A skeleton staff works on Sunday at the Kalgoorlie Miner. The sports reporters and photographers work most weekends. The sub-editors work about every second weekend, the editors every third weekend and reporters about one in six on rotation. There were only six of us in the office on Sunday, three blokes and three women. I [...]
Unusual workplace accident
An unusual accident occurred this week at a workplace I’m familiar with. I won’t name anyone to avoid embarrassing them. It seems a group of colleagues were sitting around waiting for a picture of the Hannans Handicap winner and decided it was a good idea to open a bottle of wine. Alas there was no corkscrew. Much improvisation comes into play when inebriated people are confronted with this scenario, however the journalists group were all sober.
Moving to Kalgoorlie
Every two or three weeks I receive an email from someone who wants to move to Kalgoorlie, requesting information. I try to give them honest practical assistance and encouragement. I understand why they want to come and empathise with them. The people who contact me generally have families and want to know what it’s like [...]
Boulder Cup Day
I went to the Kalgoorlie Boulder Racing Club today to experience the atmosphere of Boulder Cup day. Sadly for a firehorse, my allergy to horses restricts the time I can spend at race meetings. The Boulder Cup though has a great atmosphere. It was a perfect, mild sunny day with a good-size crowd. I checked [...]
Father’s Day
Today was my best ever Father’s Day so far. We had lunch in the beer garden at the historic Ora Banda Inn (pictured). It was a perfect day, a lovely atmosphere and a great meal. The hotel has a colorful history, including being fire bombed!
