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Along with his Round 10 tips, Sal offers some observations on Thursday night footy and the concussion issue. Now includes the final three games and some tips for Saturday’s nags.
Almanac Rugby League – You’ve just got to love footy
May 16, 2024 by 2 Comments
After tantalising us with tales of food, footy and travel earlier today, we reprise Matt O’Hanlon’s essay on the virtues of a balanced life.
We originally introduced his piece this way: Matt O’Hanlon takes us on a rollicking ride through his family’s love affair with rugby league. Put on your seatbelt!
(A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since that original offering. Here’s to many wonderful memories! – Ed.)
NRL Round 10 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Same old, same old
May 16, 2024 by 4 Comments
Round 10 St George Illawarra v South Sydney Kogarah, Saturday 11th May Two games into the post-Jason Demetriou era at Maroubra and nothing significant has changed. Am I surprised? Absolutely not. Souths are still propping up the foot of the ladder, with a for and against of minus 180. The gulf, indeed the [Read more]
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