It’s in the Genes… You better believe it!
My latest book – ‘It’s in the Genes, Australian Football Families’- tells the stories of some of the many families who have produced...
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The Pain of Grief – the price we pay for loving!
Grief – our emotional response to loss – is directly connected to our attachment to the people, possessions, pets, causes, body...
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Shinboners to Kangaroos
Throughout his time as a NMFC committeeman, Phonse Tobin detested North Melbourne being referred to by the media, some of its football opponents...
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‘Placid Pete’ Memories of the golfer and the man.
Peter W. Thomson OA, CBE. 23 August 1929 – 20 June 2018 ‘Placid Pete’ Memories of the golfer and the man. As a young man my...
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Read to your Kids and Grandkids – you’ll never regret it!
One of the joys of parenthood is reading to your kids. And it’s never too early to start. Curled up with and reading to a freshly bathed...
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What’s Been On My Bedside Table
I can’t say that I often read in bed. I prefer the comfort of an easy chair with quiet, reflective music playing to soften the silence but...
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Blacksmiths, Wheelrights and Undertakers
Blacksmiths, Wheelrights and Undertakers There is nothing about the ordinary funeral that absolutely requires that it be conducted by a funeral...
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Peter Toogood – Born to golf
Peter Toogood – Born to golf Peter Alfred Toogood was born to be a golfer. His grandfather, father and a grand uncle were all successful...
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Thomas Tobin – Proud, Passionate and Irish
Alice and Thomas Tobin 1938. Thomas Tobin – Proud, Passionate and Irish My grandfather Thomas Tobin was born in Birr, Kings County (now...
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Landy fails to break the 4-minute mile… Young pole vaulter breaks the crossbar
Landy fails to break the 4-minute mile… Young pole vaulter breaks the crossbar On a hot Saturday afternoon in 1954 I was representing the...
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Growing up in Malvern
Our family moved from North Melbourne to Malvern early in 1943. Three tumultuous years during which our dad had been involved in a series of...
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‘So you want to write?’
I’ve been at dinner parties when someone is regaling others with their ‘war stories’ and another guest interjects –...
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