DIARY UPDATE: Week 39, 201
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 39 2019. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Our train from Bergerac to Paris reaches speeds of 320km, as song ‘Hold Tight’ by Dave Dee, […]
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ORIGIN FOOTBALL AT CROSSROADS
COMMENT by Steve Ricketts, former Chief Rugby League Writer, The Courier-Mail Good luck to rugby league administrators next year, as they try to promote State of Origin as ‘The Best […]
FLASHBACK: July 1959
JULY 1959 A halftime oxygen boost may have played a roll in North Queensland’s come-from-behind, 41-33 win over South Queensland in a State rugby league ‘trial’ in Townsville, watched by […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 28, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 28 2018 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Queensland salvage pride from the 2018 State of Origin rugby league series with a 18-12 win in […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 26, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 26 2018 TUESDAY, JUNE 26 Arrange an interview with foundation Broncos’ player, Billy Noke, for Men of League magazine. Billy, who lives […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 44, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 44 2017 MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 Sue Calder, the widow of former Queensland Men of League chief executive, Steve Calder, has joined our […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 22, 2015
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27. To Bundaberg for the funeral of Marie’s elderly Aunty Beryl Geraghty (nee Currie), who died last week. Her late husband, Laurie was in the Light Horse in World War […]
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