Random thoughts and observations
Quirky stories are popular on newspaper web sites. When a man ran down Hannan Street in a mankini on a Saturday morning, it was published to the Kalgoorlie Miner and became one of the most viewed articles. Today, I found a couple of stories involving penguins and seals which would never cut it in the [...]
I’ve promised to write a book one day about my country newspaper experiences. As I head towards the end of my time at the Kalgoorlie Miner some anecdotes are coming back to me. This one isn’t strictly related to the Miner, but I should be able to adapt it for the book somehow. Shortly after [...]
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 [...]
English boffins have reportedly identified a 682-year-old mutilated corpse as the gay lover of King Edward II. The remains, which bear the hallmarks of having been hung, drawn and quartered, are thought to be those of Sir Hugh Despenser the Younger, who was executed as a traitor in 1326. Sir Hugh was a favorite of [...]
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