A short piece from Kevin Densley on an event crystalised into memory, both capital and corporal in nature.
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Almanac Memoir – My Favourite Trophy
July 1, 2020 by 2 Comments
Many of us have memories of running our guts out in sporting carnivals while the wind whooshed all around and glory was on the line…here’s Kevin Densley’s recollection from 1973.
Almanac Poetry: Ned Kelly’s Last Hours
July 1, 2020 by 15 Comments
More Australian poetry of our historic past by Kevin Densley; this time Ned Kelly awaits the gallows.
Charlie and the Clothing Factory: Mr Clymo, Women’s Football and Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour
June 26, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley reports on a record breaking historical football match played in Ballarat in 1918. The match between two women’s teams representing clothing firms from Ballarat and Melbourne attracted a crowd of 7000 in a fund raising football match for The Avenue of Honour in Ballarat.
Almanac Poetry: She Oaks, Victoria
June 23, 2020 by 11 Comments
A photo can take you back in time. Kevin Densley remembers.
Almanac (Pub) History: Some central Geelong Pubs and their changes
June 17, 2020 by 25 Comments
Kevin Densley continues his review of old, historical pubs in Geelong and the changes that have occurred to them over the years.
Almanac Poetry: The Capture and Incarceration of Frank “Captain Melville” McCallum (1822-1857)
June 16, 2020 by 1 Comment
Kevin Densley, with a poem about the violent life of Frank “Captain Melville” McCallum.
Almanac (Pub) History: Walk Like An Historian – the Old Queen’s Head Hotel, Geelong
June 10, 2020 by 8 Comments
The Queen’s Head Hotel in Geelong has gone the way of many old pubs. Kevin Densley remembers a pub he once knew well.
Almanac Poetry: At Campbell’s Creek Cemetery, Victoria
June 8, 2020 by 6 Comments
Kevin Densley dives back into the world of history and memory with a poem which searches for answers that became a sojourn among the stories of the past etched in stone.
Almanac (Footy) History: Geelong FC’s Original Home Venue – the Argyle Ground
June 4, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley tells the story of the earliest playing venue of the Geelong Football Club, the Argyle Ground.
Almanac (Footy) History: Memories of Corio Oval, Geelong
May 28, 2020 by 27 Comments
Kevin Densley provides a background to Corio Oval in Geelong which provided a setting for footy and harness racing for decades. Its current day use will not thrill you.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Another A to Z of Footballers Past’
May 26, 2020 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley has produced another footballing A-Z in verse.
Poem – Brief Sketches of Members of the Kelly Gang
May 19, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley, on the Kelly Gang members.
Poem – The Shooting of Fred Lowry
May 12, 2020 by 15 Comments
Another slice of poetic Australian history from Kevin Densley. This time, the sorry demise of bank robber Fred Lowry.
Almanac Poetry: The Night of the Premiership
April 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley’s poem on the 2007 Geelong premiership.
Almanac Poetry: A to Z of Footballers Past
April 14, 2020 by 10 Comments
Kevin Densley puts an A-Z of retired footballers to verse. (Who would you have picked for U? – Ed).
Poem – Harlequin with Australian Rules Football
April 9, 2020 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley paints a picture with poetic words about our great game of footy.
Almanac Poetry: Two Championship Performances
April 5, 2020 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley compares two spectacular feats from two different eras. [Welcome Kevin – Ed]
Almanac Music: ‘Oh Boy’ – Songs Referencing the Words ‘Boy’ and/or ‘Boys’
June 19, 2026 by 104 Comments
In this instalment of his long-running series on popular song themes, KD deals with songs referencing the words ‘boy’ and/or ‘boys’. As is always the case, readers’ contributions are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Conundrum: “Yeah-nah” – Discuss.
Like politicians, footballers have a way of getting around the question asked, and Kevin Densley is frustrated by it!