February 13, 2012

Vote for Eric and Louise

Eric Piazza and Louise Dutton

A Kalgoorlie couple, Eric Piazza and Louise Dutton, are among five finalists in The Morning Show’s wedding competition. They were flown to Sydney and appeared on Channel Seven’s popular program this morning. Viewers now get to vote for their favorite couple by sending a text message. The Kalgoorlie Miner ran a story about Eric and [...]

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Bog snorkelling

bog snorkelling

We ran a photo in the Kalgoorlie Miner of international bog snorkeller Julia Galvin (pictured in a bog), who was visiting town, astride the statue of Paddy Hannan complete with snorkel and mud. I had never heard of bog snorkelling until yesterday, but apparently it’s quite big in Wales. The “sport” involves competitors completing two [...]

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Video journalism

This is my first effort at video journalism. I took some footage of the football fiasco in Kalgoorlie when one club forfeited because of concerns with the condition of the oval. We posted it to the Kalgoorlie Miner web site after I uploaded it to YouTube. The video was made using a digital camera.

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The dyslexic postman

dyslexia sign

The number 5 on our letterbox is fairly prominent. There are only four houses in our court, but for some reason we keep getting letters for number 3 delivered to our box. We think many of our letters are being delivered to number 7, because every so often a bundle of mail is dropped in [...]

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Skimpy apology

skimpy

I was going to write today about the dyslexic postman, but it needs a photo. I’ll save that for the weekend. Instead, I will update the story from yesterday about Jamie who bought a full-page ad beseeching his “Princess” to come back. The Kalgoorlie Miner’s romance reporter caught up with Jamie today and the tale [...]

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