Almanac Poetry: The Bluestone Step of the Sherritt Hut

May 2, 2022 by 4 Comments

Kevin Densley considers this ‘perhaps the most chilling episode in Australian bushranging history’ – step into his reflective poetry on the execution-style killing of Aaron Sherritt by the Kelly Gang’s Joe Byrne.

Almanac History – Ned Kelly the Fugitive: Three Newspaper Articles from 1880

September 3, 2021 by 11 Comments

This Friday’s column from KD is an historical piece highlighting three highly interesting 1880 newspaper reports connected to the Kelly Gang’s activities – especially Ned’s – after the Stringybark Creek murders of October 1878. One report concerns Ned and Joe Byrne being seen together in women’s clothing!

‘Fond farewell to Lex and Les…legends of the past’ by KB Hill

June 24, 2021 by 1 Comment

KB Hill recalls the lives and achievements of two legends of the north-east, Les Reed and Lex Nicoll, both of whom passed away in recent weeks.