Australian Cricket Society literary scholar Kobe Jacobs looks at the impressive win of the Australians in Indore, and discusses the possibility of drawing the series.
India v Australia – Third Test Review: Aussies Bounce Back in Tremendous Fashion
March 10, 2023 by 2 Comments
Almanac Music: Ooby Dooby Shoop Shoop
March 10, 2023 by 44 Comments
This Friday’s music article by KD deals with songs in which vocal sounds and/or deliberate verbal nonsense are an important component. We all know such songs, and readers are invited to add to the list Kevin has compiled.
Almanac (Junior) Cricket: That time when you believe anything is possible
March 10, 2023 by 5 Comments
In response to a question from his son, Craig Dodson was taken back to his days as an under age representative cricketer for the Riverina.
Almanac (Country) Football – Northampton: a football factory, Part 1
March 9, 2023 by 6 Comments
What is it about Northampton, a speck on the map in Western Australia, that it has produced several top flight AFL players? In the first of two offerings, Josh Coales investigates with a particular focus on Docker great Paul Hasleby.
NRL Round 2: Footy is back, and what a start to the season!
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
What a start to the 2023 NRL season – upsets, history made, officialdom slated, a couple of long suspensions, and lots more. After a disastrous 2/8 tipping in Round 1, Ian Hauser is back to try to improve for Round 2.
Almanac Music: Coffee House Blues and the Sounds of Nina at the Adelaide Fringe
March 9, 2023 by 2 Comments
With a tasty special Wheaty’s beer in one hand, Peter Crossing shares his experience seeing the likes of Cal Williams jnr showing off what he can do as a blues guitarist and a talented performance by Apphia Campbell who showcased the life and songs of Nina Simone at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Almanac Cricket – The 2023 Border/Gavaskar Trophy Series, Fourth Test: A change of pace or more of the same?
March 9, 2023 by 2 Comments
The Fourth Test of the 2023 Border/Gavaskar Trophy Series starts this afternoon. Ian Hauser offers a perspective.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: AFL 2023 – Round 1
March 9, 2023 by 10 Comments
Cam Hooke gives his insights as we edge closer to the start of the season
‘The family that bowls together stays together…’ by KB Hill
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Fruends of Wangaratta have a very high profile in the lawn bowls community, but that’s only part of their story, as KB Hill explains.
Vale Philip Charlwood
March 8, 2023 by 4 Comments
Frank Taylor shares his fond memories of Philip Charwood, a fine man of character, a man who loved his Dees and was fantastic to be around.
Almanac Life: After we left the pub
March 7, 2023 by 2 Comments
It’s the end of the week, Mickey and Claire transition from working to relaxing mode as they settle in for the weekend..
The Cowboy Surfer
March 7, 2023 by 5 Comments
‘The Cowboy Surfer’ is the latest offering from Damian Balassone.
Almanac Comedy: My Favourite Comedies #1
March 6, 2023 by 10 Comments
The wait is over! Ian Wilson names his #1 comedy favourite to complete his series, ‘My #27 Favourite Comedies’.
Almanac Teams: Players that played in three states
March 6, 2023 by 11 Comments
Rodney Boyd follows on from his three in three teams side with a three states version – did he miss anybody?
Almanac Poetry: At Isobel’s
March 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
A long-ago stay at a well-known Australian novelist’s house on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria inspired this week’s poem from Kevin Densley.
NRL Round 1 – Dolphins v Roosters: Un-bloody-believable!
March 6, 2023 by 8 Comments
In what will rank as the upset of the season (after all of 8 games played to date), the debutant Dolphins have defeated the ‘Billionaires of Bondi’ to win their first ever match in the NRL. Where does this put Wayne Bennett in the pantheon?
Almanac Lunches: Aftermath
March 4, 2023 by 4 Comments
One of the joys of a Footy Almanac lunch is the aftermath – the getting together with fellow Almanackers and chewing the fat.
Almanac Music: Catchy
March 3, 2023 by 22 Comments
In this Friday’s piece, KD writes about what makes a song catchy, and discusses some of the catchiest songs he knows, then invites Almanackers to put forward ones of their own.
Almanac Cricket (History/Trivia): Thank goodness, we’re not alone anymore
March 2, 2023 by 5 Comments
New Zealand’s incredible win over England this week has adjusted the record books – and helped Australia avoid being ‘the only side to…’ It’s a funny old game.
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