DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2016
TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Marie’s younger brother, John Donnelly turns 60, and celebrates with wife, Jan at Tweed Heads Bowls Club. Learn that the man they call ‘Mr Murwillumbah’, Phil Taylor, […]
Category Archives: Diary of a retired Rugby League Journalist
DIARY UPDATE: Week 14, 2016
TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Drinks with my former Murwillumbah High classmate, Tom Tartan, who is dressed a bit like Robin Hood! He had been to New Zealand, including Stewart Island, where […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2016
Paul Neale comments favorably on my website rugby league Flashbacks. Says he was at Carlaw Park, Auckland in 1971 when the Kiwis thrashed Australia 24-3. Paul is a great fan of […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 12, 2016
MONDAY, MARCH 21 Chat to new neighbour, Chris Bartlett, a former work colleague at The Courier-Mail. He says he is one of the oldest in the office now, and he […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 11, 2016
MONDAY, MARCH 14 Walk to Shine of Remembrance in Royal Botanic Gardens. People of all races and creeds there, some a little disrespectful, in my view. Lunch at Sake. Excellent […]
FLASHBACK: July 1977
North Queensland recorded a momentous 17-14 win over Great Britain in front of 6,000 delirious fans at the Townsville Sports Reserve. The British team embarked on a mini-tour after the […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 10, 2016
MONDAY, MARCH 7. Former New South Wales forward, Des O’Reilly passed away today, aged 61, finally succumbing to the stomach cancer which had made his life a misery. He leaves […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 9, 2016
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Interview former New South Wales State of Origin forward, Des O’Reilly for Men of League magazine. Des is in Greenslopes Hospital, and may only have days to live, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 8, 2016
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Up at 4.45 a.m. to watch live telecast of Leeds v North Queensland Cowboys World Club Challenge match. It was only 4-4 at halftime, but the Cowboys […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 7, 2016
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Finish work on my ‘first chapter’ (1960) in Steve Haddan’s book about Brisbane Rugby League, ‘Our Game’. It was a hard slog, but enjoyable. In 1960, champion coach, Bob Bax […]
