DIARY UPDATE: Week 14, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 14 2019 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 My physio, Paula Nutting’s brother, Bill is interviewed in The Courier-Mail about the family business, Brett’s Hardware. […]
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FLASHBACK: February, 1960
FEBRUARY 1960 Cashed up Sydney rugby league club officials headed straight for Queenslanders, Gary Parcell and Elton Rasmussen when the Kangaroo touring party returned to Australia after five months touring […]
FLASHBACK: April 1969
APRIL 1969 Aussie rules convert, Barry Spring kicked four field goals for Norths in a 13-9 win over Valleys in the Easter Monday clash at Lang Park, one of them […]
JEKYLL AND HYDE TYPES
For many years I contributed to, or edited, rugby league programs in Brisbane. So, it always gives me a thrill to look back through old programs, ones that I call […]
Diary update: Week 28, 2015
MONDAY, JULY 6 Lovely time at Carbine Club Lunch at Tatts Club in the City, with the notorious Billy J Smith as MC, at a function where members of the […]
FLASHBACK: October 1960
Players in the decisive World Cup match between Great Britain and Australia did as they liked under French referee, Edouard Martung, according to Queensland forward, Gary Parcell on his return to […]
Diary entry: Week 12, 2015
THURSDAY, MARCH 19 ‘Freddy’ Fittler on Channel 9 says he loves XXXX Gold. “You can drink 20 of them”. Hear today of a dispute between Brothers Seniors and Juniors (rugby league) […]
FLASHBACK: October 1959
A field goal by Brian Fallon gave Leigh a memorable 18-17 win over the touring Kangaroos, with the captaincy of Australia’s Harry Wells criticised in the press. Australia scored three […]
