Russell Fuller: "Meet the 16th, the Gallant 16th"
Soldiers sat distracted by sound and screen, yet unbeknownst to them on a hill nearby, 18-year-old Russell Fuller was spinning yarns.
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- Apr 25, 2020
- 9 min
William Edwin Pidgeon: Sketching Battles of WWII
He was commissioned to sketch the battlers of WWII, yet three of his rough sketches held a bigger story.
- Apr 12, 2020
- 12 min
Des White: 'Grenades, a Coconut and Footy' in WWII
From coal mining town to Papua New Guinea. 18 year old Des was conscripted into WWII.
- Mar 29, 2020
- 5 min
The $200 1969 Grand Final Bet
Two childhood friends, now competing in rival teams, make a $200 challenge with their eyes set towards the Rugby League Grand Final.
- Mar 28, 2020
- 6 min
Herb Narvo: Heavyweight Title in 25 seconds
"Herb Narvo's size and stature, paired with his 'great endurance' and unequivocal strength, made him one of Australia's finest sportsman."
- Mar 13, 2020
- 9 min
Reg Fridd: Becoming 'Reggie' Rabbit
"He always had an extrovert personality, bigger than life sort of thing. And he always loved to entertain. He was Reggie Rabbit."
- Mar 1, 2020
- 4 min
Brian Walker vs Lummy: The 30 minute career decider
It was friend against friend, player against player, Brian Walker against Kevin Longbottom, and only 30 minutes to impress the Rabbitohs.
- Feb 25, 2020
- 5 min
Joan Pelling: 'World War II on my doorstep'
Finding joy during a terrible time in modern History. These are stories about navigativing through World War 2 between the ages of 7 and 11.
- Feb 23, 2020
- 5 min
Joan Hallworth: The 'craftiest' of nanas.
From making sails for the 1983 America's Cup yacht, to high end suits, secret family recipes and more. These are Joan Hallworth's stories.
- Feb 20, 2020
- 4 min
Joan Parker: How to have fun in 1940's England
If your garden property didn’t have the range of food required to satisfy you, I guess you could always secretly scour the neighbour’s...
- Feb 18, 2020
- 4 min
Sid Godfrey: 1920’s Australian Boxing Champion
These are the stories of the 1920's Australian boxer, Sid Godfrey. Local hero, family hero and Australian boxing royalty - the K.O. King.
- Feb 17, 2020
- 4 min
The Rabbitohs Tank and the Rabbitohs Sharpshooter
I sat down with the daughter of Jack 'Duck' Walsh and the nephew of Bernie Purcell, to talk about the 2 Rabbitohs legends.
- Feb 8, 2020
- 2 min
David Hallworth: A 7 year old’s account of World War II
After taps against his window, 7-year-old, David, didn’t know what to expect, and definitely didn’t imagine seeing the ghostly silhouette.
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